Cold Beer And Cigarettes

A
A white ghost,

making his way up the west coast
                                G                                       F#m
Trying to focus his high hopes on a vagina or two
G                          D
He's taking his chances

Meanwhile, back in his living room
Bright smiles are watching his toddler run speed trials
Over a grandmother's rug
And nature advances

F  Dm          G
Up the interstate
E7              Am
He's been awake
    F             G              Em               F
And pretty drunk for three whole days
F        Dm             G
No one wants to stop
 E7              Am         Em          F
Until they get to where they're going
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I'll get to where I'm going pretty soon

        A                       Em
So he takes another drink
  Em                                        D
'Cause watching the scenery bleed
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Into each similar scene
        F#m                E  E7
Isn’t as sweet as it
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had been in his dream


   A
It's faster to buy cigarettes and some cold beer
                                G
If you don't rattle the cashier
                                        Bm
By asking her back to your room
           E      E7  E
She's calling security


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Our car's on fire in the parking lot
                                 A
And nobody wants it to rain

But God isn't listening
                                        D
So all of the windshields glisten
D               Db5       D
The water and oil mix
                             A
Causing the fire to spread
                                          E
To five or six innocent automobiles
                                   D
Waiting in their nearby spots
                                 A
What a cruel God we've got

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Right on, right on, right on
    Bm       E  E7 E
Right on, right on

Right on, right on, right on

Right on, right on

   A                        Em
So he takes another drink
                                        D
'Cause watching the scenery bleed
 Dm                        A
Into each similar scene
            F#m  E      E7            F  Dm  A
Isn't as sweet as it had been in his dreams