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Pocatello

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Capo 1st fret 
CPicked you up in Pocatello
In some Ftruck stop parking lot
Out Cbeside that burned up Volvo
With the Gsmoking engine shot
And you just Cleft that Volvo lying
You never Fgave it half a thought
CFaithless, Gfine, and Cgone
CYou said you came from Randolph
Up Facross the Wasatch Range
You kept Ctalking clear to Salt Lake
Liked to Gdrove us all insane
But now I?m Cflying down
That four lane highway Fscreaming out your name
CFaithless, Gfine, and Cgone
FBatten down the Chatches I can Fhear my grandma Gsay
CBoy you like to play with matches
Gonna Gburn yourself Csomeday
CI?m gonna haul on back to Denver
Just as Fsoon as I get through
And I?m Cburnt down to smoldering embers
But I Gguess I can make do
And now CI hear some guy that used to
Manage some Fband I never heard of
Is Ctrying to manage you
CFaithless, Gfine, and Cgone
FBatten down the Chatches I can Fhear my grandma Gsay
CBoy you like to play with matches
Gonna Gburn yourself Csomeday

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Pocatello

by James McMurtry

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1st fret

Picked you up in Pocatello

In some truck stop parking lot

Out beside that burned up Volvo

With the smoking engine shot

And you just left that Volvo lying

You never gave it half a thought

C G C

Faithless, fine, and gone

You said you came from Randolph

Up across the Wasatch Range

You kept talking clear to Salt Lake

Liked to drove us all insane

But now I?m flying down

That four lane highway screaming out your name

C G C

Faithless, fine, and gone

F C F G

Batten down the hatches I can hear my grandma say

Boy you like to play with matches

G C

Gonna burn yourself someday

I?m gonna haul on back to Denver

Just as soon as I get through

And I?m burnt down to smoldering embers

But I guess I can make do

And now I hear some guy that used to

Manage some band I never heard of

Is trying to manage you

C G C

Faithless, fine, and gone

F C F G

Batten down the hatches I can hear my grandma say

Boy you like to play with matches

G C

Gonna burn yourself someday

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