Tides of the Dirty Nickel

{acoustic guitar picking intro} {warm clean electric guitar swell} (oh-oh-oh-oh) {subtle pedal

steel} Started down in Arroyo Grande

Passing through the eucalyptus trees

Grover Beach was cool and sandy

With a salty central coast breeze

(ooh-ooh) {percussion enters gently} Cruising down the Dirty Nickel

Highway One is calling my name

From Pismo Beach to Avila's tide

No two sunsets feel the same {full band enters,

soaring chorus}

Shell Beach cliffs look out to sea

Watch the waves crash on the stone

Driving north to Avila pier

Feels like I am coming home

(yeah-eah) {electric

guitar fills} Cruising down the Dirty Nickel

Highway One is calling my name

From Pismo Beach to Avila's tide

No two sunsets feel the same

{energetic country rock climax} Five towns strung along the shoreline Like a

silver-beaded chain

Driving with the window down To wash away the inland rain (ahhh)

{build-up dynamic} {melodic electric guitar solo} {soaring slide

technique} { Hammond B3 organ accompaniment}

Rolling slow, rolling free

On the Dirty Nickel road (hmm-mm-mm)

{guitars fade down to single acoustic picker} {ocean wave sound effect at

the very end}