The Ballad Of Sal Paradise Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]If the R[Em]oad [Am]Jack,
do you remember [Em]Ker ouac?
Who's that [Am]beatnik with that [Em]gun chick?
Hear [G]the [Am]bop blow,
take away the [Em]poet's glow
And they [G]drive into the wonder
of the [D]sad [Dm]dark [C]American [Am]night
A speed wrench highway,
a Dean Mori[Em]arty
A cat [Am]plays bongo, he calls you [Em]daddy -o
I just can't [Am]sit tight,
I gotta get [Em]out tonight
So we're driving to the [G]wonder
[Bm]of the s[D]ad dark Am[C]er
ican [Am]night[Dm]
He must have gotten harder
be[Am]fore he moved to Florida
[Dm]Or maybe just the flame died
[Am]that he turned up so [Dm]high
Hey all you college [Am]kids,
don't you watch what your daddy did
[C]Forget business management,
[B]pick up on [Bb]the r[Am]oad[Em][Am][Em][Am]
[Em][Am][Em]
[G][Dsus4][Dm][C][Am]
I speak generation,
first in the [Em]nation
Dealing with an [Am]atom bomb,
I still can't get a [Em]handle on
But I [Am]dig Kerouac,
the first to [Em]know where it's at
When [G]you drive into the wonder
[D]of the sad dark [C]American [Am]night[Dm]
[Am]Drive [C]into the beauty
of the [B]sad dark [Bb]American n[Am]ight
[Dm]Drive [C]into the memory
of the [B]sad dark [Bb]American

[Outro 1]
night
[Am][C][B][Bb][Am]