Down By The Side of the Road
John Prine
Intro:
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[G]Her Father was a failure
Her Mo[C]ther was a comfort
To a doctor and lawyer and Ind[G]ian Chief.
The shirt ran out of buttons
He l[C]ost all his marbles at a baseball game
And they w[G]ent on Relief.
The b[C]ank took away their dipl[G]omas
They lo[C]cked them up inside of the ch[G]est
And s[C]he moved away to Oklah[G]oma
And got a ta[A]too on the side of her br[D]east
"God-Damn, My so[G]cks are still hard" From ly[C]ing on the sofa on the night she was
over
In my b[G]ackyard
Yeah, We was sho[C]oting the breeze out amongst the trees
When a sh[G]ot rang low
And left her standing d[D]own by the side of the r[G]oad
D[D]own by the side of the ro[G]ad
F[G]ather have mercy, Wh[C]oo Whoo
Get her a nurse please
She's al[G]most alone
[C]I saw her hand reaching out f[G]or the telephone
[C]We rather see her locked up in[G]side a home
Than see her st[D]anding down by the side of the ro[G]ad
D[D]own by the side of the r[G]oad
He[C]adlights flashing on her sk[G]irt in the wind.
Yo[C]nder comes a truck it dr[G]ove by two men.
Sh[C]otgun man leaned out and said do you w[G]ant to t[D]ake a r[G]ide?
O[A]ut in the pale moonlight Li[D]ght. light Light Lie Lie Lie lie
Too[G] long in the hot sun
S[C]he could've be Miss Wisconsin a l[G]ong time ago
S[C]pent to much time inside o[G]f the early show
W[C]e'd bought her a ticket but she d[G]idn't want to go
She was sta[D]nding down by the side of the r[G]oad
D[D]own by the side of the r[G]oad
He[C]adlights flashing, caught a sk[G]irt in the wind.
Yo[C]nder comes a truck it dr[G]ove by two men.
Sh[C]otgun man leaned out and said do you w[G]ant to t[D]ake a r[G]ide?
Ou[A]t in through the pale mo[D]onlight
H[G]er Father was a failure
Her Mo[C]ther was a comfort
To a doctor and lawyer and In[G]dian Chief.
The shirt made out of buttons
He l[C]ost all his marbles at a baseball game
And they w[G]ent on Relief.
The b[C]ank took away their diplo[G]mas
They lo[C]cked them up inside of the ch[G]est
And s[C]he moved away to Ok[G]lahoma
And got a tatoo on the side of her br[D]east
God-Damn, M[G]y thoughts are still hard.
From ly[C]ing on the sofa on the night she was over
In m[G]y backyard
Yeah, We was sho[C]oting the breeze out amongst the trees
When a s[G]hot rang low
And left her sta[D]nding down by the side of the ro[G]ad
Do[D]wn by the side of the r[G]oad
Do[D]wn by the side of the r[G]oad
Do[D]wn by the side of the r[G]oad
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