Key: D major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
in the short grass at the foot of the plains
lawyers don't claim
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Verse 2
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when she's home from the road
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Waiting on dispatch to find her a load
ponies can't graze a thing
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Another bobtail of coastal ought to last
them 'til spring
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Verse 3
and kids running 'round
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Four generations of a blinking light town
maybe just the right glance
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at the Friday night dance
Verse 4
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Life's just too crazy for that
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Interlude 1
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Verse 5
he'll feed while she's gone
when the northers come blue
see all the towns
be traveling the roads
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Verse 6
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Faithful's a nice word
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Life's just too crazy for that
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Interlude 2
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Verse 7
knifed on black ice with
an oversized load
the responders all say
Verse 8
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don't bring me nothing home
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Life's just too short for all that
Verse 9
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Faithful's a nice word
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Life's just too short for all that
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Life's just too short for all that
Outro 1
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ChordsD G Bm A
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