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The Overpass
By Ward Davis
Key:  C
Fingerstyle
[Verse]
CWell he wakes up, nice and dry
Hears the cars and trucks above him rollin by
He lights a cig…TakAmes a swigF  
He does this eveCryday
CWife and kids….weren’t enough
Started running round…drinking way too much
Takin Ampills…..chasing thrillsF  
Till he lost everythCing
[Chorus]
GSomedays he’s sober long enough to feel Fregret
CBut he’ll find a bottle and it won’t last
GCause he can’t bear the thought of wFhat it took to get
DmFrom what he had to what he Ghas
Under the OverCpass
[Verse]
CHe prefers….sunshine to rain
Cause the liquor store’s half a mile away
But folks give Ammore…on days it Fpours
So it works out either Cway
[Chorus]
GSomedays he’s sober long enough to feel Fregret
CBut he’ll find a bottle and it won’t last
GCause he can’t bear the thought of Fwhat it took to get
DmFrom what he had to what he Ghas
Under the COverpass
Instrumental (Am-G-C)
[Chorus 2]
GHe’s just biding time…the only way he Fknows
CNumbing pain he can’t get past
HGe’ll be there until he’s got somewhere Fto go.
DmBut who knows how long he has
[Verse]
CWell he wakes up, nice and dry
Hears the cars and trucks above him rollin by
He lights a Amcig…Takes a Fswig
He does this eveCryday

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The Overpass

by Ward Davis

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The Overpass

By Ward Davis

Key: C

Fingerstyle

[Verse]

Well he wakes up, nice and dry

Hears the cars and trucks above him rollin by

Am F

He lights a cig…Takes a swig

He does this everyday

Wife and kids….weren’t enough

Started running round…drinking way too much

Am F

Takin pills…..chasing thrills

Till he lost everything

[Chorus]

G F

Somedays he’s sober long enough to feel regret

But he’ll find a bottle and it won’t last

G F

Cause he can’t bear the thought of what it took to get

Dm G

From what he had to what he has

Under the Overpass

[Verse]

He prefers….sunshine to rain

Cause the liquor store’s half a mile away

Am F

But folks give more…on days it pours

So it works out either way

[Chorus]

G F

Somedays he’s sober long enough to feel regret

But he’ll find a bottle and it won’t last

G F

Cause he can’t bear the thought of what it took to get

Dm G

From what he had to what he has

Under the Overpass

Instrumental (Am-G-C)

[Chorus 2]

G F

He’s just biding time…the only way he knows

Numbing pain he can’t get past

G F

He’ll be there until he’s got somewhere to go.

But who knows how long he has

[Verse]

Well he wakes up, nice and dry

Hears the cars and trucks above him rollin by

Am F

He lights a cig…Takes a swig

He does this everyday

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