Photo Finish Chords & Lyrics by Chris LeDoux
Photo Finish
guitar chords lyrics
Chris Ledoux
Photo Finish
Okay so this is a fairly easy song to play and also a lot of fun. When the line begins
with an E (every 2nd line) you sometimes have to hold the E for a long time and then the
D and A at the end are fairly quick. You just have to feel it. Let me know how I did. If
you have any comments or corrections, let me know.
Capo 1
E D A
At seven this morning, I got on the phone
D E A
And said to hold my bronc, as long as you can
My car broke down in Billings and they just got it put together
I�ll be photo finishing into old Cheyenne
Here I am in Sheridan and its 9 o�clock
In the morning, and times a-goin� fast
I just pulled �er over, had some coffee and a donut
And I bought the car a brand new tank of gas
Well I don�t know if I�m gonna make it, it�s 9:15
I�ll be lucky if I ever get there
By God now what�s that I hear, is it a sireen
Sure enough, he got me on his radar
He pulled up behind me and turned on those flashin� lights
A sign that I knew meant to pull it over
So I stomped on my brakes and as I skidded to a halt
I wiped out three reflector posts along the shoulder
He got out of his car and was a-walkin� real slow
So I jumped out and met him half way
He jerked out his gun and said Mister are you crazy
I ain�t never seen nobody drive that way
I told him take it easy and he could put up that cannon
The way you�re shakin� it just might go off
He put up the gun as I explained my situation
He listened to my story, then he coughed
He wrote me out a ticket, that seemed to take forever
I took and as I headed for my car, that cop he hollered after me
And said hey cowboy you better slow down cause you can�t outrun this radar
As I rolled on down the road I was a-cursin� and a-swearin�
About the ticket, that I had just acquired
I wondered if I oughta pay it or throw it out the window
But I might just set the damn thing a-fire
So I gunned it once again and was a travellin� down the highway
With the gas pedal mashed to the floor
When I came around a curve, and right there in the highway
There�s more damn sheep than I�ve ever seen before
I�m goin� to fast to ever stop so I just close my eyes
As the car rolls on through the herd
When I opened up my eyes again there�s a sheep on the fender
And that herder�s sayin� some mighty awful words
The sweats a-drippin� off my hands as I barrelled through old Wheatland
I�m a nervous wreck and I must be a sight
The flies inside this old car are buzzin� all around me
I guess my 24 hour deodorant quit last night
60, 50, 40, 30, 20 miles more
The rodeo starts in another 18 minutes
I pull in through the main gate and I hear the anthem playin�
I can�t believe it, thank God I finally made it
There�s only one more obstacle that�s standin� in my way
It�s a nitwit, with a weekend badge
He�s standing by the gate and I slide �er to a halt
He says where in the hell are you goin� so doggone fast
I tell him I�m entered and I ain�t got time to talk
My horse is in the chutes and I�m late
He says I need to get a pass, from the secretary
My eyes get red and my heart fills up with hate
I yell you dirty so and so you better let me through
He asked if I�d repeat that once again
So I wacked him in the mouth and then I left him lyin� there
On his back, a-kickin� in the sand
I got there just in time to see my bronc come runnin� out
His head and tail was held way up high
I swear he looked right straight at me and grinned and gave a horse-laugh
And me I just stood there and cried
I turned around feeling helpless and purely dumfounded
I looked, and what did I see
3 highway patrolmen and a gateman with a fat lip
And they were all a-lookin� right at me
Sittin� in this cell know I�ve done a lot of thinkin�
About that wild run I made a month ago
I�m sorry that I�m in this rotten situation
D E A
If I could do it again I wouldn�t have drove so slow
D E A
If I could do it again I wouldn�t have drove so slow
