The Road Goes On Forever Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][G][D][G]

[Verse 1]
[D]Sherry was a waitress
At the only joint in town
She [G]had a reputation
As a girl who'd been around
Down [D]Main Street after midnight
With a brand new pack of cigs
A [G]fresh one hanging from her lips
A beer between her legs
She'd [A]ride down to the river
And meet with all her friends
The [G]road goes on forever
And the party never [D]ends[G]

[Verse 2]
[D]Sonny was a loner
Bolder than the rest
He was [G]going in the Navy
But he couldn't pass the test
So he [D]hung around town
And he sold a little pot
The [G]law got wind of Sonny
And one day he got caught
But [A]he was back in business
When they set him free again
The [G]road goes on forever
And the party never [D]ends[G]

[Verse 3]
[D]Sonny's playing eight ball
At the joint where Sherry works
Some [G]drunken out-of-towner
Put his hand up Sherry's skirt
[D]Sonny took his pool cue
Laid the drunk out on the floor
Stuffed a [G]dollar in her tip jar
Walked out of the door
She's [A]running right behind him
Reaching for his hand
The [G]road goes on forever
And the party never [D]ends[G]

[Verse 4]
They [D]jumped into his pick-up
Sonny jammed her down in gear
[G]Sonny looked at Sherry
Said, "Let's get on out of here."
The [D]stars were high above them
The moon was in the east
The [G]sun was setting on them
When they reached Miami Beach
They got a [A]motel by the water
And a quart of Bombay Gin
The [G]road goes on forever
And the party never [D]ends[G]

[Verse 5]
They [D]soon ran out of money
But Sonny knew a man
Who [G]knew some Cuban refugees
Who dealt in contraband
[D]Sonny met the Cuban
In a house just off the route
With a [G]briefcase full of money
And a pistol in his boot
The [A]cards were on the table
When the law came bustin' in
The [G]road goes on forever
And the party never [D]ends[G]

[Verse 6]
The [D]Cubans grabbed the goodies
Sonny grabbed the jack
He [G]broke the bathroom window
And climbed on out the back
[D]Sherry drove the pick-up
Through the alley on the side
Where the [G]lawman tackled Sonny
And was reading him his rights
She [A]stepped out in the alley
With a single-shot four-ten
The [G]road goes on forever
And the party never [D]ends[G]

[Verse 7]
They [D]left the lawman dying
And they made their get away
[G]Got back to the motel
Just before the break of day
Sonny [D]gave her all the money
And he blew a little kiss
If they [G]ask you how this happened
Say I forced you into this
She [A]watched him as his tail lights
Disappeared around the bend
The [G]road goes on forever
And the party never [D]ends[G]

[Verse 8]
There's a [D]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
The [G]headlines read that Sonny
Is going to the chair
She [A]pulls back onto main street
In her new Mercedes-Benz
The [G]road goes on forever

[Outro 1]
And the party never ends
[D][G][D][G]
[D][G][D][G]
[Repeat and fade]