INTRO:
A A
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VERSE:
A
Drinking a black coffee
D
In a little motel lobby
A E7 E7
Waiting on the band to come down
A A7
Then travelling across Texas
D D7
In an old station wagon
A E7 A A
I'm dragging my trailer around
A7
I do the driving
D
They do the drinking
A E7 E7
That's how I keep us alive
A A7
Now we played a good show
D D7
Last night in Waco
A E7 A
We still got an eight hour drive
A
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E -5-4-2-0-
CHORUS:
E D D
If I ever get old I'll still love the road
A E E7
Still love the way that it winds
A A7
When the last song's been played
D D7
I'll look back and say
A E7 A A
I sure had a beautiful time
INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO:
A A D D A E7 A A
VERSE:
A7
Now we're packed up and rolling
D
Who cares where we're going
A E E7
The radio's playing sweet country sounds
A A7
Got the sun on my skin
D D7
My hair's in the wind
A E A
And all of the windows rolled down
A
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E -5-4-2-0-
CHORUS:
E D D
If I ever get old I'll still love the road
A E E7
Still love the way that it winds
A A7
When the last song's been played
D D7
I'll look back and say
A E A A
I sure had a beautiful time
INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO:
A A D D A A E7
A A7 D D
A E7 A A
VERSE:
A7
They're having a party
D
In the back seat well lordy
A E7 E7
Looks like they're all out of beer
A A7
They're laughing at good jokes
D D7
Rolling the good smoke
A E7 A
Well I know y'all will pass that one up here
A
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E -5-4-2-0-
CHORUS:
E D
If I ever get old I'll still love the road
A E E7
I'll still love the way that it winds
A A7
When the last song's been played
D D7
I'll look back and say
A E7 A D
I sure had a beautiful time
A E A E A A
I sure had a beautiful time
INSTRUMENTAL OUTRO:
D D A A E E
A A7 D D A E7 A A
A A7 D D A A E7 E7
A A7 D D A E7 A A - FADE OUT
