Gas Station Girl
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CAPO: 2
Intro: C G C G
C G C
She ain't no senator's daughter
G
She ain't no Tennessee belle
C C7 F C
And I ain't no one, but a lone drifter running
G C G
The road down to Playa Miguel
C G C
I met her out west pumping diesel
G
In a town where the sand meets the sea
C C7 F
She was leather and snaps and an old baseball cap
C G C
She stole the wild heart from me
F G C
So take all your debutant princesses fair
F C G
Splendid in diamonds and pearls
C G C F
I'd trade 'em all in for a kiss on the wind
C G C G
From the lips of a gas station girl
C G C
Out on the Michigan freeway
G
Working a steady job there
C C7 F C
I was pulling a car-lot from Detroit to Charlotte
G C
I guess I just lost her somewhere
F G C
Midnight through Kansas I whispered her name
F C G
Spun in a dust-devil's whirl
C G C F
No one replied but the moon in my eyes
C G C G
Crying tears for the gas station girl
Instrumental: C G C G C C7 F C G C
C G C
Somebody send me a tail wind
G
Get me as far as LA
C C7 F C
With some lines I could use from a honky-tonk blues
G C
To keep me from slipping away
F G C
Lord blow me westbound down old '66
F C G
Out past the end of the world
C G C F
On a highway that runs through the heart of the sun
C G C
To the door of the gas station girl
OUTRO: C G C F C G C
How to play Gas Station Girl
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.