Rodney Crowell - Telephone Road (easy) guitar chord
Telephone Road--Rodney Crowell
written by Rodney Crowell
From the album THE HOUSTON KID
Thanks to Hank for the original chords; however, it was much too hard for this beginner,
and I think these chords also sound a tad better (the E sounded off to me...this D
sounds a lot better).
Capo II
INTRO: A D (4x)
A D
The rain came down like endless sheets of thunder
A D
Lightneing bolts split pine trees down to the roots
F#m
In the shadow of the astrodome
D
With a hurricane coming on strong
F#m E-A-E
We used to hit the streets and go swimmin in our birthday suits
Skiin' in a bar ditch behind a mo-ped
13 stitches on the corner of a sardine can
We were dirt poor Houston kids
Our whole family livin on the skids
But we always had a nickel for the comin of the ice cream man
CHORUS 1:
D
Mosquito truck blowin up DDT
F#m
Barefoot heatens runnin wild and free
D
Air raid buzzer at a noonday scream
Bm E D
Livin is a dream on telephone road
I used to love them cherry cokes down at the Princess Drive-In
The cheeseburgers taste so good I like to come untied
There's a chinaberry tree I remember
I used to climb in and outta my winder
The night I left was on the day before my grandma died
CHORUS 2:
Sawdust spread out on a dancehall floor
Jukebox rippin at an all out roar
Barmaid smilin at a ten cent tip
Livin is a trip on telephone road
BRIDGE:
F#m B
Magnolia Garden bandstand on the very front row
F#m D
Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and the Killer puttin on a show
Bm D
Six years old and barely off my daddy's knee
F#m E
WHen those rockabilly rebels sent the devil runnin right through me
CHORUS 3:
A drive in movie in the trunk of my car
One-eyed sailor in an ice house bar
Split Shine Charlie and ol' Peg Leg Bill
Are dressed up fit to kill on telephone road
F#m A
Telephone Road
D
Telephone road
F#m E
Barbeque and beer on ice
F#m E
A salty watermelon slice
F#m E
A little taste of paradise
D (let ring)
On Telephone Road
(NOTE)
Feel free to add in a Dsus4 after the D at the end of the verse lines...
