Brothers Under The Bridges ('83)

Intro E Come on! A E D D Li li li li li li li li li li li li li li A E D D Li li li li li li li li li li li li li li [Verse 1] D A E Well, every spring when the weather gets warm Bm D They come pouring into town straight off of them farms A E Driving 455's running hard and strong Bm D They'd scratch built in them tool sheds all winter long D E 'Neath the, 'neath the trestles drinking the beer and the wine D E Now some came to run, some just to pass the time A E Bm A With the brothers under the bridges [Verse 2] A E Me and Tommy we was just fourteen, didn't have our licenses yet Bm D Our walls were covered with pictures of cars we'd get A E We'd listen and wait for that highway to rumble and quake Bm D As they drove in through town when the weekend'd break E Bringing girls with that distant look in their eyes D E Now together 'neath the trestles they'd be laughing in the night A E Bm A With the brothers under the bridges Bridge D A Well now me and my brother'd hitched a ride in Joey's pickup to the edge of town D A E And we watched from the tall grass as the challenges were made and the duels went down D A We'd hitchhike back home, sneak in, get in bed before our mom would come A E And we'd lay there in the night talking about how we might someday be one, yeah someday run D A/C# E A With the brothers under the bridges Interlude A D A D |A D D E A [Verse 3] A E Bm D Well now I hear a cry in the distance and the sound of marching feet come and gone A E Bm D Well I'm sitting down here by this highway figuring, figuring just where, where I belong D E D E Tonight from up here on Signal Hill I watch a young man in a red shirt walking through a night so still A E Bm Put his jacket 'round his girl as the autumn wind sends a chill A E Bm A Through the brothers under the bridges Interlude E E Outro A E D D Li li li li li li li li li li li li li li A E D D Li li li li li li li li li li li li li li A E D D Li li li li li li li li li li li li li li A E D D Li li li li li li li li li li li li li li A E D D Li li li li li li li li li li li li li li