Fire Line Road chords by James McMurtry
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Verse 1
(A minor) My name is Alice Walker,
they never told me why
(G major) I'm not named for anybody,
it's a name out of the sky
They thought it (F major) was pretty I guess,
way back when
I'll change (A minor) it some day
I like to pretend, I'm Just a visitor here
Like on one of those shows
In a house (G major) full of people I don't
hardly know
But we'll all (F major) get to home in a week or so
Back to (A minor) real life
Verse 2
(A minor)
And I'm picking up the carpet in
the corner where I crash
I'm too (G major) tired to separate the
pennies from the trash
And (F major) I don't guess it matters
even why Jesus died
(A minor) I can tell you about sins
Verse 3
They (A minor) got this duplex up on Fire Line Road
It's (G major) way out from town,
so the rent's pretty low,
(F major) Not much more than a cinder block cell
Just like the (A minor) one next door
And the next one as well
Verse 4
And the bus (A minor) don't run out
here but three times a day
The (G major) 7- 11, it's a full mile away
And there's a car (F major) in the yard,
mostly rust and dents
(G major) We (A minor) moved here in it,
but it hasn't run since (G major)
Verse 5
[Chorus] Forget my name, (A minor)
can you (G major) forget my face (A minor) (G major)
Gonna lose my (A minor) self in some
(F major) finer (G major) (A minor) place (G major)
Finer Places, (A minor) (G major) where I'll (A minor) go (G major)
I'll leave no trace (A minor) out on (F major)
Fire Line (A minor) Road
Verse 6
(A minor)
And there's a pile of daddy's quick-
picks scattered on the floor
Among the half (G major) empty bottles,
that chair against the door
In case he comes (F major) home drinkin',
with lovin' on his mind
I'd nev (A minor) er let it happen,
but that don't stop him tryin'
My sister weren't so lucky,
he got to her too soon
She nev (G major) er saw it coming,
he knew just what to do
To keep her si (F major) lent
I swear to god I'll kill him if I can
He said (A minor) she made him do it, after all he's just a man
Interlude 1
(A minor) (G major) (A minor)
(G major) (A minor) (G major) (A minor)
(F major) (A minor) (G major) (A minor)
(G major)
(A minor) (G major) (A minor)
(F major) (A minor) (G major)
(A minor) (G major) (A minor) (G major)
(A minor) (F major) (G major) (A minor) (G major)
(A minor) (G major) (A minor) (G major)
(A minor) (F major) (A minor)
Verse 7
[Chorus] Now she snorts (A minor)
that crank,
and stares at the phone
She ain't (G major) big as a minute,
just skin on bone
She bites (F major) her nails right down
to the quick
And they've taken (A minor) her babies,
and they won't give them back
And I know she loves them
and god knows she tries,
But when (G major) you're that far down
you're just going to get high
It's like (F major) eating or breathing to the rest of us
(C major) She can't (A minor) even feel bad without the stuff
Interlude 2
(A minor) (G major) (A minor)
(G major) (A minor) (G major)
(A minor) (F major) (G major) (A minor)
(G major) (A minor) (G major) (A minor)
(G major) (A minor) (F major) (G major) (A minor)
Verse 8
[Chorus] My name (A minor)
is Alice Walker,
Outro 1
they never told me why
(G major) (F major)
Fire Line Road
James Mcmurtry
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