Side Of The Road
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Capo 3
Intro: D
D G
He's got a flat wheel at the side of the road,
D G
The rain's coming down, it's getting cold,
A D
A car pulls over on the interstate,
G A
Says wait there, I gotta check your plates.
D G
He comes back to sound the alarm,
D G
Makes it clear to the boy that he's armed,
A D
Says I don't know if I've seen you around,
G A
We don't get your type in our town.
D G A
Officer I grew up in this town,
D G A
Surely you must've seen me around,
Bm A G
I go to school with two o' your sons,
A G
Maybe you saw me at a game that we won.
D G
He said boy step out o' the car,
D G
I don't want you goin' to far,
A D
Where is it you said you were from again,
G A
'cause I don't think I was listenin'.
D G
I don't remember tellin' you you could speak;
D G
show some respect to members of the police.
A D
Do you know what I could do to you?
G A
Do you know what I could put you through?
D G A
Officer I grew up in this town,
D G A
Surely you must've seen me around,
Bm A G
I go to school with two o' your sons,
A G
Maybe you saw me at a game that we won.
D G A
I am headed to my girlfriends place,
D G A
'nd yeah it's been a while since I checked my plates,
Bm A G
but I assure you when tomorrow comes,
A G
I'll get 'em fixed and no harm will be done.
Interlude
D G D G A D G
D strum
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B:-------3-2--3-:
G:------------2-:
D:------------0-:
A:------------X-:
E:------------X-:
D G
The cop smiled and he pulled out his gun.
D G
He said what planet do you think that I'm from?
A D
There was a pause and the moment was tight,
G A
the boy knew he couldn't win this fight.
D G
So he turned and he ran like the wind,
D G
shots fired and the bullets went in.
A D
And he thought as he lay on the ground
G A
I can't believe I'm gonna die in this town.
D G A
Officer when are you gonna learn,
D G A
That one day it's gonna be your turn?
Bm A G
This boy was friends with two o' your kids,
A G
How are you gonna tell 'em what you did?
D G A
He was headed to his girlfriends place,
D G A
yeah, it wasn't right he hadn't checked his plates,
Bm A G
but he assured you when tomorrow came,
A G
he was gonna make it right again.
D G
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D G
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A D
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G A
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D G
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D G
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A D
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G
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D
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