Biografía:
Steve Goodman (July 25, 1948 – September 20, 1984) was an American folk music singer-songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. The writer of "City of New Orleans", made popular by Arlo Guthrie, Goodman won two Grammy Awards.
The Chicago-born singer-songwriter, was discovered by Kris Kristofferson. He collaborated with close friend John Prine throughout his career. His superb guitar ability (honed at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music) and creative songwriting ability led him to success in the 1970s folk scene.
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- Men Who Love Women Who Love Men
- A Dying Cub Fans Last Request
- Between The Lines
- Door Number Three
- Eight Ball Blues
- Go Cubs Go
- I Cant Sleep
- Jazzman
- Lincoln Park Pirates
- Looking For Trouble
- My Old Man
- The Dutchman
- The One That Got Away
- The Twentieth Century
- Turnpike Tom
- Video Tape
- Wheres The Party
- Would You Like To Learn To Dance
- Yellow Coat
- You Never Even Call Me
- Youre The Girl I Love
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Turnpike Tom
Steve Goodman
D
First time I met old Turnpike Tom
Sittin' in a diner in Bloomington
G D
He said "Are you going my way?"
He had a sleeping bag and his hat was torn
And both his thumbs were two feet long
From years of hitchin' on the hi-way
F Em Am
He said "Mister, won't you give me a ride
F Em Am A
I'm a wanted man lookin' for a place to hide"
D
Oh, we finished the coffee and we got in the car
We drove off and hadn't gone far
G D
When Tom began to tell me his sad story...
He said "Long around 1942
Buddy, I robbed a bank in Kalamazoo
Just to get enough money to marry my true darlin'
But she died when she heard what I had done
And ever since I've been on the run
Standing on the hi-ways a callin'
F Em Am
A callin' mister won't you give me a ride
F Em Am A
I'm a wanted man lookin' for a place to hide"
D
Said "Now I'm gettin' old and ready to die
Too tired to run and too sick to try
G D
And soon I'll be hitchin' upstairs in the skyway..."
[spoken]
Oh, play that again...
D
He said "I can't pay you for the ride
Just once before I die
G D
I'd like to do somebody a favor"
And out of his pocket came a rusty old key
Along with a map and he give 'em to me
And said "Here's an end to all your labor"
F Em Am
"Way down in Greensboro, Tennessee
F Em Am A
In the back of Rusty's Roadside Cabaret
D
There's 20,000 in unmarked green
The money I stole that's in the machine
G D
That hangs on the wall in Rusty's Roadside men's room"
So, three nights later at Rusty's door
I had a beer and then I had one more
Then I headed for the treasure
Just like old Turnpike Tom had said
The machine was under a sign which read
Sanitary 3-for-a-quarter
F Em Am
So I took out the key and I broke the lock
F Em Am A
There to my bewilderment and shock
D
I found a sign which read "You've just been had
In a sanitary way by Turnpike Tom
G D
The outlaw with the fastest sense of humor"
And if you meet someone with a troubled mind
Well, just give him the key and feed him the line
And tell him his days will soon be better
F Em Am
Yes, and mister, you've been taken for a ride
F Em Am A
There ain't nothin' but fools gold here inside
D
Oh, the real gold, that's inside us all
Remember that you only fall for
G D
Lies and stories when you really want to
Steve Goodman
D
First time I met old Turnpike Tom
Sittin' in a diner in Bloomington
G D
He said "Are you going my way?"
He had a sleeping bag and his hat was torn
And both his thumbs were two feet long
From years of hitchin' on the hi-way
F Em Am
He said "Mister, won't you give me a ride
F Em Am A
I'm a wanted man lookin' for a place to hide"
D
Oh, we finished the coffee and we got in the car
We drove off and hadn't gone far
G D
When Tom began to tell me his sad story...
He said "Long around 1942
Buddy, I robbed a bank in Kalamazoo
Just to get enough money to marry my true darlin'
But she died when she heard what I had done
And ever since I've been on the run
Standing on the hi-ways a callin'
F Em Am
A callin' mister won't you give me a ride
F Em Am A
I'm a wanted man lookin' for a place to hide"
D
Said "Now I'm gettin' old and ready to die
Too tired to run and too sick to try
G D
And soon I'll be hitchin' upstairs in the skyway..."
[spoken]
Oh, play that again...
D
He said "I can't pay you for the ride
Just once before I die
G D
I'd like to do somebody a favor"
And out of his pocket came a rusty old key
Along with a map and he give 'em to me
And said "Here's an end to all your labor"
F Em Am
"Way down in Greensboro, Tennessee
F Em Am A
In the back of Rusty's Roadside Cabaret
D
There's 20,000 in unmarked green
The money I stole that's in the machine
G D
That hangs on the wall in Rusty's Roadside men's room"
So, three nights later at Rusty's door
I had a beer and then I had one more
Then I headed for the treasure
Just like old Turnpike Tom had said
The machine was under a sign which read
Sanitary 3-for-a-quarter
F Em Am
So I took out the key and I broke the lock
F Em Am A
There to my bewilderment and shock
D
I found a sign which read "You've just been had
In a sanitary way by Turnpike Tom
G D
The outlaw with the fastest sense of humor"
And if you meet someone with a troubled mind
Well, just give him the key and feed him the line
And tell him his days will soon be better
F Em Am
Yes, and mister, you've been taken for a ride
F Em Am A
There ain't nothin' but fools gold here inside
D
Oh, the real gold, that's inside us all
Remember that you only fall for
G D
Lies and stories when you really want to
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