Artist: Confederate Railroad
[E]Well I was three days short of pullin out Kingsport
I was [A]headed down to Houston town
Had my [E]guitar packed in a burlap sack
For es [F#]cortin my country [B]sound
I [E]bypassed Jackson, bypassed Memphis
By the [A]time I got to Arkansas
I'da [E]sold my car and that black guitar
For [B]anything cool and [E]tall
So I [A]pulled up to a neon sign on [E]highway forty-nine
Shut the [A]engine down, took a look around and [B]then I stepped inside
I [E]asked that bouncer where I was he said [A]son your at Bills
[B]Honky tonk pickin, line dance kickin, razor back stickin, barbecue chicken
Laundromat bar and [E]grill
[E]Well I saw old Bill sittin at the bar
With a [A]waitress and change machine
He was [E]throwin' out quarters to a waitress names Starr
When I [F#]asked him if I could [B]sing
He said, [E]son go ahead if you brought your guitar
Then he [A]pointed to the back stage door
He said, [E]we don't like original material
Un [B]less its been done be [E]fore
Well I [A]hit the stage like a big wheeled train
Told the [E]boss man to play in 'C'
I played the [A]Tennessee Waltz, Kentucky Rain
And the [B]one about the bird that's free
That [E]lead guitar was like a chainsaw that [A]fiddle like a power drill
at Bill's
[B]Honky tonk pickin, line dance kickin, razor back stickin, barbecue chicken
Laundromat bar and [E]grill
[Lead]
[E]Well in the few short minutes I was up on stage
Watched a Biker punch a cowboy's face
With a [E]perfect view I was witness to
The des [F#]truction of the whole damn [B]place
It was [E]long necked stems and white fringed hems
Flyin [A]out of that dodge saloon
And that me [E]chanical bull was a distant pull
To the [B]safest place in the [E]room
Well that [A]punch-drunk cowboy showed his wife
That his [E]shirt was soaked in beer
She said, [A]calm down honey have another Lite
Cause we can [B]wash the shirt right here
Then the [E]whole place stopped to thank me for [A]bookin my show at Bill's
[B]Honky tonk pickin, line dance kickin, razor back stickin, barbecue chicken
Laundromat bar and [E]grill
At Bill's [B]Honky tonk pickin, line dance kickin, razor back stickin,
barbecue chicken
Laundromat bar and [E]grill
I was [A]headed down to Houston town
Had my [E]guitar packed in a burlap sack
For es [F#]cortin my country [B]sound
I [E]bypassed Jackson, bypassed Memphis
By the [A]time I got to Arkansas
I'da [E]sold my car and that black guitar
For [B]anything cool and [E]tall
So I [A]pulled up to a neon sign on [E]highway forty-nine
Shut the [A]engine down, took a look around and [B]then I stepped inside
I [E]asked that bouncer where I was he said [A]son your at Bills
[B]Honky tonk pickin, line dance kickin, razor back stickin, barbecue chicken
Laundromat bar and [E]grill
[E]Well I saw old Bill sittin at the bar
With a [A]waitress and change machine
He was [E]throwin' out quarters to a waitress names Starr
When I [F#]asked him if I could [B]sing
He said, [E]son go ahead if you brought your guitar
Then he [A]pointed to the back stage door
He said, [E]we don't like original material
Un [B]less its been done be [E]fore
Well I [A]hit the stage like a big wheeled train
Told the [E]boss man to play in 'C'
I played the [A]Tennessee Waltz, Kentucky Rain
And the [B]one about the bird that's free
That [E]lead guitar was like a chainsaw that [A]fiddle like a power drill
at Bill's
[B]Honky tonk pickin, line dance kickin, razor back stickin, barbecue chicken
Laundromat bar and [E]grill
[Lead]
[E]Well in the few short minutes I was up on stage
Watched a Biker punch a cowboy's face
With a [E]perfect view I was witness to
The des [F#]truction of the whole damn [B]place
It was [E]long necked stems and white fringed hems
Flyin [A]out of that dodge saloon
And that me [E]chanical bull was a distant pull
To the [B]safest place in the [E]room
Well that [A]punch-drunk cowboy showed his wife
That his [E]shirt was soaked in beer
She said, [A]calm down honey have another Lite
Cause we can [B]wash the shirt right here
Then the [E]whole place stopped to thank me for [A]bookin my show at Bill's
[B]Honky tonk pickin, line dance kickin, razor back stickin, barbecue chicken
Laundromat bar and [E]grill
At Bill's [B]Honky tonk pickin, line dance kickin, razor back stickin,
barbecue chicken
Laundromat bar and [E]grill
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