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Jeff Davis County Blues

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e|-----3------------------------|
B|-----0--1-p0------------------|
G|-----0--------0---------------|
D|-----0-----------0------------|
A|-----2------------------------|
E|-----3------------------------|
E  A
[Verse 1]
EAfter three nights in jail, I head north from Toyaville
ASwitch to 285 in Pecos, head up to Red Bluff
EMy walk's real steady and my eyes are real cold
EWhen I feel like I'm only sixteen years old
ALost in a travel lodge
With the television on with the sounEd down
EI don't feel so tough
AmOld issues of Bsunset magazine Eto read
Sleep for twelve houAmrsB  
Dream about homeE  
[Verse 2]
EI have no place to go
ESo I drive up to New Mexico
AFix my eyes in the rearview when I cross the stateline
EAnd I panic I guess
EAnd although it's quite late
EI take the first exit to 128
AI am coming back to Midland and I hope you won'Et mind
EPolaroids of the two of us
AmScattered on the Bpassenger seat
I drive slowly Eand eat earAmlyB  
And I dream about homeE  

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Jeff Davis County Blues

by The Mountain Goats

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Chords in this song · guitar

Riff (played often during the intro, between verses, and at the end of lines)

e|-----3------------------------|

B|-----0--1-p0------------------|

G|-----0--------0---------------|

D|-----0-----------0------------|

A|-----2------------------------|

E|-----3------------------------|

E A

[Verse 1]

After three nights in jail, I head north from Toyaville

Switch to 285 in Pecos, head up to Red Bluff

My walk's real steady and my eyes are real cold

When I feel like I'm only sixteen years old

Lost in a travel lodge

With the television on with the sound down

I don't feel so tough

Am B E

Old issues of sunset magazine to read

Am B

Sleep for twelve hours

Dream about home

[Verse 2]

I have no place to go

So I drive up to New Mexico

Fix my eyes in the rearview when I cross the stateline

And I panic I guess

And although it's quite late

I take the first exit to 128

A E

I am coming back to Midland and I hope you won't mind

Polaroids of the two of us

Am B

Scattered on the passenger seat

E Am B

I drive slowly and eat early

And I dream about home

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