Robert Earl Keen – The Road Goes On Forever (Guitar)

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Sherry was a waitress at the only joint in town

G
She had a reputation as a girl who'd been around

D
Down Main Street after midnight, a brand new pack of cigs

G
A fresh one hanging from her lips, a beer between her legs

A
She'd ride down to the river, meet with all her friends

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The road goes on forever and the party never ends

D
Sonny was a loner, older than the rest

G
He was goin' in the Navy, but he couldn't pass the test

D
So he hung around town, sold a little pot

G
The Law caught wind of Sonny, one day he got caught

A
He was back in business when they set him free again

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The road goes on forever and the party never ends

D
Sonny's playing eight ball at the joint where Sherry works

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When some drunkin' out of towner put his hands up Sherry's skirt

D
Sonny took his pool cue, lay the drunk out on the floor

G
Stuck a dollar in her tip jar, and walked on out the door

A
She's running right beside him, reaching for his hand

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The road goes on forever and the party never ends

D
They jump into his pickup, Sonny jammed her into gear

G
He looked on over at Sherry and said, "Let's get on out of here"

D
The stars were high above them, the moon was in the East

G
The sun was setting on them when they reached Miami Beach

A
They got a hotel by the water, a quart of Bombay gin

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The road goes on forever and the party never ends

D
They soon ran out of money, but Sonny knew a man

G
Who knew some Cuban refugees who dealt in contraband

D
Sonny met the Cubans at a house just off the route

G
With a briefcase full of money and a pistol in his boot

A
The cards were on the table when the Law came bustin' in

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The road goes on forever and the party never ends

D
The Cubans grabbed the goodies, Sonny grabbed the jack

G
Broke the bathroom window and crawled on out the back

D
Sherry had drove the pickup through the alley on the side

G
Where a lawman tackled Sonny and was reading him his rights

A
Sherry stepped in the alley with a single shot .410

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The road goes on forever and the party never ends

D
They left the lawman lying, they made their getaway

G
Got back to the hotel just before the break of day

D
Sonny gave her all the money, and he blew a little kiss

G
If they ask you how this happened say I forced you into this

A
She watched as his taillights disappeared around the bend

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The road goes on forever and the party never ends

D
It's Main Street after midnight, just like it was before

G
Twenty one months later at the local grocery store

D
Sherry buys a paper, a cold six pack of beer

G
Headlines read that Sonny's goin' to the chair

A
She drives out onto Main Street in her new Mercedes Benz

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The road goes on forever and the party never ends