Murder by Death – 52 Ford (Ukulele)

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Am                     Dm
I hit the road in a '52 Ford

G
A pack of matches

        Am
And a postcard on the dashboard

Am           
The sun was set

Dm
The gas gauge was low

G                 Am
And it was time to go

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

G                                  Am
Needed a friend the day my mother died

Am                          Dm
Her place was hot and it smelled of sin

G                                    Am
I guess when one life goes another begins

Dm        Am
Hey now, what you gonna do?

E
Got a fiver in your pocket

Am
And a switchblade in your boot

Dm        Am
Hey now what you gonna say

E               Am
To make it go away?

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

G                      Am
Studied it under the light of a hotel lamp

Am                    Dm 
I found his work, I found their home

G                  Am
I waited until I knew she was alone

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

G                     Am
I justified that it wounded my pride

Am                    Dm
My mind was set that no one could know

G               Am
The girl had to go

Dm        Am
Hey now, what you gonna do?

E                  
Got a fiver in your pocket

Am
And a switchblade in your boot

Dm        Am
Hey now what you gonna say

E              Am
To make it go away?

Dm         Am
Hey now, what you gonna do?

E
Got a fiver in your pocket

Am
And a switchblade in your boot

Dm       Am
Hey now what you gonna say

E               Am
To make it go away?

Am
Light stumbled in

           Dm
Through a crack in the shades

G                     Am
Reflected off of the edge of my blade

Am
As I reached for the girl

Dm
With the knife in my hand

G                             Am
I thought "I guess the kid deserves a chance"

Am                     Dm
Her man came in as I started to go

G                    Am
My last intentions; how could he know?

Am                    Dm
The blade sunk deep into my skin

G                      Am
I guess when one life goes another begins
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