Photo Finish Chris LeDoux
Chris Ledoux
Okay so this is a fairly easy song to play and also a lot of fun. When the line begins
with an E (every 2nd line) you sometimes have to hold the E for a long time and then the
D and A at the end are fairly quick. You just have to feel it. Let me know how I did. If
you have any comments or corrections, let me know.
Capo 1
At s[E]even this morning, I g[D]ot on the ph[A]one
And said to h[D]old my bronc,[E] as long as you c[A]an
My car broke down in Billings and they just got it put together
Iâ??ll be photo finishing into old Cheyenne
Here I am in Sheridan and its 9 oâ??clock
In the morning, and times a-goinâ?? fast
I just pulled â??er over, had some coffee and a donut
And I bought the car a brand new tank of gas
Well I donâ??t know if Iâ??m gonna make it, itâ??s 9:15
Iâ??ll be lucky if I ever get there
By God now whatâ??s that I hear, is it a sireen
Sure enough, he got me on his radar
He pulled up behind me and turned on those flashinâ?? lights
A sign that I knew meant to pull it over
So I stomped on my brakes and as I skidded to a halt
I wiped out three reflector posts along the shoulder
He got out of his car and was a-walkinâ?? real slow
So I jumped out and met him half way
He jerked out his gun and said Mister are you crazy
I ainâ??t never seen nobody drive that way
I told him take it easy and he could put up that cannon
The way youâ??re shakinâ?? it just might go off
He put up the gun as I explained my situation
He listened to my story, then he coughed
He wrote me out a ticket, that seemed to take forever
I took and as I headed for my car, that cop he hollered after me
And said hey cowboy you better slow down cause you canâ??t outrun this radar
As I rolled on down the road I was a-cursinâ?? and a-swearinâ??
About the ticket, that I had just acquired
I wondered if I oughta pay it or throw it out the window
But I might just set the damn thing a-fire
So I gunned it once again and was a travellinâ?? down the highway
With the gas pedal mashed to the floor
When I came around a curve, and right there in the highway
Thereâ??s more damn sheep than Iâ??ve ever seen before
Iâ??m goinâ?? to fast to ever stop so I just close my eyes
As the car rolls on through the herd
When I opened up my eyes again thereâ??s a sheep on the fender
And that herderâ??s sayinâ?? some mighty awful words
The sweats a-drippinâ?? off my hands as I barrelled through old Wheatland
Iâ??m a nervous wreck and I must be a sight
The flies inside this old car are buzzinâ?? all around me
I guess my 24 hour deodorant quit last night
60, 50, 40, 30, 20 miles more
The rodeo starts in another 18 minutes
I pull in through the main gate and I hear the anthem playinâ??
I canâ??t believe it, thank God I finally made it
Thereâ??s only one more obstacle thatâ??s standinâ?? in my way
Itâ??s a nitwit, with a weekend badge
Heâ??s standing by the gate and I slide â??er to a halt
He says where in the hell are you goinâ?? so doggone fast
I tell him Iâ??m entered and I ainâ??t got time to talk
My horse is in the chutes and Iâ??m late
He says I need to get a pass, from the secretary
My eyes get red and my heart fills up with hate
I yell you dirty so and so you better let me through
He asked if Iâ??d repeat that once again
So I wacked him in the mouth and then I left him lyinâ?? there
On his back, a-kickinâ?? in the sand
I got there just in time to see my bronc come runninâ?? out
His head and tail was held way up high
I swear he looked right straight at me and grinned and gave a horse-laugh
And me I just stood there and cried
I turned around feeling helpless and purely dumfounded
I looked, and what did I see
3 highway patrolmen and a gateman with a fat lip
And they were all a-lookinâ?? right at me
Sittinâ?? in this cell know Iâ??ve done a lot of thinkinâ??
About that wild run I made a month ago
Iâ??m sorry that Iâ??m in this rotten situation
If I could [D]do it again I w[E]ouldnâ??t have drove so[A] slow
If I could [D]do it again I w[E]ouldnâ??t have drove so[A] slow
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