Dm                     Gm 
I hit the road in a '52 Ford 
C 
A pack of matches 
        Dm 
And a postcard on the dashboard 
Dm            
The sun was set 
Gm 
The gas gauge was low 
C                 Dm 
And it was time to go 

Dm                     Gm 
I met the girl at a juke joint on the fly 
C                                  Dm 
Needed a friend the day my mother died 
Dm                          Gm 
Her place was hot and it smelled of sin 
C                                    Dm 
I guess when one life goes another begins 

Gm        Dm 
Hey now, what you gonna do? 
A 
Got a fiver in your pocket 
Dm 
And a switchblade in your boot 
Gm        Dm 
Hey now what you gonna say 
A               Dm 
To make it go away? 

Dm                       Gm 
I found the city by the mark on the stamp 
C                      Dm 
Studied it under the light of a hotel lamp 
Dm                    Gm  
I found his work, I found their home 
C                  Dm 
I waited until I knew she was alone 
Dm                       Dm 
I didn't want the child to see life 
C                     Dm 
I justified that it wounded my pride 
Dm                    Gm 
My mind was set that no one could know 
C               Dm 
The girl had to go 

Gm        Dm 
Hey now, what you gonna do? 
A                   
Got a fiver in your pocket 
Dm 
And a switchblade in your boot 
Gm        Dm 
Hey now what you gonna say 
A              Dm 
To make it go away? 

Gm         Dm 
Hey now, what you gonna do? 
A 
Got a fiver in your pocket 
Dm 
And a switchblade in your boot 
Gm       Dm 
Hey now what you gonna say 
A               Dm 
To make it go away? 

Dm 
Light stumbled in 
           Gm 
Through a crack in the shades 
C                     Dm 
Reflected off of the edge of my blade 
Dm 
As I reached for the girl 
Gm 
With the knife in my hand 
C                             Dm 
I thought "I guess the kid deserves a chance" 
Dm                     Gm 
Her man came in as I started to go 
C                    Dm 
My last intentions; how could he know? 
Dm                    Gm 
The blade sunk deep into my skin 
C                      Dm 
I guess when one life goes another begins 

Dm Fm