Paint The Town Beige Chords & Lyrics - Robert Earl Keen Jr

[D]I gave [D/C#]up the [D/B]fast lan[D/A]e for a [G]blacktop [G/F#]county [Em]road
[D]Just burned out all that talk a[A]bout the mother lode
[D]I traded [D/C#]for a [D/B]songbird[D/A] and a[G] bigger [G/F#]piece of [Em]sky
[D]When I miss the good old days, I [A]can't imagine [D]why

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Still I get [G]restless and drive into [D]town
I [A]cruise once down Main Street and turn back ar[D]ound
It's crazy but [G]God knows I don't act my [D]age
Like an old desper[A]ado who paints the town [D]beige

[D] [D/C#] [D/B] [D/A]

Down along the river and past the swimming hole
You can find your peace of mind with just a fishin' pole
And you can walk the river for miles and miles on end
And never stop believin' in that dream around the bend

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Deep down in the winter time slows to a crawl
There's really nothin' much to do until the first spring thaw
It's then I get to thinkin' I must have gone insane
Old memories roll through my mind like a long slow railroad train