Down By The Side Of The Road
John PrineVersion1
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Her Father was a failure
Her Mother was a comfort
To a doctor and lawyer and Indian Chief.
The shirt ran out of buttons
He lost all his marbles at a baseball game
And they went on Relief.
The bank took away their diplomas
They locked them up inside of the chest
And she moved away to Oklahoma
And got a tattoo on the side of her breast
"God-Damn, My socks are still hard"
From lying on the sofa on the night she was over in my backyard
Yeah, We was shooting the breeze out amongst the trees
When a shot rang low
And left her standing down by the side of the road
Down by the side of the road
Father have mercy, Whoo Whoo
Get her a nurse please
She's almost alone
I saw her hand reaching out for the telephone
We rather see her locked up inside a home
Than see her standing down by the side of the road
Down by the side of the road
Headlights flashing on her skirt in the wind.
Yonder comes a truck it drove by two men.
Shotgun man leaned out and said do you want to take a ride?
Out in the pale moonlight Light. light Light Lie Lie Lie lie
Too long in the hot sun
She could've be Miss Wisconsin a long time ago
Spent to much time inside of the early show
We'd bought her a ticket but she didn't want to go
She was standing down by the side of the road
Down by the side of the road
Headlights flashing on her skirt in the wind.
Yonder comes a truck it drove by two men.
Shotgun man leaned out and said do you want to take a ride?
Out in the pale moonlight.
Her Father was a failure
Her Mother was a comfort
To a doctor and lawyer and Indian Chief.
The shirt ran out of buttons
He lost all his marbles at a baseball game
And they went on Relief.
The bank took away their diplomas
They locked them up inside of the chest
And she moved away to Oklahoma
And got a tattoo on the side of her breast
God-Damn, My thoughts are still hard.
From lying on the sofa on the night she was over in my backyard
Yeah, We was shooting the breeze out amongst the trees
When a shot rang low
And left her standing down by the side of the road
Down by the side of the road
Down by the side of the road
Down by the side of the road
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Readable chord sheet for Down By The Side Of The Road by John Prine
[G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [G]Her Father was a failure [C]Her Mother was a comfort To a doctor and lawyer and [G]Indian Chief. [G]The shirt ran out of buttons [C]He lost all his marbles at a baseball game And they went on [G]Relief. The [C]bank took away their [G]diplomas They [C]locked them up inside of the [G]chest And [C]she moved away to Okla[G]homa And got a [A]tattoo on the side of her [D]breast "God-Damn, [G]My socks are still hard" From [C]lying on the sofa on the night she was over in [G]my backyard Yeah, We was [C]shooting the breeze out amongst the trees When a [G]shot rang low And left her [D]standing down by the side of the [G]road [D]Down by the side of the [G]road [G]Father have mercy, Whoo Whoo [C]Get her a nurse please She's [G]almost alone [C]I saw her hand reaching out [G]for the telephone [C]We rather see her locked up [G]inside a home Than see her [D]standing down by the side of the [G]road [D]Down by the side of the [G]road [C]Headlights flashing on her [G]skirt in the wind. [C]Yonder comes a truck it [G]drove by two men. [C] [G] [G/f#] [Em] Shotgun man leaned out and said do you want to take a ride? [A]Out in the pale moonlight [D]Light. light Light Lie Lie Lie lie [G]Too long in the hot sun [C]She could've be Miss Wisconsin a [G]long time ago [C]Spent to much time inside of the [G]early show [C]We'd bought her a ticket but she [G]didn't want to go She was [D]standing down by the side of the [G]road [D]Down by the side of the [G]road [C]Headlights flashing on her [G]skirt in the wind. [C]Yonder comes a truck it [G]drove by two men. [C] [G] [G/f#] [Em] Shotgun man leaned out and said do you want to take a ride? [A]Out in the pale moon[D]light. [G]Her Father was a failure [C]Her Mother was a comfort To a doctor and lawyer and [G]Indian Chief. [G]The shirt ran out of buttons [C]He lost all his marbles at a baseball game And they went on [G]Relief. The [C]bank took away their [G]diplomas They [C]locked them up inside of the [G]chest And [C]she moved away to Okla[G]homa And got a [A]tattoo on the side of her [D]breast God-Damn, [G]My thoughts are still hard. From [C]lying on the sofa on the night she was over in [G]my backyard Yeah, We was [C]shooting the breeze out amongst the trees When a [G]shot rang low And left her [D]standing down by the side of the [G]road [D]Down by the side of the [G]road [D]Down by the side of the [G]road [D]Down by the side of the [G]road