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Pipe Bomb Dream

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[Intro]
C    Am    C    Am
[Verse 1]
CTonight we're fighting in a losing Amwar
CDon't even remember what we're fighting Amfor
FRunning on hope and gasoCline
CGot a real bad feeling it's a pipe bomb Amdream
[Chorus]
Well I Fdid a little something for the brave and free
Now you Cgonna make a law against a boy like me
FTook a few too many liberties
It's a Chard ass lesson to Glearn
CRoll the dice just one more Fturn
CToo heavy on the pedal and you crash and Amburn
[Instrumental]
C Am
[Verse 2]
CDriving all night with a steady Amhand
CBringing a heavy rig home from the promised Amland
FOklahoma City by the morning Csun
CI ain't never met a problem that I can't Amoutrun
[Chorus]
I Fdid a little something for the brave and free
Now you Cgonna make a law against a boy like me
FTook a few too many liberties
It's a Chard ass lesson to Glearn
CBut I roll the dice just one more Fturn
CToo heavy on the pedal and you crash and Amburn
[Instrumental]
C  Am
F C F C G
C F C Am
[Verse 3]
Well I was Criding high when the lights came Amon
I was C45 miles from the county Amline
FHit a jackpot once went back for Cmore
From an Cold pipe dream to a cell block Amfloor
[Chorus]
FSay it's alright but you know it's not
And you're Cbreaking up laws and you wind up caught
It's Feverything or all for naught
It's a Chard ass lesson to Glearn
But I Croll the dice just one more Ftime
CToo heavy on the pedal and you crash and Amburn
CToo heavy on the pedal and you crash and Amburn
[Outro]
F C F C G
C F C Am
C Am
C Am

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Pipe Bomb Dream

by Turnpike Troubadours

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

C Am C Am

[Verse 1]

C Am

Tonight we're fighting in a losing war

C Am

Don't even remember what we're fighting for

F C

Running on hope and gasoline

C Am

Got a real bad feeling it's a pipe bomb dream

[Chorus]

Well I did a little something for the brave and free

Now you gonna make a law against a boy like me

Took a few too many liberties

C G

It's a hard ass lesson to learn

C F

Roll the dice just one more turn

C Am

Too heavy on the pedal and you crash and burn

[Instrumental]

C Am

[Verse 2]

C Am

Driving all night with a steady hand

C Am

Bringing a heavy rig home from the promised land

F C

Oklahoma City by the morning sun

C Am

I ain't never met a problem that I can't outrun

[Chorus]

I did a little something for the brave and free

Now you gonna make a law against a boy like me

Took a few too many liberties

C G

It's a hard ass lesson to learn

C F

But I roll the dice just one more turn

C Am

Too heavy on the pedal and you crash and burn

[Instrumental]

C Am

F C F C G

C F C Am

[Verse 3]

C Am

Well I was riding high when the lights came on

C Am

I was 45 miles from the county line

F C

Hit a jackpot once went back for more

C Am

From an old pipe dream to a cell block floor

[Chorus]

Say it's alright but you know it's not

And you're breaking up laws and you wind up caught

It's everything or all for naught

C G

It's a hard ass lesson to learn

C F

But I roll the dice just one more time

C Am

Too heavy on the pedal and you crash and burn

C Am

Too heavy on the pedal and you crash and burn

[Outro]

F C F C G

C F C Am

C Am

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