Milly's Café by Fred Eaglesmith (Verse E B E A E B E - Chorus A E B E A E B E) (2nd guitar part - capo 9th fret Verse G D G C G D G - Chorus C G D G C G D G) [E] They put up the sign for the very last time at [B] Milly's Café They loaded the stuff into the car and [E] they drove away Milly looked back one last time And when [A] she turned around she was crying [E] Billy just listened to the [B] songs the radio [E] played They drove all the way from Fort Worth to [B] Amarillo When Milly woke up she had make-up all over her [E] pillow Billy had stopped at the Easy Pump [A] And bought them up a couple of guns [E]Tomorrow he said was going to [B] be a brand new [E] day Milly and Billy tore up the [B] entire West They started holding up liquor stores And then they [E] turned to banks And it wasn't very long at all [A] Their picture was on the Post Office wall [E] And it seemed the whole [B] world was looking for [E] them Chorus And the roads just get [A] rougher Out in West [E] Texas The cowboys are [B] tougher And the young girls are [E] restless And the winds take the [A] towns And there ain't any [E] signs But there's always a [B] hill to climb On the West Texas [E] skyline Milly was raised a Christian in [B] Abilene Her father was a preacher In the biggest church [E] you ever did see When word came down about Milly and Billy [A] He made a call up to New York City [E] Sent for some boys to come [B] down And set things [E] straight He met Milly in [B] El Paso Underneath a tree in the parking lot of a [E] motel And the next day when Billy went in the bank [A] She started the car and she drove away [E] When Billy came out [B] he never had a [E] chance Chorus They put up the sign one more time at [B] Milly's Café They loaded the stuff out of the car And into the [E] doorway Milly looked back one last time [A] When she turned around she was crying [E] Her daddy just got in his [B] car and he drove [E] away Chorus