The Wolfman Of Del Rio — Terry Allen
Chords and lyrics for The Wolfman Of Del Rio by Terry Allen (key of C).
Verse 1
[C]Well He took his first release on a [F]highway
[G]In a 1953 green [C]Chevrolet
[C]An he was carryin and awful load for just a [F]15 year old
[G]'Til he laid his mind on the center line and turned up the [C]radio
Chorus
Goin a [F]hundred miles an hour down the [C]blue asphaltum [Am]line
[G]Listenin to the Wolfman of Del [Am]Rio
An he [F]didn't give a [G]damn About the [C]trouble he was in
Yeah [F]deep down in his [G]soul He just wanted…to [C]go
An you can tell [F]by the look on his [C]face [F]he's all caught up with the [C]need
To [F]trade in some emptied out [C]spaces for some [G]speeeeeeed[G7]
An that good ol' American [C]Dream
Verse 2
[C]And she took her first release on the [F]back seat
[G]Of a 1961 black V-8 [C]Ford
[C]And she just give up all control on that [F]vinyl tuck-an-roll
[G]Breathin hard with a dark-eyed boy that she barely even knowed[C]
Chorus
Goin a [F]hundred miles an hour down the [C]blue asphaltum [Am]line
[G]Listenin to the Wolfman of Del [Am]Rio
And she [F]didn't give a[G] damn about the [C]trouble she'd get in
Yeah [F]deep down in her [G]soul She just wanted…to [C]flow
And you can [F]tell by the paint on [C]her [F]face she's all made-up for the [C]need
[F]To trade in some emptied out [C]places For some [G]speeeeeeed[G7]
And that good ol' American[C] Dream
Outro
And Now they [G]circle one another [F]armed with the lives from their [C]past
And they [G]fight to the death for [F]their lies 'Til the bad [C]feelings pass
Then they [F]sit and they [F]smoke and they [F]drink and they [G]talk an talk an talk
an talk
And then they [C]stalk aroun
like they're [G]lookin for something they've [F]lost but can never again be [C]found
And it's [F]crazy Yeah crazy in the backyards the bedrooms the kitchens Crazy
out in the [G]streets
Through all their cities And even [C]smaller towns
And It most [G]certainly seems Some [F]disease of the dreams Has been [C]goin 'round
Yes It most [G]certainly seems Some [F]disease of the dreams Has been [C]goin 'round
Goin a [F]hundred miles an hour Down the [C]blue asphaltum [Am]line
[G]Listenin to the Wolfman of Del [Am]Rio
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