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Hayride To Hell

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Hayride to Hell
From the album Mars Needs Guitars
[INTRO]
Em
[VERSE 1]
DCharlie was a driver and he hardly spent a nAmight at hEmome
He nDever saw his family, trucking loads those long wAmeeks on the rEmoad, oh
[CHORUS]
And Charlie would drGive (And Charlie would drEmive)
For miles and mGiles (For miles and mEmiles)
AlConB/Ce,     AmwGhoEma
[VERSE 2]
DCharlie had a teenage daughter he thought of as a lAmittle gEmirl
But one day Dhe came home his little girl had grown-up nAmews to Emtell
[CHORUS]
Oh Daddy, she crGied (Oh Daddy, she crEmied)
Oh Daddy, I trGied (Oh Daddy, I trEmied)
But on the hCayB/Cride Amhow GI fEmell
That was a hCayB/Cride bAmound fGor EmHell
[VERSE 3]
Now Billy JDackson was the father but he wasn't man enAmough to Emown
And his dDaddy was the mayor who told Charlie, "Why don't you lAmeave my Billy-Emboy alone?"
[CHORUS]
Billy had to hGide (Billy had to hEmide)
There was guilt insGide (There was guilt insEmide)
And you cCan't B/Chide fAmrom yGourEmself
That's just a hCayB/Cride bAmound fGor EmHell
[SOLO]
D Em D Em
G Em G Em
C B/C Am G Em
[VERSE 4]
ChDarlie's daughter died whilst giving birth to Billy JAmackson's chEmild
And BDilly Jackson ain't been seen around these parts for qAmuite a wEmhile
[CHORUS]
And Charlie would drGive (And Charlie would drEmive)
For miles and mGiles (For miles and mEmiles)
And his tCail-lB/Cights Amsay fGareEmwell
Just like a hCayB/Cride bAmound fGor.Em..
And his tCail-lB/Cights sAmaid Gsay Emfarewell
He's a hCayB/Cride bAmound fGor EmHell
[OUTRO]
EmBound for Hell (Hell)
He's Bound For Hell
D Em

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Hayride To Hell

by Hoodoo Gurus

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B/C

Hayride to Hell

From the album Mars Needs Guitars

[INTRO]

[VERSE 1]

D Am Em

Charlie was a driver and he hardly spent a night at home

D Am Em

He never saw his family, trucking loads those long weeks on the road, oh

[CHORUS]

G Em

And Charlie would drive (And Charlie would drive)

G Em

For miles and miles (For miles and miles)

C B/C Am G Em

Alone, whoa

[VERSE 2]

D Am Em

Charlie had a teenage daughter he thought of as a little girl

D Am Em

But one day he came home his little girl had grown-up news to tell

[CHORUS]

G Em

Oh Daddy, she cried (Oh Daddy, she cried)

G Em

Oh Daddy, I tried (Oh Daddy, I tried)

C B/C Am G Em

But on the hayride how I fell

C B/C Am G Em

That was a hayride bound for Hell

[VERSE 3]

D Am Em

Now Billy Jackson was the father but he wasn't man enough to own

D Am Em

And his daddy was the mayor who told Charlie, "Why don't you leave my Billy-boy alone?"

[CHORUS]

G Em

Billy had to hide (Billy had to hide)

G Em

There was guilt inside (There was guilt inside)

C B/C Am G Em

And you can't hide from yourself

C B/C Am G Em

That's just a hayride bound for Hell

[SOLO]

D Em D Em

G Em G Em

C B/C Am G Em

[VERSE 4]

D Am Em

Charlie's daughter died whilst giving birth to Billy Jackson's child

D Am Em

And Billy Jackson ain't been seen around these parts for quite a while

[CHORUS]

G Em

And Charlie would drive (And Charlie would drive)

G Em

For miles and miles (For miles and miles)

C B/C Am G Em

And his tail-lights say farewell

C B/C Am G Em

Just like a hayride bound for...

C B/C Am G Em

And his tail-lights said say farewell

C B/C Am G Em

He's a hayride bound for Hell

[OUTRO]

Bound for Hell (Hell)

He's Bound For Hell

D Em

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