The Bolton Stretch Verse 1 C F C He cracks a wicked smile, had his foot pressed to the floor C F C Flyin' down country roads that he's been down before C F C D One of just three men that the sheriff cannot catch Am D C C F C (2x) And he's travelin' 90 miles an hour, down the Bolton Stretch Verse 2 C F C The first time we had seen his face was back in '84 C F C He walked right into old O'Hares, he robbed that liquor store C F C D The sheriff tried to catch him but the man he got away Am D C C F C (2x) And he didn't show his face in town again until today Chorus: Am C He Didn't come for justice, didn't come to make amends Am C Doesn't ask forgiveness, he's not looking to make friends Am C D C Just that he was passing through with money wearin' thin D C F C Now he's travelin' down the Bolton Stretch again Verse 3 C F C He watches all the trees fly by, but doesn't seem to care C F C Knows it's time to leave again, but doesn't know to where C F C D And though he stole a lot of money, it's not enough for bail Am D C C F C (2x) And there are two blue lights behind him now, the sheriff's on his trail Chorus: Am C He Didn't come for justice, didn't come to make amends Am C Doesn't ask forgiveness, he's not looking to make friends Am C D C Just that he was passing through with money wearin' thin D C F C Now he's travelin' down the Bolton Stretch again Verse 4 C F C Since the day that he was born he spent his whole live livin' free C F C With nothing but the loosest ties to friends and family C F C D No punishment will make him care about the things he's done Am D C C F C (2x) And if he lives another 20 years he'll live 'em on the run Chorus: Am C He Didn't come for justice, didn't come to make amends Am C Doesn't ask forgiveness, he's not looking to make friends Am C D C Just that he was passing through with money wearin' thin D C F C Now he's travelin' down the Bolton Stretch again

Yonder Mountain String Band - The bolton stretch