The Road Goes On Forever(Chords)

	        

Verse 1:
 (Kris Kristofferson)  
          D  
	Sherry was a waitress  
  
	At the only joint in town  
             G  
	She had a reputation  
                                  
	As a girl who'd been around  
          D  
	Down main street after midnight  
                          
	Brand new pack of cigs  
            G                
	A fresh one hanging from her lips  
                  
	A beer between her legs  
            A      
	She'd ride down to the river  
                           
	And meet with all her friends  
  
 
 (all together)  
             G  
	The road goes on forever  
                             D  
	And the party never ends  

  
  
Verse 2:
 (Willie Nelson)  
          D   
	Sonny was a loner  
  
	Bolder than the rest  
            G  
	He was goin' in the Navy  
  
	But he couldn't pass the test  
            D  
	So he hung around town  
  
	He sold a little pot  
             G  
	The law caught wind of Sonny  
  
	One day he got caught  
            A      
	But he was back in business  
                                  
	When they set him free again  
  
  
 (all together)  
             G  
	The road goes on forever  
                             D  
	And the party never ends  
  
  
  
Verse 3:
 (Waylon Jennings)  
          D   
	Sonny's playin' eight ball  
  
	At the joint where Sherry works  
          G    
	When some drunken out of towner  
  
	Put his hand up Sherry's skirt  
          D  
	Sonny took his pool cue  
  
	Laid the drunk out on the floor  
          G  
	Stuffed a dollar in her tip jar  
  
	Walked on out the door  
           A  
	She's runnin' right behind him  
  
	Reachin' for his hand  
  
  
 (all together)  
             G  
	The road goes on forever  
                             D  
	And the party never ends  
 
  
 
Verse 4:
 (Johnny Cash) 
          D  
	They jumped into his pick-up  
  
	Sonny jammed her down in gear  
          G   
	Sonny looked at Sherry  
  
	Said,'Let's get out of here'  
              D  
	The stars were high above them  
  
	The moon was in the east  
             G  
	The sun was setting on them  
  
	When they reached Miami Beach  
              A  
	They got a motel by the water  
  
	And a quart of Bombay Gin  
   
 (all together)  
             G  
	The road goes on forever  
                             D  
	And the party never ends  
  
  
  
Verse 5:
 (Kris Kristofferson)  
          D  
	They soon ran out of money  
  
	But Sonny knew a man  
             G  
	Who knew some Cuban refugees  
  
	Who dealt in contreband  
          D  
	Sonny met the Cuban  
  
	In a house just off the route  
          G  
	With a briefcase full of money  
  
	And a pistol in his boot  
              A  
	The cards were on the table  
  
	When the law came bustin' in  
  
  
 (all together)  
             G  
	The road goes on forever  
                             D  
	And the party never ends  
  
  
  
Verse 6:
 (Willie Nelson)  
             D    
	The Cubans grabbed the goodies  
  
	And Sonny grabbed the jack  
            G  
	He broke the bathroom window  
  
	And climbed on out the back  
           D   
	Sherry drove the pick-up  
  
	Through the alley on the side  
          G   
	Where the lawman tackled Sonny  
  
	And was reading him his rights  
            A    
	She stepped out in the alley  
  
	With a single shot four-ten  
  
  
 (all together)  
             G  
	The road goes on forever  
                             D  
	And the party never ends  
  
  
  
Verse 7:
 (Waylon Jennings)  
          D  
	They left the lawman dyin'  
  
	They made their get away  
          G  
	Got back to the motel  
  
	Just before the break of day  
           D  
	Sonny gave her all the money  
  
	And he blew a little kiss  
             G  
	If they ask you how this happened  
  
	Say i forced you into this  
              A   
	She watched him as his tail lights  
  
	Disappeared around the bend  
  
  
 (all together)  
             G  
	The road goes on forever  
                             D  
	And the party never ends  
   
  
  
Verse 8:
 (Johnny Cash)  
          D   
	There's main street after midnight  
  
	Just like it was before  
           G  
	Twenty-one months later  
  
	At the local grocery store  
           D  
	Sherry buys a paper  
  
	And a cold six pack of beer  
              G  
	The headlines read that Sonny  
  
	Is going to the chair  
              A  
	She pulls back onto main street  
  
	In her new Mercedes-Benz  
  
  
 (all together)  
             G  
	The road goes on forever  
                             D  
	And the party never ends