Rapid Boy Tab

Jim Croce

Intro:

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Chorus:

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Rapid Roy that stock car boy He too much too believe

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You know he

always got an extra pack of

cigarettes rolled up in his

T-shirt sleeve

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He got a

tattoo on his arm that say

"Baby" He got

another on that just say

"Hey"

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But every Sunday afternoon he is a

dirt

track

demon

in a '57 Che- vrolet

Verse 1:

E E7 A E

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Oh Rapid Roy that stock car boy He's the best driver in the land

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He say that he learned to race a

stock car by runnin'

shine outa Alabam'

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Oh the Demolition Derby and

the Figure Eight

Its easy money in the

bank compared to

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runnin' from the man in

Oklahoma City With a

500 gallon tank

Chorus:

E E7 A E

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Oh Rapid Roy that stock car boy He too much too believe

A E F#7 B

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You know he always got an extra pack of

cigarettes Rolled up in his

T-shirt sleeve

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He got a tattoo on his arm that say

"Baby" He got

another one that

just say "Hey"

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But every Sunday afternoon he is a

dirt

track

demon

in a '57 Che- vrolet

Solo:

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E B7

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Verse 2:

E E7 A E

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Yea Roy so cool, that

racin' fool he don't

know what fear's

about

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He do a hundred thirty mile an hour,

smilin' at the camera

With a toothpick in his

mouth

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He got a girl back home name of

Dixie Dawn But he got honeys all along

the way

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And you oughta hear 'em screamin' for that

dirt

track

demon

in a '57 Che- vro- let

Chorus:

E E7 A E

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Oh Rapid Roy that stock car boy He too much too believe

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You know he

always got an extra pack of

cigarettes Rolled up in his

T-shirt sleeve

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He got a tattoo on his arm that say

"Baby" He got another on that just say

"Hey"

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But every Sunday afternoon he is a

dirt

track

demon

in a '57 Che- vro- let

Outro:

E A7

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E B7

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E A7 E E7

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B A E B7

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B A E B7

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