Intro: D

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Where his wheels left the road
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Broken glass and twisted steel
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Were the only traces left 
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Of that worn out oldsmobile
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Oh the mist hung on that mountain 
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Like a winter overcoat
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And the deputies found him 
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Where his wheels left the road


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He had left the diamond horseshoe
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Drank that whiskey river dry
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That's the tale the sheriff told to his 
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Sister and his wife
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They could claims their dear beloved
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At the white oak funeral home
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And the deputy can show them 
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Where his wheels left the road


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Now they're bringing food and flowers 
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To the kitchen of his home
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They placed a little cross 
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Where his wheels left the road


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But the truth will soon be buried
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There's a secret no one knows
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He was not out on that highway when 
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His wheels left the road
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It was back in that old bar room 
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In the smoke and neon lights
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He was dancing with a woman 
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Just before he crossed the line


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In a room next to the horseshoe 
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Wedding ring down in his coat
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He took her in his arms and 
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His wheels left the road


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Where his wheels left the road
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Broken glass and twisted steel
         G           D
Were the only traces left 
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Of that worn out oldsmobile
       G                 D           
Oh the mist hung on that mountain 
       G      D
Like a winter overcoat
        G              D   
And the deputies found him 
          A               D
Where his wheels left the road