From: Andrew Edward Stuckey [astuckey@indiana.edu] Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 1998 5:00 PM To: guitar@olga.net Subject: CRD: telephone_road.crd by Steve Earle Telephone Road by Steve Earle >From the album "El Corazon." Words and music by Steve Earle Transcribed by Andrew Stuckey. Intro E----------------------1-- B----------------------1-- G----------------------2-- D-----8------7------5--3-- A---8------7------5----3-- E-6------5------3------1-- F C

M^A#y brother J^Aimmy, my ^Gother brother ^FJack. ^F ^C ^F T^A#hey went d^Aown to Houston an^Gd they neve^Fr came ^Fbac^Ck. ^F

M^A#ama wasn't g^Aoing to let her b^Gaby go y^Fet, ^F ^C ^F b^A#ut there ain't nobody hi^Aring back in ^GLafaye^Ftte. ^F ^C ^F

Working all week for the Texico check. Sun beating down on the back of my neck. Tried to save my money but Jimmy says no. Says he's got a little honey on telephone road. Chorus:

^A#Come on ^Acome on c^Gome on lets^F go. Th^Fis ain't Louisiana, your m^Cama won't k^Fnow.

^A#Come^A on ^Gcome on ^Fcome on lets go. Ev^Ferybody's ro^Ccking out on Te^Flephone Road.

Telephone Road is ten miles long. Fifty car lots and a hundred Honky Tonks. Juke box is blasting and the beer bottles ring. Jimmy banging on the pinball machine. Chorus Mama never told me about nothing like this. I guess Houston's about as big as the city can get. Sometimes I get lonesome for Lafayette. Some day I'm going home, but I ain't ready yet. Chorus 2X end with intro riff. Any questions or comments welcome at astuckey@indiana.edu

Steve Earle - Telephone road