Key: D
Introduction:
D
Sherry was a waitress, at the only joint in town.
G
She had a reputation, as a girl who had been around.
D
On Main street after midnight, a 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.
G
The road goes on forever, and the party never ends.
D
Sonny was a loner, he was older 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, and one day he got caught.
A
But he was back in business, when they set him free again.
G
The road goes on forever, and the party never ends.
D
Sonny's playing eight-ball, in 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 running right behind him, reaching for his hand.
G
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
D
They jumped into his pickup, Sonny jammed it down in gear.
G
Sonny looked at Sherry, said "Let's get on 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 hotel by the water, and a quart of Bombay Gin.
G
The road goes on forever, the party never ends.
D
They soon ran out of money, but Sonny knew a man,
G
Who knew some Cuban refugees, who dealt in contraband.
D
Sonny met the Cubans, at a house just off the route,
G
With a briefcase full of money, a pistol in his boot.
A
The cards were on the table, when the law came bustin' in.
G
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
D
The Cubans grabbed the goodies, and Sonny grabbed a jack,
G
He broke the bathroom window, and climbed on out the back.
D
Sherry drove the pickup, through the alley on the side,
G
Where a lawman tackled Sonny, and was reading him his rights.
A
She stepped out in the alley, with a single shot four-ten
G
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
D
They left the lawman lying, 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 her 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.
G
The road goes on forever, the party never ends.
D
Well it'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 readin' Sonny is going to the chair.
A
She pulls back onto mainstreet, in her new Mercedes Benz.
G
The road goes on forever, and the party never ends!