Tom: D
Intro: D
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Where his wheels left the road
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Broken glass and twisted steel
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Were the only traces left
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Of that worn out oldsmobile
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Oh the mist hung on that mountain
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Like a winter overcoat
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And the deputies found him
A D
Where his wheels left the road
G D
He had left the diamond horseshoe
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Drank that whiskey river dry
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That's the tale the sheriff told to his
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Sister and his wife
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They could claims their dear beloved
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At the white oak funeral home
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And the deputy can show them
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Where his wheels left the road
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Now they're bringing food and flowers
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To the kitchen of his home
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They placed a little cross
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Where his wheels left the road
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But the truth will soon be buried
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There's a secret no one knows
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He was not out on that highway when
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His wheels left the road
G D
It was back in that old bar room
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In the smoke and neon lights
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He was dancing with a woman
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Just before he crossed the line
A
In a room next to the horseshoe
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Wedding ring down in his coat
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He took her in his arms and
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His wheels left the road
G D
Where his wheels left the road
G D
Broken glass and twisted steel
G D
Were the only traces left
A D
Of that worn out oldsmobile
G D
Oh the mist hung on that mountain
G D
Like a winter overcoat
G D
And the deputies found him
A D
Where his wheels left the road
