Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: N.C. Happening now: TBI investigators remain on the scene of a death investigation, N.C. It's out in Cheatham County Verse 1: Dm Dm 19 miles from the Music City lights Dm Dm Where the people bring guns to big knife fights Dm Eb And the sheriff don't care, so don't try to call Dm Eb F He might be in ties with the man on the farm Dm Eb F Uncle Red's on the rye and he's lost in a field Dm Eb F Dm Tryna dodge the thunder that keeps strikin' these hills
Chorus: Eb The road I'm on has no yellow lines Dm Eb F Dm Just cracked asphalt and broken signs Eb F The potholes filled with thc Dm Eb Dm When the streetlights disappear you're on the creek, pond creek road Dm Pond creek road Dm Pond creek road Dm Pond creek road Verse 2: Dm Eb F Dm These bridges are tattooed in John Deere Green Eb F Jaybird's looks like somethin' from a movie scene Dm Eb F And I know who's dangerous and who's insane Dm Eb F Eb Who's got the blue flame and Mary Jane Chorus: Dm Eb F Eb The road I'm on has no yellow lines Dm Eb F Just cracked asphalt and broken signs Dm Eb F The potholes filled with thc Dm Eb Dm When the streetlights disappear you're on the creek Verse 3: Dm Dm The road I'm on is a place I know Dm Dm The big white church with a haunted cove Eb F Dm The black marks lead into another lifetime N.C. In the side of a tall pine Chorus: Dm Eb The road I'm on has no yellow lines Dm Eb Just cracked asphalt and broken signs Dm Eb F The potholes filled with thc Dm Eb F Eb Dm When the streetlights disappear you're on the creek, pond creek road Dm Pond creek road Dm D5 Pond creek road D5 Pond creek road Outro: N.C. And investigators say there are currently a lot of unanswered questions Dm Dm Dm D5 D5