Telegraph Road
Dire Straits
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A Flong time ago came a Dmman on a track
Cwalking thirty miles with a Bbsack on his back
and he Bbput down his load Cwhere he Fthought it was the Cbest
BbHe made a home in the wildGm7ernessBb
FHe built a cabin and a Dmwinter store
and he Cploughed up the ground by the Bbcold lake shore
Bband the other Ctravellers came Friding down the Ctrack
and they Bbnever went further and they Gm7never went backBb
FThen came the churches, Dmthen came the schools
CThen came the lawyers, Bbthen came the rules
BbThen came the Ctrains and the Ftrucks with their Cloads
and the Bbdirty old track was the telegraph D5road
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FThen came the mines, Dmthen came the ore
CThen there was the hard times, Bbthen there was a war
BbTelegraph sang a Csong Fabout the world outCside
BbTelegraph road got so Gm7deep and so wideBb
BbLike a rolling Friver
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DAnd my Gmradio says tonigGmht it's gonna freeze
DmPeople driving home from the Dmfactories
There's Csix lanes of traffic
AmThree lanes moving DmslowC
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CI used to Flike to go to work but they Dmshut it down
I've got a Cright to go to work but there's no Bbwork here to be found
Yes, and they Bbsay we're Cgonna have to Fpay what's Cowed
We're Bbgonna have to reap from Gm7seed that's been sowedBb
And the Fbirds up on the wires and the Dmtelegraph poles
They can Calways fly away from this Bbrain and this cold
You can Bbhear them Csinging out their Ftelegraph Ccode
All the Bbway down the telegraph roadDm
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DYou know I'd Dmsooner forget but I Dmremember those nights
When Clife was just a bet on a race Bbbetween the lights
You had your Bbhead on my Cshoulder, you had your Fhand in my Chair
Now you Bbact a little colder like you Gm7don't seem to care
BbBut Fbelieve in me, baby, and I'll Dmtake you away
From Cout of this darkness and Bbinto the day
From these Bbrivers of headliCghts, these Frivers of CrainF
From the Bbanger that lives on Cthe Fstreets with these CnamesF
'Cause I've Bbrun every red light Con Fmemory ClaneF
I've Bbseen desperation
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BbAnd I don't Cwanna Fsee it Cagain
From Amall of these signs saying "DmSorry, but we're closed"
All the Bbway FBbdown the telegraph road
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