Rory Gallagher - Country Mile

Capo 3rd fret

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Well I was born on the side of a road
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A gap in the hedge
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Did you hear what I said
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Born in a house with no slates
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But I wouldn’t switch
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I didn’t have a stitch
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Always been out on a limb
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I’ve been hard to mend
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Like a kick in the shins
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You’ll only see me smile
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When I eat up a country mile

[Verse 2]
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Born on the green light, a mission to move
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Something to prove, an itch in my shoes
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I heard then wail of a train
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From a burnin’ stack and I jumped on the back
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Well the engineer threw the switch
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And it got to my brain, I’ve never been the same
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You’ll only see me smile
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When I eat up a country mile

[Bridge]
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Gotta make tracks, gotta raise the dust
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Grease my heels
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Out race the bus
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Don’t blink your eyes
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Or you won’t see me again

[Guitar Solo]
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[Piano Solo]
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[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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Born a spoke of the wheel
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Not a part of the set and I’m running yet
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I ran before I could walk
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The price of the fare was hardly ever there
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Saw an eight wheeler move
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And I couldn’t choose
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I just had to cruise
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You’ll only see me smile
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When I eat up a country mile

[Verse 4]
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Well I was born on the side of a road
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A gap in the hedge
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Did you hear what I said
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Born in a house with no slates
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But I wouldn’t switch
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I didn’t have a stitch
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Always been out on a limb
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I’ve been hard to mend
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Like a kick in the shins
G5 D5
You’ll only see me smile
G5 D5 E5
When I chew up a country mile

[Bridge]
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Gotta make tracks, gotta raise the dust
A5
Grease my heels
A5
Out race the bus
A5
Don’t blink your eyes
B5
Or you won’t see me again

[Outro-Guitar Solo]
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