Chords for The Road Goes on Forever by Robert Earl Keen Jr
Tempo:
128.05 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Well Robert, you got a song for us?
Yeah, sure.
You know, when you toured with us in Ireland, you had womenfolk following you around.
You're known as one of the most handsome men in the folk music songwriters community.
So go charm them.
[B]
[A]
[E] She was a waitress at the only joint in town.
She [B] had a reputation as a girl who'd been around.
[E] Now, May, she'd had to 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 [A] friends.
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
[A] [E] Our sonny was a loner, he was older than the rest.
He was going in the Navy, but couldn't pass the test.
So he hung around town, he sold a little pot.
The [B] law got with the sonny and one day he got caught.
But he was back in business when they set him free [E] again.
[A] The road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends.
[A] [E] Now sonny's playing eight ball at the joint where Cher works.
When [A] some drunk and out of towner put his hand up Cher's [E] skirt.
Sonny took a fool cue, laid the drunk out on the floor.
Stuffed a [A] dollar in her tip jar, and it balked home out the door.
[B] She's running right behind him, reaching for his [A] hand.
The road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends.
[B] [E]
[B] [E] They jumped to his pick up, sonny jammed her down and guess.
[A] Sonny looked at Cher and said, let's get on out of here.
[E] The stars were high above them and the moon was in the east.
[A] The sun was setting on them when they reached Miami Beach.
They [B] got a motel by the water and a board of all the bay [A] gyms.
The road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends.
[B] [E] They soon ran out of money, but sonny knew a man.
[A] He knew some Cuban refugees, a Deltan conch [E] man.
Sonny met the Cuban at a house just off the route.
With a [A]
briefcase full of money and a pistol in his boots.
[B] The cards were on the table when the law came bustin' in.
[A] The road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends.
The [B] [E]
[B] [E] Cubans grabbed the goodies and sonny grabbed the jack.
He [A] broke the bathroom window and climbed on out the back.
[E] Cher drove the pickup through the alley on the side.
Where [A] a law man tackled sonny and was reading him his [C#] rights.
[B] She stepped into the alley with a single shot board.
[A] And the road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends.
[B] [E] They left the law man lying, they made their getaway.
They [A] got back to the motel just before the break of [E] day.
Sonny gave her all of the money and they blew a little kiss.
If [A] they asked you how this happened, say I forced you to this.
[B] She watched him as his taillights disappeared around the bend.
[A] The road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends.
[B] [E] This may seem like the midnight just like it was before.
[A] 21 months later at the local grocery store.
[E] Cher buys a paper and a cold six pack of beer.
[A] The headlines read that sonny is going to the chair.
[B] She pulls back on the main street in her new Mercedes [A] Benz.
The road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends.
[A]
[B]
Yeah, sure.
You know, when you toured with us in Ireland, you had womenfolk following you around.
You're known as one of the most handsome men in the folk music songwriters community.
So go charm them.
[B]
[A]
[E] She was a waitress at the only joint in town.
She [B] had a reputation as a girl who'd been around.
[E] Now, May, she'd had to 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 [A] friends.
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
[A] [E] Our sonny was a loner, he was older than the rest.
He was going in the Navy, but couldn't pass the test.
So he hung around town, he sold a little pot.
The [B] law got with the sonny and one day he got caught.
But he was back in business when they set him free [E] again.
[A] The road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends.
[A] [E] Now sonny's playing eight ball at the joint where Cher works.
When [A] some drunk and out of towner put his hand up Cher's [E] skirt.
Sonny took a fool cue, laid the drunk out on the floor.
Stuffed a [A] dollar in her tip jar, and it balked home out the door.
[B] She's running right behind him, reaching for his [A] hand.
The road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends.
[B] [E]
[B] [E] They jumped to his pick up, sonny jammed her down and guess.
[A] Sonny looked at Cher and said, let's get on out of here.
[E] The stars were high above them and the moon was in the east.
[A] The sun was setting on them when they reached Miami Beach.
They [B] got a motel by the water and a board of all the bay [A] gyms.
The road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends.
[B] [E] They soon ran out of money, but sonny knew a man.
[A] He knew some Cuban refugees, a Deltan conch [E] man.
Sonny met the Cuban at a house just off the route.
With a [A]
briefcase full of money and a pistol in his boots.
[B] The cards were on the table when the law came bustin' in.
[A] The road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends.
The [B] [E]
[B] [E] Cubans grabbed the goodies and sonny grabbed the jack.
He [A] broke the bathroom window and climbed on out the back.
[E] Cher drove the pickup through the alley on the side.
Where [A] a law man tackled sonny and was reading him his [C#] rights.
[B] She stepped into the alley with a single shot board.
[A] And the road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends.
[B] [E] They left the law man lying, they made their getaway.
They [A] got back to the motel just before the break of [E] day.
Sonny gave her all of the money and they blew a little kiss.
If [A] they asked you how this happened, say I forced you to this.
[B] She watched him as his taillights disappeared around the bend.
[A] The road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends.
[B] [E] This may seem like the midnight just like it was before.
[A] 21 months later at the local grocery store.
[E] Cher buys a paper and a cold six pack of beer.
