Turnpike Troubadours

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Turnpike Troubadours

Key: C

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Intro: C G D C (x2) 

verse 1 
C                   G 
I remember smelling smoke 
D               Em 
I woke up I was choking 
C                  G           D 
Lorrie grabbed the baby and we made it safe outside 
C                  G 
She never missed a note 
D                 Em 
Took a breath and cleared her throat 
C                    G                 D               G 
And wrapped him in a Carhartt coat she found out in my ride 

verse 2 
Em D C            G 
     Next thing I remember 
D                 Em 
I was barefoot in December 
C              G             D 
When I hit the door again it really came alive 
C                G     D       Em 
That was all she wrote in a 30 second note 
C                G             D            G 
I got out with a photograph and my old auto 5 

C G Lord knows that I've been blessed D G I can stand up to the test C G I can live on so much less D Em D This much I've been learning C G Feel a pounding in my chest D G I'm fearful I'll confess C G How am I to get my rest? D G The house I built is burning
verse 3 C G D G C G Well Lorrie called the volunteers D Em Siren music to my ears C G D First I've been glad to hear the flashing red and blue C G Can't repay the time they gave D Em There was nothing left to save C G Shake all of their hands and waved D G They did all they can do
C G Lord knows that I've been blessed D G I can stand up to the test C G I can live on so much less D Em D This much I've been learning C G Forgive my cowardice D G I am fearful I'll confess C G How am I to get my rest? D G The house I built is burning
verse 4 F C We snuck away two nights ago Am G Rode around the logging roads F C G We been stuck in a motor home about to fall apart F C We finally made a go Am G Got dealt a heavy blow F C G C She said I'll bet you make it, it's a long way from your heart
Em D C G Well I know that I've been blessed D G I can make more out of less C G D Em D I can get my rest in any bed that I lay down in C G Got nothing holding me D G Got a couple memories C G A picture of the three of us D G And my grandfather's Browning
C G D G (x2) Em D C G D G (x2)

Written by Evan Felker

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