First Few Desperate Hours

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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Bad luck comes in from Tampa
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Bad luck comes in from Tampa
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On the back of a truck
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Doing ninety up the interstate
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We have bad dreams the night he rolls in
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We have bad dreams the night he rolls in
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And we try to keep our sprits high


[Chorus]
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But they flag and they wane
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When the truck pulls up out front
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In the light spring rain
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And they sag like withering flowers
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Let the good times roll on
                                  B
Through these first few desperate hours


[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
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Yeah the driver drops his cargo at the curb
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The driver drops his cargo at the curb
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And the sun peeks in
                          B
Like a killer through the curtain
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And when cloven hoof prints turn up in the garden
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Yeah when cloven hoof prints turn up in the garden
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We keep up the good fight
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We keep our spirits light


[Chorus]
         E*        A
But they draw like flies
                               F#   A
And there's a stomach-churning shift
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In the way the land lies
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And they lean like towers
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On a hillside struggling to stand
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Through these first few desperate hours yeah