[A] The headlines read that sonny is going to the chair.
[B] She pulls back on the main street in her new Mercedes [A] Benz.
The road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends.
[A]
[B]
Key:
A
E
B
C#
A
E
B
C#
_ _ Well Robert, you got a song for us?
_ _ Yeah, sure.
You know, when you toured with us in Ireland, you had womenfolk following you around.
You're known as one of the most handsome men in the folk music songwriters _ community.
_ So go charm them.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] She was a waitress at the only joint in town.
She [B] had a reputation as a girl who'd been around.
[E] Now, May, she'd had to 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 [A] friends.
The road goes on forever and the party never ends. _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] Our sonny was a loner, he was older than the rest.
He was going in the Navy, but couldn't pass the test.
So he hung around town, he sold a little pot.
The [B] law got with the sonny and one day he got caught.
But he was back in business when they set him free [E] again.
[A] The road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends. _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] Now sonny's playing eight ball at the joint where Cher works.
When [A] some drunk and out of towner put his hand up Cher's [E] skirt.
Sonny took a fool cue, laid the drunk out on the floor.
Stuffed a [A] dollar in her tip jar, and it balked home out the door.
[B] She's running right behind him, reaching for his [A] hand.
The road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] They jumped to his pick up, sonny jammed her down and guess.
[A] Sonny looked at Cher and said, let's get on out of here.
[E] The stars were high above them and the moon was in the east.
[A] The sun was setting on them when they reached Miami Beach.
They [B] got a motel by the water and a board of all the bay [A] gyms.
The road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] They soon ran out of money, but sonny knew a man.
[A] He knew some Cuban refugees, a Deltan conch [E] man.
Sonny met the Cuban at a house just off the route.
With a [A]
briefcase full of money and a pistol in his boots.
[B] The cards were on the table when the law came bustin' in.
[A] The road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends. _
The [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] Cubans grabbed the goodies and sonny grabbed the jack.
He [A] broke the bathroom window and climbed on out the back.
[E] Cher drove the pickup through the alley on the side.
Where [A] a law man tackled sonny and was reading him his [C#] rights.
[B] She stepped into the alley with a single shot board.
[A] And the road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] They left the law man lying, they made their getaway.
They [A] got back to the motel just before the break of [E] day.
Sonny gave her all of the money and they blew a little kiss.
If [A] they asked you how this happened, say I forced you to this.
[B] She watched him as his taillights disappeared around the bend.
[A] The road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends. _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] This may seem like the midnight just like it was before.
_ [A] 21 months later at the local grocery store.
[E] Cher buys a paper and a cold six pack of beer.
[A] The headlines read that sonny is going to the chair.
[B] She pulls back on the main street in her new Mercedes [A] Benz.
The road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Yeah, sure.
You know, when you toured with us in Ireland, you had womenfolk following you around.
You're known as one of the most handsome men in the folk music songwriters _ community.
_ So go charm them.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] She was a waitress at the only joint in town.
She [B] had a reputation as a girl who'd been around.
[E] Now, May, she'd had to 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 [A] friends.
The road goes on forever and the party never ends. _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] Our sonny was a loner, he was older than the rest.
He was going in the Navy, but couldn't pass the test.
So he hung around town, he sold a little pot.
The [B] law got with the sonny and one day he got caught.
But he was back in business when they set him free [E] again.
[A] The road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends. _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] Now sonny's playing eight ball at the joint where Cher works.
When [A] some drunk and out of towner put his hand up Cher's [E] skirt.
Sonny took a fool cue, laid the drunk out on the floor.
Stuffed a [A] dollar in her tip jar, and it balked home out the door.
[B] She's running right behind him, reaching for his [A] hand.
The road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] They jumped to his pick up, sonny jammed her down and guess.
[A] Sonny looked at Cher and said, let's get on out of here.
[E] The stars were high above them and the moon was in the east.
[A] The sun was setting on them when they reached Miami Beach.
They [B] got a motel by the water and a board of all the bay [A] gyms.
The road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] They soon ran out of money, but sonny knew a man.
[A] He knew some Cuban refugees, a Deltan conch [E] man.
Sonny met the Cuban at a house just off the route.
With a [A]
briefcase full of money and a pistol in his boots.
[B] The cards were on the table when the law came bustin' in.
[A] The road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends. _
The [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] Cubans grabbed the goodies and sonny grabbed the jack.
He [A] broke the bathroom window and climbed on out the back.
[E] Cher drove the pickup through the alley on the side.
Where [A] a law man tackled sonny and was reading him his [C#] rights.
[B] She stepped into the alley with a single shot board.
[A] And the road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] They left the law man lying, they made their getaway.
They [A] got back to the motel just before the break of [E] day.
Sonny gave her all of the money and they blew a little kiss.
If [A] they asked you how this happened, say I forced you to this.
[B] She watched him as his taillights disappeared around the bend.
[A] The road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends. _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] This may seem like the midnight just like it was before.
_ [A] 21 months later at the local grocery store.
[E] Cher buys a paper and a cold six pack of beer.
[A] The headlines read that sonny is going to the chair.
[B] She pulls back on the main street in her new Mercedes [A] Benz.
The road goes on forever and the party [E] never ends. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _