my old car chords by Lee Dorsey

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Verse 1
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20 long miles from town,
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my old car broke down
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The clutch is shot & the sound is so hot
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Oh what I'd give to be home
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Verse 2
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19 miles from town, my old car broke down
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The battery's dead, man like I said
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Oh what I'd give to be home
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Verse 3

18 miles from town, my old car broke down

The fan belt's slippin'

& the engine's missin'

Oh what I'd give to be home

restin' my bones

Verse 4
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17 miles from town,
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my old car broke down
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Just my luck,
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I've got the fuel pump's stuck
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Oh what I'd give to be
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home

Verse 5
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(When the sun's so high
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up  in the sky)
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& I'm tryin' to get
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home to my baby
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(When I get that far,
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I'm gonna get rid of this car)
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It's got to go,
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it's got to & I don't mean maybe

Verse 6

16 miles from town,

my old short broke down

My tire'sdown, no spare around

Oh what I'd give to be home

Interlude 1

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Verse 7
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(instrumental) 15 miles from town,
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my old car broke down
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C 
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The battery's dead, man like I said
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Oh what I'd give to be home
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