Barstow

Intro: 
D A C G 



[Verso 1]
 
D 
Broken down in Barstow 
A 
Smoke a quarter shorted cigarette 
C 
From the side of the road 
G                                           D 
This car aint going nowhere until its towed away 
C 
Pull my hat over my eyes 
G                      D 
And stick my thumb out towards LA 
 


[Verso 2]
 
D 
At the dusty desert truck stop 
A 
Where the coffee tastes like oilpan rust 
C 
And the asphalts just as black and hot 
G                               D 
A cup is gonna cost all Ive got left 
C 
If I ever needed a friend 
G                 D 
Well, now is the time 
C                                    G              D 
Ive got so many miles to go and not a solitary dime  


Instrumental: 
D A C G 
D C G 
D C G 


[Verso 3]
 
D 
Left my mother, wife, and little girl 
A 
In a trailer out in Bakersfield 
C 
Enough scratch for 3 more meals 
G                                              D 
Yeah, it's a raw fucking deal, but I tried everything 
C 
I had to borrow, beg, and steal 
G                    D 
And it was never enough 
C 
Well, theyll get on without me 
G                        D 
Those girls always was tough 
 


[Verso 4]
 
D 
If my luck wont even carry me 
A 
As far as the Mojave 
C 
If Primm is too far a destination 
G                            D 
How am I gonna make it in Las Vegas? 
C 
Maybe Id be better off 
G                            D 
Just going back east 
C 
Where at least a walking bum 
G                            D 
Aint gonna die from the heat 
 

Outro: 
D A C G 
D C G 
D C G