A Few Good Rides Away chords by Brooks & Dunn

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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I was sittin' in a
truckstop
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Watchin' tumbleweeds roll by
Tryin' to read the menu
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When the waitress caught my eye
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She pulled a pencil from her hair
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And leaned across the bar
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I did my best not to stare
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But man, she made it hard
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I asked that trucker

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Verse 2

next to me

Hey, what looks good today

He said I know what's on your mind

And boy, there ain't no way

Get yourself some apple pie

And something cool to drink

I know you want the special

And I like the way you think

Verse 3
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But you can't have the waitress
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Boy, everybody's tried
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There's a cowboy down in Abilene
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Who keeps her satisfied
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They got a hundred acre
dream
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That's gettin' closer every day
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Just a few more plates of ham and eggs
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And a few good rides away

Verse 4
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Hard times hit West Texas
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Damn near everything's for sale
But there's somethings we hold sacred
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When everything else fails
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When we're down to nothing
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Out here, everybody shares
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Most of us have lost our dreams
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So we bought into theirs
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I've seen her walk a

Verse 5
hundred miles
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Up and down this floor
I've never seen her fail to smile
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When he limps through that door
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So when you're done, you leave a tip
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And make it nice and fat
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And feel lucky you can own a piece
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Of something like that

Verse 6
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But you can't have the waitress
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Boy, everybody's tried
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There's a cowboy down in Abilene
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Who keeps her satisfied
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They got a hundred acre
dream
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That's gettin' closer every day
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Just a few more plates of ham and eggs
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And a few good rides away

Verse 7
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But you can't have the waitress
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Boy, everybody's tried
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There's a cowboy down in Abilene
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Who keeps her satisfied
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They got a hundred acre
dream
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That's gettin' closer every day
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Just a few more plates of ham and eggs
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And a few good rides away