Chris Ledoux - The passenger

It was ^Gdark and I was drivin' down a ^Emloney Texas road The ^Cnight was hot and ^Dsleep pulled at my ^Emeyes I was ^Gthinkin' bout the wild ^Emtimes and the women that I'd had The de^Cceitful things I'd ^Ddone and those ^Emlies

^GStandin' in the shadows by the ^Dside of the road Was a ^Cfigure of a withered old ^Emman He ^Gwore a black bandanna a ^Drolled brim Stetson hat With a ^Ctwo inch scarlet hat ^Emband

He ^Gheld his wrinkled hand up as a ^Emsign to shut her down So I ^Cpulled over and ^Dstopped by his ^Emside He ^Gopened up the door slid ^Emin and sat down He said ^Cmy ^Dain't it hot to^Emnight

I ^Gstudied this old man and it ^Dseemed mighty strange For ^Chim to be out here all ^Emalone ^GThen he started talkin' and he ^Dtold me many things Of ^Ctimes like both of us had ^Emknown

He ^Gtold me of the wild life and the ^Emwomen that he'd had How ^Cnone of them had ^Dever meant a ^Emthing And he ^Gtold me of a black night ^Emmuch the same as this Of the ^Cstrange and ^Dawesome things he'd ^Emseen ^GA man beside the road had raised his ^Dhand and flagged him down so he ^Cstopped and let him ^Emin That ^Gstranger told him stories like ^DI am hearing now Bout the ^Cwild times and all the ^Emsin

Then the ^Gcar got cold and clammy and this ^Emold man looked at me He said ^Cboy I've ^Dcome here for ^Emyou Your ^Gdays of wicked sinnin' have ^Emcome to an end and as ^Cmortal on this ^Dearth boy you are ^Emthrough

Then his ^Geyes got red and fiery as he ^Dtook his Stetson off To re^Cveal his evil horns shiny and ^Emblack My ^GGod the fear came o'er me and my ^Dsenses were all lost I ^Cfought with him until we finally ^Emcrashed

Next ^Gday the car was found at the ^Embottom of a draw The young ^Ccowboy was ^Dfound beside the ^Emwreck His ^Gcar had been consumed by fire but the cowboy had no ^Emmarks Except the ^Csmokin' pitch fork ^Dbrand upon his ^Emneck