Written by Mike Cooley/Drive-By Truckers/Spooner Oldham
Intro G G7 C A7 G D/F# Em G/D C D G D7 G G7 C A bloody nose, empty pockets, a rented car with A7 A trunk full of guns G D/F# Em G/D C It ain't true that the sun don't rise in Vegas D7 G D7 I've seen it Once G G7 She might have been somebody's mama C A7 He might have been somebody's son G D/F# Em G/D C But if the sun went down on them that night in D7 G They're luck was good as gone Solo G7 C A7 G D/F# Em G/D C D G G7 Em Bm They'll be after me by the time the buffet closes C Making sure sin city still shines Am Brighter than creations dark Em If all you need is a badge to take what's Bm Left from those who lost it C D A badge ain't no more real than bullets are G G7 C A bloody nose, empty pockets, a rented car with a A Trunk full of guns G D/F# Em G/D C Checkout time is sundown in Las Vegas D7 G But it only rises once