The Refreshments – In The Back Of A Pontiac (Guitar)

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[Intro] G [Verse]
G    D         C       G
In a sixty-two Pontiac Bonneville

          C           D      C      G
Two young lovers went ridin' up the hill

          D               C           G
They went hidin' from the rest of the world

         D           C         G
Same old story 'bout boy meets girl
[Pre-Chorus]
        Em                 C                   G
She had found the one that she'd been dreamin' of

          Em              C             D
They made love that night under stars above
[Chorus]
                 G
In the back of a Pontiac

C                G
In the back of a Pontiac

C      D         G
In the back of a Pontiac
[Verse]
        D             C                   G
She got pregnant that night and first she cried

           D           C              G
But Johnny kneeled and she became his bride

          D                C                  G
Then them nine months went by in a wink of an eye

              D          C             G
And two weeks early they heard a first cry
[Pre-Chorus]
          Em                C               G
They were speedin' down the highway but too late

         Em              C                  D
She gave birth to a baby girl who would not wait
[Chorus]
                 G      C
In the back of a Pontiac

                 G      C
In the back of a Pontiac

       D         G
In the back of a Pontiac
[Solo] Em C G Em C D G [Verse]
         D              C              G
Well she grew up gracefully and in her teens

          D          C             G
She was a full grown beauty by all means

       D          C            G
Every weekend she borrowed the car

    D           C                        G
And Loaded with friends they were ridin' far
[Pre-Chorus]
          Em               C           G
They were goin' 'round and makin' some noise

             Em             C           D
She was just havin' fun and kissin' the boys
[Chorus]
                 G
In the back of a Pontiac

C                G
In the back of a Pontiac

C      D         G
In the back of a Pontiac
[Solo] Em C G Em C D G [Bridge]
     G                        Cm
On a Sunday mornin', on their way back home

     G                    D
On a windin' road, came a Fleetwood Brougham

G             Cm
Way too fast, around the bend

     G                          D
They screamed out loud, as they saw the end

    G                      C
The radio was playin', the Man in black

        G                       D
Then it all went quiet, they're in the back

       C      G
Of the Pontiac
[Pre-Chorus]
        Em          C                G
Well it all went so fast she felt no pain

       Em                     C                D
As she died that night in the cold and drivin' rain
[Chorus]
                 G
In the back of a Pontiac

C                G
In the back of a Pontiac

C      D         G
In the back of a Pontiac
[Outro]
C      D         G
In the back of a Pontiac

C      D         G
In the back of a Pontiac

C      D         G
In the back of a Pontiac

C      D         G
In the back of a Pontiac