Yonder Mountain String Band

The Bolton Stretch(Chords)

Yonder Mountain String Band

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	        The Bolton Stretch 

verse 1 
D                             C                     G 
He cracks a wicked smile, had his foot pressed to the floor 
D                     C                           G 
   Flyin' down country roads that he's been down before 
D             C            G      A 
One of just three men that the sheriff cannot catch 
Bm          A              G            D  C  G (2x) 
And he's travelin' 90 miles an hour, down the Bolton Stretch      

verse 2 
D                             C                     G 
The first time we had seen his face was back in '84 
D                             C                     G 
He walked right into old O'Hares, he robbed that liquor store 
D             C            G      A 
The sheriff tried to catch him but the man he got away 
Bm          A              G                       D  C  G (2x) 
And he didn't show his face in town again until today 


      Em                                          D He Didn't come for justice, didn't come to make amends Em                                                D Doesn't ask forgiveness, he's not looking to make friends Em                             D         A        G Just that he was passing through with money wearin' thin                 A                                    D      G Now he's travelin' down the Bolton Stretch again
verse 3 D                             C                     G He watches all the trees fly by, but doesn't seem to care D                             C                     G Knows it's time to leave again, but doesn't know to where D             C           G      A And though he stole a lot of money, it's not enough for bail Bm          A              G                  C  G (2x) And there are two blue lights behind him now, the sheriff's on his trail
      Em                                          D He Didn't come for justice, didn't come to make amends Em                                               D Doesn't ask forgiveness, he's not looking to make friends Em                                  D         A          G Just that he was passing through with money wearin' thin                 A                                 D      C  G Now he's travelin' down the Bolton Stretch again
verse 4 D                             C                     G Since the day that he was born he spent his whole live livin' free D                             C                     G With nothing but the loosest ties to friends and family D             C           G      A No punishment will make him care about the things he's done Bm          A              G                  C  G (2x) And if he lives another 20 years he'll live 'em on the run
      Em                                          D He Didn't come for justice, didn't come to make amends Em                                                D Doesn't ask forgiveness, he's not looking to make friends Em                                    D         A          G Just that he was passing through with money wearin' thin               A                               D      C  G Now he's travelin' down the Bolton Stretch again

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