Ray Wylie Hubbard - Dallas After Midnight guitar chord

Dallas After Midnight

Ray Wylie Hubbard - ©opr. 1981 - Fox Prophet Music (ASCAP)

D G

I pulled into the alley behind the liquor store

D G

turned out the lights and left the motor runnin’, Sonny opened up the door,

Em A

then he flashed me his grin, said, “this is gonna be a piece of cake,

Em A

later tonight we’ll head to The Spotlight and split up the take.”

D G

Sittin’ there in the darkness, I take a hit off the wine,

D G

wait for the rush to hit me and it feels so fine.

Em A

Then I think of somethin’ I never realized,

Em A

if I get shot tonight, I ain’t ever been baptised.

CHORUS:

D G A

Oh, Dallas after midnight –

D G A D G Em A D

oh, Dallas after midnight – Oh, Dallas after midnight...

D G

Then Sonny came runnin’ back, sweat runnin’ down his face.

D G

He said, “the cat had a gun, man, I panicked, we gotta get outta this place!”

Em A

There was nothin’ to do or say as we drove away.

Em A

I just kept askin’ myself how’d I ever get so mean I couldn’t pray?

REPEAT CHORUS

G A D

There ain’t nothin’ that I like better than drivin’ on hard concrete,

G Em

I’d rather have a steerin’ wheel in my hands than a woman at my feet.

Em A

Ever since I was a little kid I was always rowdy and loud,

Em A

take a look at me now I’m 37 years old and still runnin’ around with a wild crowd.

REPEAT CHORUS

D G

Somewhere in Colorado there’s a truck whose brakes just won't hold,

D G

and there’s a burned-out car abandoned just south of Waco,

Em A

and there’s a song comin’ from a radio somewhere...

D G D

“I fought the law and the law won...

D A D

I fought the law and the law won...

D G D

I fought the law and the law won...

D A D

I fought the law and the law won...”

REPEAT CHORUS