38 Special – Sheriffs County Line (Guitar)

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In a place called Sheriff's County

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There's a story goin' round

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And it echoes through the swamps of FLA

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About the sheriff and his daughter

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That he guarded with his life

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With a shotgun just to keep those wolves at bay

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But she was a fire beyond control

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No chains could hold her captive soul

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Now the legend grows as days unwind

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About passions strong and justice blind

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To the reckless deeds that hide behind

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The Sheriff's County Line

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Now the sheriff had a deputy that he treated like a son

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But he warned Calhoun not to see Estelle

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'Cause he knew that she was trouble

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Had her mama's wild side

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And if he slipped he'd make his life a living hell

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But flesh is weak and passion's strong

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There in the backwoods around dawn

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They say it was a murder in the first degree

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When the sheriff caught them in the heat

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Just one shot killed the deputy

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On the Sheriff's County Line

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One step closer to midnight

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Sittin' there just waitin' to die

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The young preacher asks if he's ready

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To make his peace and speak his mind

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He said "Blood is thicker than water"?

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And my temper must've got out of hand

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And just before they threw the switch on Old Sparky

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He said "I'd do it all over, Do it all over again"?

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Now Estelle is softly crying at the foot of her daddy's grave

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As the preacher reads the bible verse out loud

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You could see her eyes a wanderin'

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As he turns another page

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And she pulls him ever gently from the crowd she tells him

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Oh she feels so all alone

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And begs him to walk her safely home

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And the madness starts all over again

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Calhoun's curse is the preacher's end

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Cause the forbidden fruit is the sweetest sin

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On the Sheriff's County Line