Chords for Joe Ely "The Road Goes on Forever"

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_ Sherry was a waitress at the only joint in town.
[A] She had a reputation as a girl who'd been around.
[E] Down Main Street after midnight, a brand new pack of cigs,
[A] a fresh one hanging from her lips, a beer between her legs.
[B] She'd ride down to the river and meet with all her friends.
[A] The road goes on forever and the party never [E] _
_ ends.
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Sonny's playing eight ball at the joint where Sherry works.
[A] When Sonny's drunk and out of town, he put his hand up Sherry's skirt.
[E] Sonny took his pool camp, laid the drunk out on the floor,
[A] stuffed a dollar in her tip jar, and walked on out the door.
[B] She's running right behind him, reaching for his hand.
[A] The road goes on forever and the party never [E] ends. _ _
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_ _ They jumped at Sonny and picked up.
Each entered down in gear.
[A] Sonny looked at Sherry and said, let's get on out of here.
[E] The stars were high above them.
The moon was in the east.
[A] The sun was sitting on them.
When they reached Miami [E] Beach,
they got a [B] motel by the water and a quart of Bombay gin.
The road [A] goes on forever and the party never ends. _ _ _ _ _ _
Sonny ran out of money.
Sonny knew a man
[A] who needed some cash for refugees who dealt in contraband.
[E] Sonny met the Cuban in a house just off the road
with [A] a briefcase full of money and a missile in his food.
The cards [B] were on the table when the law came a-sittin'.
The road goes on forever [E] and the party never ends. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ Cubans grabbed the goodies.
Sonny grabbed his jacket.
[A] He broke the bathroom window.
He climbed on out the back.
Sherry drove the pickup to the alley on the side
where the lawman held Sonny and was reading him his rights.
[B] She steps out of the alley with a single shot .14.
[A] The road goes on forever and the party never [E] ends.
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_ [B] _ _ _ _ Hey, there's the lawman lying.
They made him get away.
_ [A] They got back to the motel just before the break of day.
Sonny gave her all the money [E] and he blew her a little kiss.
They asked him how [F#m] this happened.
[A] They of course,
he watched [B] him as his tail lights disappeared around the bend.
The [A] road goes on forever and the party never [E] ends. _ _ _ _ _
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It's Main Street after midnight just like it was before.
_ [A] 21 months later at the local grocery store,
[E] Sherry buys a paper and a cold six-pack of beer.
[A] The headlines on the paper says Sonny's going to the chair.
[B] She drives back into Main Street in her new Mercedes Benz.
The [A] road goes on forever [E] and the party never ends.
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