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Verse:
GHey Lousiana, Cwhere are you Gnow
GStuck in the middle, the Dsun blow me Gdown
GHere comes the rain, Chere comes the Gstorm
Gno sign of exit and Dno sign of Gwarmth
Chorus 1:
   CAyayayayayayayayayayayay
   GOpen the roads, Dwe gotta Ggo
   CAyayayayayayayayayayayay
|: GCan't find a motel, Dcan't find a Gstore :|
G  C  G
G  D  G
Verse:
GHey Lousiana, Cwhere are you Gnow
GNo sun of Cyprus in tDhis little tGown
GThe freight-trains are calling, Chear what they Gsay
GHen knock a logg le Dhock on a Ghey
Chorus 1:
   CAyayayayayayayayayayayay
   GOpen the roads, Dwe gotta Ggo
   CAyayayayayayayayayayayay
|: GCan't find a motel, Dcan't find a Gstore :|
Chorus 2:
   GOpen the roads, Dwe gotta Ggo
   GOpen the roads, Cwe gotta Ggo
   GOpen the roads, Dwe gotta Ggo
   GI ain't got younger and my Dbones are getting Gcold 
G  C  G
G  D  G
Verse:
GHey Lousiana, Cwhere are you Gnow
GI need some loving and DI need a Gzap
GRock me in your Hammond Cunder the Gmouth
GRock me in your everloving Dsouthern dream of Gwaltz
Chorus 1:
   CAyayayayayayayayayayayay
   GOpen the roads, Dwe gotta Ggo
   CAyayayayayayayayayayayay
|: GCan't find a motel, Dcan't find a Gstore :|
Chorus 2:
   GOpen the roads, Dwe gotta Ggo
   GOpen the roads, Cwe gotta Ggo
   GOpen the roads, Dwe gotta Ggo
   GI ain't got younger and my Dbones are getting Gcold 

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Open The Roads

by Chuck Ragan

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Verse:

G C G

Hey Lousiana, where are you now

G D G

Stuck in the middle, the sun blow me down

G C G

Here comes the rain, here comes the storm

G D G

no sign of exit and no sign of warmth

Chorus 1:

Ayayayayayayayayayayayay

G D G

Open the roads, we gotta go

Ayayayayayayayayayayayay

G D G

|: Can't find a motel, can't find a store :|

G C G

G D G

Verse:

G C G

Hey Lousiana, where are you now

G D G

No sun of Cyprus in this little town

G C G

The freight-trains are calling, hear what they say

G D G

Hen knock a logg le hock on a hey

Chorus 1:

Ayayayayayayayayayayayay

G D G

Open the roads, we gotta go

Ayayayayayayayayayayayay

G D G

|: Can't find a motel, can't find a store :|

Chorus 2:

G D G

Open the roads, we gotta go

G C G

Open the roads, we gotta go

G D G

Open the roads, we gotta go

G D G

I ain't got younger and my bones are getting cold

G C G

G D G

Verse:

G C G

Hey Lousiana, where are you now

G D G

I need some loving and I need a zap

G C G

Rock me in your Hammond under the mouth

G D G

Rock me in your everloving southern dream of waltz

Chorus 1:

Ayayayayayayayayayayayay

G D G

Open the roads, we gotta go

Ayayayayayayayayayayayay

G D G

|: Can't find a motel, can't find a store :|

Chorus 2:

G D G

Open the roads, we gotta go

G C G

Open the roads, we gotta go

G D G

Open the roads, we gotta go

G D G

I ain't got younger and my bones are getting cold

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