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Rolling By

Robert Earl Keen Jr
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D-DU-UDU
 
 It's  a busted old town  on the plains  of West Texas.
 The  drugstore's closed down,  and the river  runs dry.
 The  semis roll through  like stainless  steel stallions
 Goin'  hard, goin'  fast, goin'  wild
 Rollin'  hard, rollin'  fast, rollin'  by.
 (after this the song uses the same progression, even for the solos -- which
 i won't transcribe here either.)
 And the mission still stands at the edge of the plateau.
 A stone marks the graves where the old cowboys lie.
 Asleep in a time, in a town just a youngster
 Goin' hard, goin' fast, goin' wild
 Rollin' hard, rollin' fast, rollin' by.
 And the drive-in don't play no Friday night pictures.
 No big silver screen to light up the sky.
 Gone are the days of post-war-time lovers
 Goin' hard, goin' fast, goin' wild
 Rollin' hard, rollin' fast, rollin' by.
 And me -- I stand here at the last fillin' station
 Where the wind moans a dirge to the coyote's cry.
 I jump in my car; I'm back out on the highway
 Goin' hard, goin' fast, goin' wild
 Rollin' hard, rollin' fast, rollin' by
 Goin' hard, goin' fast, goin' wild
 Rollin' hard, rollin' fast, rollin' by.

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Readable chord sheet for Rolling By by Robert Earl Keen Jr

[D]   [C]   [G]   [D]

I[D]t's a busted old to[C]wn on the plai[G]ns of West Texas.[D]

T[D]he drugstore's closed dow[C]n, and the rive[G]r runs dry.[D]

T[D]he semis roll thro[C]ugh like stain[G]less steel stalli[D]ons

G[D]oin' hard, g[C]oin' fast, go[G]in' wild

R[D]ollin' hard, ro[C]llin' fast, ro[G]llin' by.

(after this the song uses the same progression, even for the solos -- which
i won't transcribe here either.)

And the mission still stands at the edge of the plateau.
A stone marks the graves where the old cowboys lie.
Asleep in a time, in a town just a youngster
Goin' hard, goin' fast, goin' wild
Rollin' hard, rollin' fast, rollin' by.

And the drive-in don't play no Friday night pictures.
No big silver screen to light up the sky.
Gone are the days of post-war-time lovers
Goin' hard, goin' fast, goin' wild
Rollin' hard, rollin' fast, rollin' by.

And me -- I stand here at the last fillin' station
Where the wind moans a dirge to the coyote's cry.
I jump in my car; I'm back out on the highway
Goin' hard, goin' fast, goin' wild
Rollin' hard, rollin' fast, rollin' by
Goin' hard, goin' fast, goin' wild
Rollin' hard, rollin' fast, rollin' by.

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