James McMurtry - Memorial day

^GMama keeps tryin? to get the ^Cgame on the ^Gradio Daddy?s gotta ^D/F#know the ^Gscore There?s a big yellow thing on a ^Cflat bed ^Gtrailer Wonder what that ^D/F#thing?s ^Gfor

^GWe got towels rolled up in the ^Cback seat ^Gwindow Keeping us ^D/F#out of the ^Gsun Just a hundred more miles and ^Cwe?ll be at grand ^Gma?s Sure ^D/F#is gonna be ^Gfun

^GMaybe she?ll take us fish ^Cin? ^G Maybe she?ll ^D/F#bake us a ^Gpie Remember like she did that ^Cone ^Gtime Back before ^D/F#grandpa ^Gdied

It?s ^CMemorial Day in ^GAmerica ^D/F#Everybody?s on the ^Groad Let?s ^Cremember our fallen ^Gheroes ^D/F#Y?all be sure and drive ^Gslow

^GNinety eight degrees in the ^Cshade of the tool ^Gshed Can?t go ^D/F#back in the ^Ghouse They?re all in the kitchen ^Cyellin? ?bout some ^Gthing Don?t know what ^D/F#it?s ^Gabout

^GJoey ?n Mary said ^Cnot to ^Gworry Said it?s just the ^D/F#same old ^Gfight Happens whenever they ^Call get ^Gtogether Everything?s ^D/F#really ^Galright

It?s ^CMemorial Day in ^GAmerica ^D/F#This is how it?s supposed to ^Gbe ^CLet?s remember our fallen ^Gheroes ^D/F#In the land of the ^Gfree

^GDaddy?s in the big chair ^Csippin? on a cold ^Gbeer Grandma?s ^D/F#cuttin? a ^Gswitch She overheard Mary ^Ccussin? her ^Gbrother Called him a ^D/F#son of a ^Gb***h

She got a good green limb off a ^Csweet gum ^Gsapling Man that?s ^D/F#bound to ^Gsting But Mary don?t cry just ^Cstands there and takes ^Git Doesn?t seem to ^D/F#feel a ^Gthing

^GNo Mary don?t cry, you ^Cknow she?s a big ^Ggirl Wonder what ^D/F#made her so ^Gmad She takes those licks looking ^Cin through the den ^Gdoor Staring right ^D/F#straight at her ^Gdad

^GThere?s a big yellow thing on a ^Cflat bed ^Gtrailer Daddy nearly ^D/F#hit that ^Gbird They?re both in the front seat Starin? ^Cright straight ^Gahead Neither one ^D/F#saying a ^Gword

^GThe sun?s going down in the ^Crear view ^Gmirror Gonna be ^D/F#driving all ^Gnight Wonder if the neighbor?s ^Cfed the ^Gcanary Wonder if the ^D/F#cat?s ^Galright

It?s ^CMemorial Day in ^GAmerica ^D/F#Everybody?s on the ^Groad Let?s ^Cremember our fallen ^Gheroes ^D/F#Y?all be sure and drive ^Gslow

It?s ^CMemorial Day in ^GAmerica ^D/F#This is how it?s supposed to ^Gbe ^CLet?s remember our fallen ^Gheroes ^D/F#In the land of the ^Gfree