Tonalidad: D major
Verse 1
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Sherry was a waitress at
the only joint in town
G
She had a reputation as a girl
who'd been around
D
Down Main Street after midnight
with a brand new pack of cigs
G
A fresh one hangin' from her lips
and a beer between her legs
A
She'd ride down to the river and
meet with all her friends
G
The road goes on forever
and the party never ends
D
Verse 2
Sonny was a loner he
was older than the rest
G
He was going into the Navy
but he couldn't pass the test
D
So he hung around town he sold a little pot
G
The law caught wind of Sonny
and one day he got caught
A
But he was back in business when they
set him free again
G
The road goes on forever and
Interlude 1
the party never ends
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Verse 3
D
Sonny's playin' 8-ball at the joint
where Sherry works
G
When some drunken outta towner put
his hand up Sherry's skirt
D
Sonny took his pool cue laid
the drunk out on the floor
G
Stuffed a dollar in her tip jar and
walked on out the door
A
She's runnin' right behind him
reachin' for his hand
G
The road goes on forever and
Interlude 2
the party never ends
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Verse 4
D
They jumped into his pickup Sonny
jammed her down in gear
G
Sonny looked at Sherry and said
lets get on outta here
D
The stars were high above them and
the moon was in the east
G
The sun was settin' on them
when they reached Miami Beach
A
They got a hotel by the water and
a quart of Bombay gin
G
The road goes on forever and
D
the party never ends
G
Verse 5
D
They soon ran out of money
but Sonny knew a man
G
Who knew some Cuban refugees
that delt in contraband
D
Sonny met the Cubans in
a house just off the route
G
With a briefcase full of money
and a pistol in his boot
A
The cards were on the table when the
law came bustin' in
G
The road goes on forever and
D
the party never ends
G
Verse 6
D
The Cubans grabbed the goodies
and Sonny grabbed the Jack
G
He broke a bathroom window
and climbed on out the back
D
Sherry drove the pickup through
the alley on the side
G
Where a lawman tackled Sonny
and was reading him his rights
A
She stepped into the alley with
a single shot .410
G
The road goes on forever and
Interlude 3
the party never ends
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Verse 7
D
They left the lawman lyin' and
they made their getaway
G
They got back to the motel just
before the break of day
D
Sonny gave her all the money
and he blew her a little kiss
G
If they ask you how this happened
say I forced you into this
A
She watched him as his taillights
disappeared around the bend
G
The road goes on forever
and the party never ends
D
G
Verse 8
D
Its Main Street after midnight
just like it was before
21 months later at the
local grocery store
Sherry buys a paper and a cold
6-pack of beer
G
The headlines read that Sonny
is goin' to the chair
A
She pulls back onto Main Street
in her new Mercedes Benz
G
The road goes on forever
Outro 1
and the party never ends
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