Intro: D
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He's got a flat wheel at the side of the road,
D G
The rain's coming down, it's getting cold,
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A car pulls over on the interstate,
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Says wait there, I gotta check your plates.
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He comes back to sound the alarm,
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Makes it clear to the boy that he's armed,
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Says I don't know if I've seen you around,
G A
We don't get your type in our town.
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Officer I grew up in this town,
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Surely you must've seen me around,
Bm A G
I go to school with two o' your sons,
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Maybe you saw me at a game that we won.
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He said boy step out o' the car,
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I don't want you goin' to far,
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Where is it you said you were from again,
G A
'cause I don't think I was listenin'.
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I don't remember tellin' you you could speak;
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show some respect to members of the police.
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Do you know what I could do to you?
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Do you know what I could put you through?
D G A
Officer I grew up in this town,
D G A
Surely you must've seen me around,
Bm A G
I go to school with two o' your sons,
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Maybe you saw me at a game that we won.
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I am headed to my girlfriends place,
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'nd yeah it's been a while since I checked my plates,
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but I assure you when tomorrow comes,
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I'll get 'em fixed and no harm will be done.
Interlude
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The cop smiled and he pulled out his gun.
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He said what planet do you think that I'm from?
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There was a pause and the moment was tight,
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the boy knew he couldn't win this fight.
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So he turned and he ran like the wind,
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shots fired and the bullets went in.
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And he thought as he lay on the ground
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I can't believe I'm gonna die in this town.
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Officer when are you gonna learn,
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That one day it's gonna be your turn?
Bm A G
This boy was friends with two o' your kids,
A G
How are you gonna tell 'em what you did?
D G A
He was headed to his girlfriends place,
D G A
yeah, it wasn't right he hadn't checked his plates,
Bm A G
but he assured you when tomorrow came,
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he was gonna make it right again.
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