Tablature the road goes on forever - The Highwaymen

          



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  ************ THE ROAD GOES ON FOREVER *************

  

  written by Robert Earl Keen Jr.

  

  performed by Waylon Jennings

               Kris Kristofferson

  	     Willie Nelson

   	     Johnny Cash

  

  

  Verse 1:(Kris Kristofferson)

            D

  	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

                          

  	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

                           

  	And meet with all her friends

  

  

  Chorus:(all together)

               G

  	The road goes on forever

                               D

  	And the party never ends

  

  

  Verse 2:(Willie Nelson)

            D 

  	Sonny was a loner

  

  	Bolder than the rest

              G

  	He was goin' in the Navy

  

  	But he couldn't pass the test

              D

  	So he hung around town

  

  	He sold a little pot

               G

  	The law caught wind of Sonny

  

  	One day he got caught

              A    

  	But he was back in business

                                  

  	When they set him free again

  

  

  Chorus.

  

  

  Verse 3:(Waylon Jennings)

            D 

  	Sonny's playin' eight ball

  

  	At the joint where Sherry works

            G  

  	When some drunken out of towner

  

  	Put his hand up Sherry's skirt

            D

  	Sonny took his pool cue

  

  	Laid the drunk out on the floor

            G

  	Stuffed a dollar in her tip jar

  

  	Walked on out the door

             A

  	She's runnin' right behind him

  

  	Reachin' for his hand

  

  

  Chorus.

  

  

  Verse 4:(Johnny Cash)

  

            D

  	They jumped into his pick-up

  

  	Sonny jammed her down in gear

            G 

  	Sonny looked at Sherry

  

  	Said,"Let's get 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 motel by the water

  

  	And a quart of Bombay Gin

  

  

  Chorus.

  

  

  Verse 5:(Kris Kristofferson)

            D

  	They soon ran out of money

  

  	But Sonny knew a man

               G

  	Who knew some Cuban refugees

  

  	Who dealt in contreband

            D

  	Sonny met the Cuban

  

  	In 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

  

  

  Chorus.

  

  

  Verse 6:(Willie Nelson)

               D  

  	The Cubans grabbed the goodies

  

  	And Sonny grabbed the jack

              G

  	He broke the bathroom window

  

  	And climbed on out the back

             D 

  	Sherry drove the pick-up

  

  	Through the alley on the side

            G 

  	Where the lawman tackled Sonny

  

  	And was reading him his rights

              A  

  	She stepped out in the alley

  

  	With a single shot four-ten

  

  

  Chorus.

  

  

  Verse 7:(Waylon Jennings)

            D

  	They left the lawman dyin'

  

  	They made their get away

            G

  	Got back to the motel

  

  	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 him as his tail lights

  

  	Disappeared around the bend

  

  

  Chorus.

  

  

  Verse 8:(Johnny Cash)

            D 

  	There'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

  

  	And a cold six pack of beer

                G

  	The headlines read that Sonny

  

  	Is going to the chair

                A

  	She pulls back onto main street

  

  	In her new Mercedes-Benz

  

  

  Chorus.

  

  

  

  

  Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr 


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 The road goes on forever, de The highwaymen 

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