Dark Side of Town

C F He was the black sheep of the family C F How did mamas pride and joy C F Go from such a precious baby G To the devils poster boy C F Im gonna slick my hair like Elvis C F Roll my cuffs like Jerry Lee C F If the backbeats born in hell G Then thats the place I want to be F C Gonna be a midnight rider F C Gonna burn my candle down F C Followin that drivin beat Dm F To the dark side of town C F From the barrooms of Deep Ellum C F To the crashpads on the bay C F He spiraled slow and steady G Down a lonely blue hiway C F Im gonna chase my beer with whiskey C F Stick a needle in my skin C F Gonna celebrate the mystery G Of the hole Ive fallen in F C Cause Im a midnite rider F C Gonna burn my candle down F C Followin that drivin beat Dm F To the dark side of town C F He loved that funky music C F He knew the backroad scenes C F Every barbeque and blues band G Between here and New Orleans C F He put down the bottle C F October 89 C F Eased up on the throttle G bought him a little time F C But he was a midnite rider F C He burned that candle down F C Hangin out on easy does it street Dm F On the dark side of town C F Big Al settled down C F Along the banks of Onion creek C F With a pickup and a hound dog G And a little lucky streak C F He nursed that fragile frame C F Through the hurricanes and drought C F It was a summer wind that came G And blew the candle out F C But he was a midnite rider F C He burned that candle down F C Followin that drivin beat Dm F To the dark side of town F C Oh you midnite rider F C I know youre still around F C Hangin out on easy street Dm On the dark side of town End: F C On the dark side of town