Speed Trap Town
Jason Isbell
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[Capo en 2]
Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B E)[Strophe]D G DShe said "it's none of my business but it breaks my heart"D/B G DDropped a dozen cheap roses in my shopping cartD G DMade it out to the truck without breaking downD/B G DEverybody knows you in a speed trap town[Strophe]D G DIt's a Thursday night but there's a high school gameD/B G DSneak a bottle up the bleachers and forget my nameD G DThese 5-A bastards run a shallow crossD/B G DIt's a boy's last dream and a man's first loss[Refrain]Em G D AAnd it never did occur to me to leave, 'til tonightEm G DThere's no one left to ask if I'm all rightEm G D ASleep until I'm straight enough to drive, then decideEm G DIf there's anything that can't be left behind[Strophe]D G DThe doctor said daddy wouldn't make it a yearD/B G DBut the holidays are over and he's still hereD G DHow long can they keep you in the ICUD/B G DVeins through the skin like a faded tattoo[Strophe]D G DWas a tough state trooper 'til a decade backD/B G DWhen that girl who wasn't mama caused his heart attackD G DHe didn't care about us when he was walkin' aroundD/B G DJust pulling women over in a speed trap town[Refrain]Em G D ABut it never did occur to me to leave, 'til tonightEm G DWhen I realized he'll never be all rightEm G D ASign my name and say my last goodbye, then decideEm G DThat there's nothing here that can't be left behind[Solo][Strophe]D G DRoads got blurry when the sun came upD/B G DSlept a couple hours in the pickup truckD G DDrank a cup of coffee by an Indian moundD/B G DThousand miles away from that speed trap townD/B G DThousand miles away from that speed trap town