Tono: G
Introducción:
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I was headed north on highway five/ on a star-lit Sundaynight/ When a pick-up
truck
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flew by me out of control/ As I watched in my headlights/ He swerved left
then back
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right/ He never hit the brakes as he left the road/ I found him lying in the
grass/
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Among the steel and glass/ With an empty whiskey bottle by his side/ And
through
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the blood and tears/ He whisperd in my ear/ A few last words just before he
died/
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Don't Tell Mamma I was drinkin'/ Lord knows her soul would never rest/ I
can't leave
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this world with Mamma thinkin' / I met the Lord with whiskey on my breath
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I still think about that night/ and how that young man died/ And how others
somtimes
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pay for our mistakes/ The last thing on his mind/ As he left this world
behind/ Was
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knowing someone elses heart would break/ (repeat chorus)
I hope this helps and again any corrections are welcomed.