Telephone Road Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][Dsus4][G][Am]

[Verse 1]
[Am]Rain came down [A]in
endless sheets [D]of [G]thunder
[Am]Lightning [A]bolts split pine
trees down to [Am]the [D]roots
In [Am]the shad[F#m] ow of the Astrodome
With a [D]hurricane coming on strong
We used to [F#m]hit the streets and go
swimming in our birthday suits
[E]

[Verse 2]
[Am]Ski [A]ing in a bar ditch beh[Am]ind
[D]a moped[Am]
13 stitches [A]on the [Am]corner of a sardine [D]can
We were [F#m]dirt poor Houston kids
Our whole fam[D]ily living on the skids
But we [F#m]always had a nickel for the
coming of the ice cream [E]man

[Verse 3]
Mos[Am]quito truck blowing up [A]DDT
[F#m]Barefoot heathens running wild and free
[D]Air raid buzzer at a noon- day scream
[Bm]Living in a [E]dream
On Telephone [D]Road

[Verse 4]
[D]
I used to [Am]love them cherry [A]Cokes
down at [Am]the Prince's [D]Drive- In
And [Am]the cheeseburgers tasted so
good I like to come un[D]tied
There's [F#m]a Chinaberry tree I remember
I used to [D]climb in and out
of my window
[F#m]The night I left was on the day
before my Grandma died
[E]

[Verse 5]
[Am]Saw [A]dust spread out on a
dance hall floor
[F#m]Jukebox ripping at an all- out roar
[D]Barmaid smiling at a 10 cent tip
[Bm]Living is [E]a trip
On Telephone [D]Road

[Verse 6]
[D]
[F#m]Magnolia Garden bandstand
on the very front [D]row
Johnny [F#m]Cash Carl Perkins and The
Killer putting on [E]a show
[Bm]6 years old and just barely
off my daddy's [D]knee
When [F#m]those rockabilly rebels
Sent the Devil running
right through [E]me

[Verse 7]
[Am]A drive- [A]in movie in the trunk of my car
[F#m]One- eyed sailor in an ice house bar
[D]Spit- shine Charlie and ol' Peg- leg Bill
Are [Bm]dressed up fit to [E]kill
On Telephone [D]Road

[Verse 8]
[D]
Telephone [F#m]Road, [A]Telephone Roa[D]d

[Verse 9]
[F#m]Barbecue and beer on [E]ice
[F#m]A salty watermelon [E]slice
At [F#m]the Little Taste of [E]Paradise
On Telephone [D]Road