Montana Backroads Nanci Griffith
[A] [Bm] [D] [E] [A]
In an o[A]ld pickup truck, with his [Bm]hat pulled down
He dr[D]ives them old[E] Montana b[A]ackroads
Remem[A]bering half-forgotten times, and w[Bm]ondering where it's gone
[D]And if he can [E]still carry the l[A]oad
Now, th[A]e summer sun is setting, a[Bm]nd the moon is on the rise
As he[D] pulls that o[E]ld pickup [A]into town
And h[A]e parks beside the place where the[Bm] feed store used to be
[D]And he heads for an[E] old familiar sou[A]nd
Those [D]honky-tonk b[E]ands still play [A]old-[A/G#]time s[F#m]ongs[E]
[D]Remembering how [E]things used to [A]be
[D]Sitting at the [E]bar with his [A]head do[A/G#]wn in [F#m]his hands
So a[D]lone with his mem[E]ories
Lord, he's[D] so alone wit[D/C#]h his m[E]emori[A]es
He reme[A]mbers back in '33, or was [Bm]it '34
The y[D]ear that he w[E]on the rod[A]eo
The buc[A]kle that they gave him, we[Bm]ll, he still wears today
For t[D]hat Brahma bu[E]ll that he[A] rode
But his[A] riding days are over now,[Bm] his back is getting weak
And h[D]is eyesight, [E]it just ai[A]n't as good
As the [A]days he'd spot a deer at a[Bm] hundred yards or more
And b[D]ring back a m[E]onth's sup[A]ply of food
Those [D]honky-tonk b[E]ands still play [A]old-[A/G#]time s[F#m]ongs[E]
[D]Remembering how [E]things used to [A]be
[D]Sitting at the [E]bar with his [A]head do[A/G#]wn in [F#m]his hands
So a[D]lone with his mem[E]ories
Lord, he's[D] so alone wit[D/C#]h his m[E]emori[A]es
Now the[A] bar is getting set to clo[Bm]se, they say he's got to leave
But i[D]t feels like,[E] Lord, he [A]just arrived
So he d[A]owns his last shot as he's[Bm] heading for the door
Getti[D]ng ready for [E]that long [A]and lonely drive
In an o[A]ld pickup truck, with his [Bm]hat pulled down
He dr[D]ives them old[E] Montana b[A]ackroads
Remembe[A]ring half-forgotten times,[Bm] and wondering where it's gone
And i[D]f he can stil[E]l carry th[A]e load
Those [D]honky-tonk b[E]ands still play [A]old-[A/G#]time s[F#m]ongs[E]
[D]Remembering how [E]things used to [A]be
[D]Sitting at the [E]bar with his [A]head do[A/G#]wn in [F#m]his hands
So a[D]lone with his mem[E]ories
Lord, he's[D] so alone wit[D/C#]h his m[E]emori[A]es
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