Sleeping on the Blacktop
Recorded by Colter Wall
Album: Imaginary Appalachia (2015)

(Capo on 3)

(Intro.)
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(Verse 1)
(Em) Sunshine beating on the good times
(Em)Moonlight raising from the grave
(Em) String band playing worn out honky-tonks
(Em)Pretty young thing going dancing in the rain
 
(Interlude)
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(Verse 2)
(Em) High heel lady spitting at the nickajack
(Em)Business man with a needle and a spoon
(Em) Coyote chewing on a cigarette
(Em)Pack o' young boys going howlin' at the moon
 
(Chorus)
(Em) Hey darlin'! (G)Sleeping on the (A)blacktop
(Em) Hey darlin'! (G)Running through the (A)trees honey
(Em) Hey darlin'! (G)Leaving for the (A)next town
(Em)less'n my sense catches (D)up with (Em)me
 
(Interlude)
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(Verse 3)
(Em) Three dead in a crash on the number four
(Em) two witnesses below and up high
(Em) Not sure whose will be done
You can (Em)call me a sinner for wondering why
 
(Chorus)
(Em) Hey darlin'! (G)Sleeping on the (A)blacktop
(Em) Hey darlin'! (G)Running through the (A)trees honey
(Em) Hey darlin'! (G)Leaving for the (A)next town
(Em)less'n my sense catches (D)up with (Em)me
 
(Interlude)
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(Verse 4)
(Em) Corn liquor tastes sweeter in this town
(Em) Could it be it's the same as the last?
(Em) I swear I've seen ya face elsewhere before
(Em)Just as familiar as a bottle and a glass
 
(Chorus)
(Em) Hey darlin'! (G)Sleeping on the (A)blacktop
(Em) Hey darlin'! (G)Running through the (A)trees honey
(Em) Hey darlin'! (G)Leaving for the (A)next town
(Em)less'n my sense catches (D)up with (Em)me
 
(End-Chorus)
(Em) Hey darlin'! (G)Sleeping on the (A)blacktop
(Em) Hey darlin'! (G)Running through the (A)trees honey
(Em) Hey darlin'! (G)Leaving for the (A)next town
(Em)less'n my sense catches (D)up with (Em)me
 
(Outro.)
|(Em)(A/E)(Am/E)(Em)|(Em)(A/E)(Am/E)(Em)|
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|(Em) Less'n my sense catches up with - - - (Em)me - - - - -