'52 Ford
Murder By DeathVersion1
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I hit the road in a '52 Ford
A pack of matches
And a postcard on the dashboard
The sun was set
The gas gauge was low
And it was time to go
I met the girl at a juke joint on the fly
Needed a friend the day my mother died
Her place was hot and it smelled of sin
I guess when one life goes another begins
Hey now, what you gonna do?
Got a fiver in your pocket
And a switchblade in your boot
Hey now what you gonna say
To make it go away?
I found the city by the mark on the stamp
Studied it under the light of a hotel lamp
I found his work, I found their home
I waited until I knew she was alone
I didn't want the child to see life
I justified that it wounded my pride
My mind was set that no one could know
The girl had to go
Hey now, what you gonna do?
Got a fiver in your pocket
And a switchblade in your boot
Hey now what you gonna say
To make it go away?
Hey now, what you gonna do?
Got a fiver in your pocket
And a switchblade in your boot
Hey now what you gonna say
To make it go away?
Light stumbled in
Through a crack in the shades
Reflected off of the edge of my blade
As I reached for the girl
With the knife in my hand
I thought "I guess the kid deserves a chance"
Her man came in as I started to go
My last intentions; how could he know?
The blade sunk deep into my skin
I guess when one life goes another begins
riff based on the open
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Readable chord sheet for '52 Ford by Murder By Death
[Dm]I hit the road in a '52[Gm] Ford [C]A pack of matches And a po[Dm]stcard on the dashboard [Dm]The sun was set [Gm]The gas gauge was low [C]And it was time to[Dm] go [Dm]I met the girl at a juk[Gm]e joint on the fly [C]Needed a friend the day my mother d[Dm]ied [Dm]Her place was hot and it sme[Gm]lled of sin [C]I guess when one life goes another be[Dm]gins [Gm]Hey now, w[Dm]hat you gonna do? [A]Got a fiver in your pocket [Dm]And a switchblade in your boot [Gm]Hey now wh[Dm]at you gonna say [A]To make it go aw[Dm]ay? [Dm]I found the city by the m[Gm]ark on the stamp [C]Studied it under the li[Dm]ght of a hotel lamp [Dm]I found his work, I fo[Gm]und their home [C]I waited until I kn[Dm]ew she was alone [Dm]I didn't want the child t[Dm]o see life [C]I justified that it wo[Dm]unded my pride [Dm]My mind was set that n[Gm]o one could know [C]The girl had to [Dm]go [Gm]Hey now, w[Dm]hat you gonna do? [A]Got a fiver in your pocket [Dm]And a switchblade in your boot [Gm]Hey now wh[Dm]at you gonna say [A]To make it go a[Dm]way? [Gm]Hey now, wh[Dm]at you gonna do? [A]Got a fiver in your pocket [Dm]And a switchblade in your boot [Gm]Hey now w[Dm]hat you gonna say [A]To make it go aw[Dm]ay? [Dm]Light stumbled in Through a c[Gm]rack in the shades [C]Reflected off of the e[Dm]dge of my blade [Dm]As I reached for the girl [Gm]With the knife in my hand [C]I thought "I guess the kid des[Dm]erves a chance" [Dm]Her man came in as I st[Gm]arted to go [C]My last intentions; h[Dm]ow could he know? [Dm]The blade sunk deep in[Gm]to my skin [C]I guess when one life g[Dm]oes another begins [Dm] [Dm] [Fm] [Fm] riff based on the open [Dm]