by Melvin Knoblett
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| Intro |
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| Well | I had a car and I had a girl and they brought me trouble you s | ee. |
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| Every time I started down south, my Chevy konked out on m | e. |
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| Like the time I was g | oing down to s | ee my favorite g | irl, |
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| I | blew a rod and b | usted a valve and the f | an belt wouldn't w | hirl. |
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| I was g | oin' down the highway 'bout a quarter past three, seein' just what she would d | o |
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| I g | ot her up to 'bout 55, blew a tire and man alive, she dern near scared me b | lue. |
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| The front t | ire fell off, the back b | umper was loose and the c | arburetor started to w | hirl, |
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| But, I said c | ome on Chevy, I j | ust gotta see my g | irl. |
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| Well, I m | ade it to the corner 'bout a quarter 'til four and I turned down the gravel r | oad. |
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| Everything was doin' just fine, at least 'til the carburetor b | roke. |
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| F | inally, I h | ad to walk t | hat last quarter m | ile |
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| But, I said t | hank you Chevy, 'cause I j | ust gotta see my g | irl. |
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| Well I m | ade it to her house 'bout a quarter past four and I knocked on the back screen d | oor. |
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| I c | ouldn't believe it when I heard her say she didn't wanna see me no m | ore. |
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| Well my h | eart was broke 'cause it w | asn't a joke, I started w | alking and my eyes turned r | ed. |
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| I | fixed the flat, put the j | ack in the back an w | ondered why I'd ever s | aid |
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| Hey, Get me there C | hevy |
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| Get me there C | hevy |