Old Desert Road chords by Dom Flemons

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Verse:
            F     A                   Dm         G7
I went back down, went back down that old desert road
            F      A                Dm    G7
There was a broken billboard on the right
    F        A             Dm              G7
The past was gone, and the world had moved on
      F               G7            F     C F
And I had to get back before it was night

Verse:
        F         A                Dm               G7
I had a bad, bad feelin′ that the word was gettin' ′round
     F                            A
That mahogany bird had chirped a dirty word
             Dm                         G7
And now they got to clear out the whole town
  F                     A
I knew it was another rodeo
         Dm                       G7
When she took the rhinestones and gold
          F               G7          F    C F
That were simply laid out on a silver plate

Verse:
         F              A         Dm         G7
Speedin' down, speedin' down that old desert road
        F              A                       Dm    G7
I saw a woman with her arms outstretched in my dreams
               F           A
And though she beckoned me toward her
           Dm         G7
She wore a shimmerin′ scarlet dress
F                 G7                            F     C F
And I woke up not knowin′ what that premonition means

Verse:
            F        A                Dm                      G
But I had a bad, bad feelin' that the water level was runnin′ low
           F                                         A
And if you give in to fear, you'll stall, so that no matter where you crawl
      Dm                     G7
It′ll haunt you wherever you go
         F                    A
The next night she took me to the hill country
        Dm              G7
Where a march was bein' played
              F                G7
But a soldier grabbed me by my hand
              F           C      F
And said, "My friend, you cannot stay"

Verse:
         F              A         Dm         G7
Speedin′ down, speedin' down that old desert road
    F A              Dm G
And I keep my ridin' on
      F           A         Dm                       G7
And I ain′t gonna stop on account of one fool little bird
    F             G7           F    C F
Who never really, ever sang my song

Verse:
            F        A              Dm                    G7
But I had a bad, bad feelin′, she'd get me thrown off the trail
              F
Now, folks, I ain′t never dropped
    A                Dm                         G7
And I'll keep on, no need for you to collect my bail
       F                   A          Dm                  G7
It was just some Hollywood story, and now I′m holdin' the fuse
F                      G7                    F          C      F
Ain′t that fine? This life of mine, it's the one that I got to choose