Terry chords by
James Mcmurtry

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Simplified

Key: A major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1
A A 
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McMurtry
Terry's off the track
Sent him away and he won't
G G 
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D D 
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A A 
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be back for a while
Fifteen years old
One night he lost control
G G 
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D D 
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Straight shots
A A 
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Staggered out to the parking lot

Verse 2

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Someone called him names

He was in no mood for games

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He was irate

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Courtin' fate

Verse 3
E E 
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It all went off in the blink of an eye
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There's no turnin back
or questioning why
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It was the heat of the moment
Flash in the pan
D D 
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Blood on the gravel and a long

Interlude 1

neck in his hand

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Verse 4
A A 
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Terry's off the track
Been gone two years and he ain't
G G 
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D D 
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A A 
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been back a time
Sent him to a school
Pays attention and he minds
the rules
G G 
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D D 
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And he makes no fuss
A A 
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Says he misses us

Verse 5

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Plays his guitar low

In his room 'neath a sixty- watt glow

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Till the counselor shouts,

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"Lights out."

Verse 6
E E 
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Then it all comes back
Ringin in his ear
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My God boy, whatcha doin' in here?
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It was the heat of the moment
A flash in the pan
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Never shoulda happened
A A 
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And you know it never will again

Interlude 2

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Verse 7
A A 
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Terry's off the track
Someday he'll be comin' back,
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A A 
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they say
His hometown looks the same
Same old streets and the same
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A A 
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old games to play
Must be a dream
Eleven months he turns eighteen
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A A 
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And he's outta there

Verse 8
E E 
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But he won't leave the walls
behind
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They're gonna stay with
him a good long time
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In the heat of the moment
Any old day
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It don't take a second