Murder by Death – 52 Ford (Guitar)

Dm                     Gm
I hit the road in a '52 Ford

C
A pack of matches

        Dm
And a postcard on the dashboard

Dm           
The sun was set

Gm
The gas gauge was low

C                 Dm
And it was time to go

Dm                     Gm
I met the girl at a juke joint on the fly

C                                  Dm
Needed a friend the day my mother died

Dm                          Gm
Her place was hot and it smelled of sin

C                                    Dm
I guess when one life goes another begins

Gm        Dm
Hey now, what you gonna do?

A
Got a fiver in your pocket

Dm
And a switchblade in your boot

Gm        Dm
Hey now what you gonna say

A               Dm
To make it go away?

Dm                       Gm
I found the city by the mark on the stamp

C                      Dm
Studied it under the light of a hotel lamp

Dm                    Gm 
I found his work, I found their home

C                  Dm
I waited until I knew she was alone

Dm                       Dm
I didn't want the child to see life

C                     Dm
I justified that it wounded my pride

Dm                    Gm
My mind was set that no one could know

C               Dm
The girl had to go

Gm        Dm
Hey now, what you gonna do?

A                  
Got a fiver in your pocket

Dm
And a switchblade in your boot

Gm        Dm
Hey now what you gonna say

A              Dm
To make it go away?

Gm         Dm
Hey now, what you gonna do?

A
Got a fiver in your pocket

Dm
And a switchblade in your boot

Gm       Dm
Hey now what you gonna say

A               Dm
To make it go away?

Dm
Light stumbled in

           Gm
Through a crack in the shades

C                     Dm
Reflected off of the edge of my blade

Dm
As I reached for the girl

Gm
With the knife in my hand

C                             Dm
I thought "I guess the kid deserves a chance"

Dm                     Gm
Her man came in as I started to go

C                    Dm
My last intentions; how could he know?

Dm                    Gm
The blade sunk deep into my skin

C                      Dm
I guess when one life goes another begins