Chords with lyrics
Beer Run
by Todd Snider
This is the basic layout of the song, you can figure out for yourself where to put a capo.
Todd plays it differently on the album and live.
Intro Riff (also used several times throughout the song as a lead in to the chorus):
A----------------0--- leads into 
A augmentedA chord
E---0---2---4--------
Chorus
(A augmentedA)B double 
E MajorE double R – U – N beer run
(A augmentedA)B double E MajorE double R – U – N (E MajorE)beer run
(A augmentedA)All we need is a ten and a fiver
(
D MajorD)A car, and a key, and a sober driver
(A augmentedA)B double E MajorE double (E MajorE)R – U – N (A augmentedA)beer run
(A augmentedA)A couple of frat guys from Abilene
Drove (E MajorE)out all night to see Robert Earl Keen
At the (
F# minorF#m)KPIG Swine and Soiree dance
They wore (D MajorD)baseball caps and khaki pants
They (A augmentedA)needed cigerettes so to (E MajorE)save a little money
They (A augmentedA)bought one off a hippie that (D MajorD)smelled kinda funny
The (A augmentedA)next thing they knew they was (E MajorE)both really hungry . . .
(
B minorBm)Pretty thirsty (E MajorE)too
Chorus
(A augmentedA)Found a store with a sign said their beer was coldest
(E MajorE)Sent in Brad ‘cuz he looked the oldest
He got a (F# minorF#m)case of beer and a candybar
Walked (D MajorD)over to where the registers are
Laid his (A augmentedA)fake I.D. on the (E MajorE)countertop
The clerk (A augmentedA)looked and turned, and looked (D MajorD)back and stopped
He said,(A augmentedA) “Boy, I ain’t gonna (E MajorE)call the cops . . . but (B minorBm)I am gonna keep your
(E MajorE)card.”
The (B minorBm)guys both took it pretty (E MajorE)hard
Chorus (with "better fake ID" part)
(A augmentedA)We met another old hippie named Sleepy John
(E MajorE)Claimed to be the one from the Robert Earl song
So they (F# minorF#m) gave ‘em their cash, he bought ‘em some brews
(D MajorD)It was a beautiful day in Santa Cruz
(A augmentedA)Feelin' so good, (E MajorE)shoulda been a crime
(A augmentedA)Crowd was cool and the(D MajorD)band was primed
(A augmentedA)They made it back up to their seats (E MajorE)just in time to (B minorBm)sing with all their
(E MajorE)friends
"The (B minorBm)road goes on forever and the (E MajorE)party never ends"
Chorus
Transcribed by: Bobby Showers [email protected]
Notes: To help make sense of the song, KPIG is a Santa Cruz radio station that puts on an
annual "Swine and Swoire" festival. Also "The Road Goes on Forever" is arguably Robert Earl
Keen's most popular songs. Also, the song moves pretty quick, I tried to get the timing of
the chord changes as close as I could, but listen to the CD and improvise.
Please note: This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the
song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.
