Highway 17 - Rodney Crowell Chords
Chords: Am, Am7/E, Gadd9, F, E, Drive,, Dallas
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Genre: country, folk, rock
[Intro]
Am Am7/E Am Am7/E Am Gadd9 Am Am7/E Am
[Verse 1]
Am
I put away fifteen grand doing one-night stands mostly liquor stores and
fillin' stations
F
Me and this peepin' Tom by the name of J.D. Swan and any number of his odd
blood relations
Am
It was armed robbery in 1957 and mostly our getaways were clean
F
Then I'd pay off the boys and bury the bread out on Highway 17
[Verse 2]
Am
I had five kids and a wife with one dress and a yard full of cars that
wouldn't run
F
My two oldest boys they were on to my noise they despised what their daddy
done
E Am
But I did my thing the best I could making plans by the light of day
F E
And then night would fall and it was time to call and I was always on my way
[Verse 3]
Am
Now J.D. he was crazy and he was inbred he drank whiskey like it was goin'
out of style
F
You know I should have seen it coming the writing was on the wall
F Am
He was getting just a little too loose and wild and he made his mistake out
on Airline Drive,
F
You know those North Houston cops are quick they blew a hole in J.D. the size
of Dallas
F
And put a lump on my head with the brunt of a nightstick
E Am
You know that 5 to 10 in Huntsville ain't no good times boys, but I walked
that line do you know what I mean
F E Am
'Cause my mind was snug on that hole I dug out on Highway 17
F E Am
I said my mind was snug on that hole I dug out on Highway 17
[Verse 4]
Am
So I served my time only way I knew how thinking big and making plans
F
All about the way I was gonna change the world when I get my hands on that 15
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