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GUITAR TOWN


WORDS & MUSIC : STEVE EARLE                TRANSCRIBED BY OLA SVÄRDH

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HEY PRETTY BABY ARE YOU READY FOR ME 
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IT´S YOUR GOOD ROCKIN´ DADDY DOWN FROM TENNESSEE  
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I´M JUST OUT OF AUSTIN BOUND FOR SAN ANTONE 
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WITH THE RADIO BLASTIN´ AND THE BIRD DOG ON 
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THERE´S A SPEED TRAP UP AHEAD IN SELMA TOWN 
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BUT NO LOCAL YOKEL GONNA SHUT ME DOWN 
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´CAUSE ME AND MY BOYS GOT THIS RIG UNWOUND 
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AND WE´VE COME A THOUSAND MILES FROM A GUITAR TOWN 

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NOTHIN´ EVER HAPPENED ´ROUND MY HOMETOWN 
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AND I AIN´T THE KIND TO JUST HANG AROUND
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BUT I HEARD SOMEONE CALLIN´ MY NAME ONE DAY 
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AND I FOLLOWED THAT VOICE DOWN THE LOST HIGHWAY 
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EVERYBODY TOLD ME YOU CAN´T GET FAR 
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ON THIRTY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND A JAP GUITAR 
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NOW I´M SMOKIN´ INTO TEXAS WITH THE HAMMER DOWN 
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AND A ROCKIN´ LITTLE COMBO FROM THE GUITAR TOWN 

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HEY PRETTY BABY DON´T YOU KNOW IT AIN´T MY FAULT 
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I LOVE TO HEAR THE STEEL BELTS HUMMIN´ ON THE ASPHALT 
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WAKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IN A TRUCK STOP 
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STUMBLE IN THE RESTAURANT WONDERIN´ WHY I DON´T STOP 

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WELL I GOTTA KEEP ROCKING WHILE I STILL CAN 
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I GOTTA TWO PACK HABIT AND A MOTEL TAN
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BUT WHEN MY BOOTS HIT THE BOARDS I´M A BRAND NEW 
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MAN WITH MY BACK TO THE RISER I MAKE MY STAND 
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AND HEY PRETTY BABY WON´T YOU HOLD ME TIGHT 
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WE´RE LOADIN´ UP AND ROLLIN´ OUT OF HERE TONIGHT 
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ONE OF THESE DAYS I´M GONNA SETTLE DOWN 
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AND TAKE YOU BACK WITH ME TO THE GUITAR TOWN  

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