Chords for Rhythm & Sticks - The Checkpoint

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_ _ [G] Why can't you be more responsible like your brother?
For God's sake, and drive [F] more [G] responsibly!
Now it's your own fault if you lose the license this morning.
Now go on about your business, and for God's sake will you look after her!
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What is that lassie giving out about?
She wants me to be more like you.
A responsible driver. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] put the boot down to that floor, [Db] dropped straight through the traffic corner, we [Ab] were free.
So we believe.
_ [Bbm] Right on the corner she's throwing around, we [Db] crossed the beach, then she hit the ground,
oh [Ab] we're not free.
In guarantee.
_ _ It happened on a Monday night, [Db] while on the way home from the cure.
I met the lad for one or two, [Ab] but sure it always ends up more.
What I haven't said I might tell you [Bbm] now, but I'll ask for your discretion.
[Eb] If the truth be told and not have [Db] said, we were done not [Eb] to disassure. _
_ _ _ [Ab] Well it was time to go, and there was no way [Bbm] home, but outside was parts of transit.
[Ab] So I shouted [Db] over at the [Ab] lad, to say come on I'm going to transit.
Now two months later I stood in [Bbm] court, and you stood in all shape and please.
[Db] And the judge sat down across the [Ab] room, and he asked how do you play.
I [Eb] said your honour, let me tell you [Db] my story [Ab] from the top.
[Eb] When we rolled into that check point, [Db] well we heard it [Ab] all all stopped.
How [Db] far we got it was the devil, [Ab] a scary sight you [Fm] must agree. _
Because with all the [Eb] lights you know it [Db] written as shays out of [Ab] Paddy's show and me.
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_ put the [Bbm] beat down to the floor, and [Db] drove straight to that traffic car.
[Ab] We were free, so we believed.
_ [Bbm] Then on the corner she spun around, we [Db] crossed the ditch, then she hit the ground.
Oh [Ab] we're not free, you can guarantee.
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_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ When _ _ the court had finished laughing, [Bbm] then I continued to reveal.
[Db] How Paddy, Joe and me were [Ab] somehow running round the field.
As the stunt theory happened on and [Bb] on, the judge said take no more.
[Db] And he [Abm] swung his [Ab] little hammer, he got me two years off the road.
[Eb] I yelled your honour, let me tell [Db] you my story [Ab] from the top.
[Eb] When we rolled into that check point, [Db] well we heard it [Ab] all all stopped.
How far we [Db] got it was the devil, [Ab] a scary sight you [Fm] must agree.
_ Because [Bbm] with all the lights you know it written as shays out [Ab] of Paddy's show and me. _
[Eb] I yelled your honour, let me tell you [Ab] my story from the top.
When [Eb] we rolled into that check [Ab] point, well we [Db] heard it [Ab] all all stopped.
_ [Db] How far we got it was the devil, [Ab] a scary sight you [Fm] must agree.
_ Because with all the [Eb] lights you know [Bbm] it written as shays out of Paddy's [Ab] show and me.
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