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Candy Apple Red

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CHe came speeding through the G7town each day at Csundown
And his car was painted Fcandy apple Cred
He was Fcoming there to see the sheriff's Cdaughter
And the sheriff didn't know it so they G7said
Time and Ctime again the G7sheriff tried to catch Chim
But he always speeded Fup and got Caway
That old Fcounty jail stood patiently a Cwaiting
And the sheriff vowed he'd G7put him there some Cday
Well there goes Fcandy apple red that's Cwhat the people said
If he G7doesn't slow it down a bit he's Fgonna end up Cdead
And the Fsheriff's daughter said she'd Crather end up dead
Than to G7live without her candy apple Cred
So the sheriff built a G7barricade to catch Chim
And he sat there at the Flimits of the Ctown
But the Fsheriff's daughter had already Cmet him
And had married him before the sun went G7down
When the Csheriff saw him G7coming down the Chighway
He saw they couldn't stop and Fquickly caught his Cbreath
As they Fcrashed the barricade the car Cexploded
And the boy and girl G7went to a flaming Cdeath
Well there goes Fcandy apple red that's Cwhat the people said
If he G7doesn't slow it down a bit he's Fgonna end up Cdead
And the Fsheriff's daughter said she'd Crather end up dead
Than to G7live without her candy apple Cred

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Candy Apple Red

by Bill Anderson

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C G7 C

He came speeding through the town each day at sundown

F C

And his car was painted candy apple red

F C

He was coming there to see the sheriff's daughter

And the sheriff didn't know it so they said

C G7 C

Time and time again the sheriff tried to catch him

F C

But he always speeded up and got away

F C

That old county jail stood patiently a waiting

G7 C

And the sheriff vowed he'd put him there some day

F C

Well there goes candy apple red that's what the people said

G7 F C

If he doesn't slow it down a bit he's gonna end up dead

F C

And the sheriff's daughter said she'd rather end up dead

G7 C

Than to live without her candy apple red

G7 C

So the sheriff built a barricade to catch him

F C

And he sat there at the limits of the town

F C

But the sheriff's daughter had already met him

And had married him before the sun went down

C G7 C

When the sheriff saw him coming down the highway

F C

He saw they couldn't stop and quickly caught his breath

F C

As they crashed the barricade the car exploded

G7 C

And the boy and girl went to a flaming death

F C

Well there goes candy apple red that's what the people said

G7 F C

If he doesn't slow it down a bit he's gonna end up dead

F C

And the sheriff's daughter said she'd rather end up dead

G7 C

Than to live without her candy apple red

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