Steve Goodman - Turnpike tom

^DFirst time I met old Turnpike Tom Sittin' in a diner in Bloomington ^GHe said "Are you going my w^Day?" He had a sleeping bag and his hat was torn And both his thumbs were two feet long From years of hitchin' on the hi-way ^FHe said ^Em"Mister, w^Amon't you give me a ride ^FI'm a wa^Emnted man lookin^Am' for a^A place to hide" ^DOh, we finished the coffee and we got in the car We drove off and hadn't gone far ^GWhen Tom began to tell me his sad story.^D.. He said "Long around 1942 Buddy, I robbed a bank in Kalamazoo Just to get enough money to marry my true darlin' But she died when she heard what I had done And ever since I've been on the run Standing on the hi-ways a callin' ^FA callin^Em' mister won't ^Amyou give me a ride ^FI'm a wa^Emnted man lookin^Am' for a place to hide" ^{A D}Said "Now I'm gettin' old and ready to die Too tired to run and too sick to try ^GAnd soon I'll be hitchin' upstairs in th^De skyway..."

^DHe said "I can't pay you for the ride Just once before I die ^GI'd like to do somebody a favor&^Dquot; And out of his pocket came a rusty old key Along with a map and he give 'em to me And said "Here's an end to all your labor" ^F"Way down i^Emn Greensboro, T^Amennessee ^FIn the back of R^Emusty's Roadside^Am Cabaret ^{A D}There's 20,000 in unmarked green The money I stole that's in the machine ^GThat hangs on the wall in Rusty's Roadside men's^D room"

^FSo I took out th^Eme key and I bro^Amke the lock ^FThere to my bewi^Emlderment and sh^Amock ^{A D}I found a sign which read "You've just been had In a sanitary way by Turnpike Tom ^GThe outlaw with the fastest sens^De of humor" And if you meet someone with a troubled mind Well, just give him the key and feed him the line And tell him his days will soon be better ^FYes, and mister,^Em you've been ta^Amken for a ride ^FThere ain't noth^Emin' but fools g^Amold here inside ^{A D}Oh, the real gold, that's inside us all Remember that you only fall for ^GLies and stories when you really^D want to