The Road Goes On Forever Chords by Robert Earl Keen

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_ She was a waitress at the only joint in town.
She [G] had a reputation as a girl who'd been around.
[D] Down Main Street after midnight, brand new pack of cigs,
a fresh [G] one hanging from her lips, a beer between her legs.
[A] She'd ride down to the river and meet with all her [G] friends.
The road goes on forever and the party [D] never ends. _ _ _ _
_ _ Sonny was a loner, older than the [G] red.
He was going in the Navy but couldn't pass the test.
[D] So he hung around town, he sold little pot,
[G] to lock up when it's sunny.
One day he got caught, [A] but he was back in business
when they set him free [G] again.
The road goes on forever and the party never [D] ends.
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_ [D] Sonny's playing eight ball at the joint where Cher worked.
When something drunken out of towner put his hand [G] up Cher's skirt.
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 running right behind him, reaching for his hand.
[G] The road goes on forever and the party never [D] ends. _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] They jump into a pickup, Sonny jammed her down in gear.
[G] Sonny looked at Cher 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.
They got [A] a motel by the water and a quarter-pound fake gin.
[G] The road goes on forever and the party [D] never ends.
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_ [D] They soon ran out of money, but Sonny knew a man
[G] who knew some Cuban refugees that dealt in the contraband.
[D] Sonny met the Cuban in a house just off the road
with a [G] briefcase full of money and a pistol in his boot.
[A] They carved her on the table when the law came busting in.
[G] The road goes on forever and the party [D] never ends.
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_ [D] Cubans grabbed the goodies, Sonny grabbed the jack.
[G] He broke the bathroom window and climbed on out the back.
[D] Cher drove the pickup through the alley on the side
[G] where a lawman tacked Sonny and was reading him his ride.
[A] She stepped out in the alley with a single shot for ten.
[G] The road goes on forever and the party never [D] ends.
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They left the lawman lying, they made their getaway.
[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.
If they [G] asked you how this happened, say I forced you into this.
[D] [A] She watched him as his taillights disappeared around.
The [G] road goes on forever and the party never [D] ends.
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At [D] Main Street after midnight, just like it was before,
21 months later at the local grocery store,
Cher buys a paper and a cold six-pack [G] of beer.
The headlines read that Sonny is going to the chair.
[A] She pulled back on to Main Street in her new Mercedes Benz.
The [G] road goes on forever and the party never [D] ends. _ _ _ _ _ _
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