Dave Alvin

Abilene(Chords)

Dave Alvin

Key: C

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Capo on 2nd fret
	        
 


Intro: C Am F Dm (4x) 

verse 1 

           C      
There's a greyhound bus  
             G 
Leavin' the great Northwest 
C 
Takin' her tonight  
           G 
Back down south to Texas 
            F 
She's been dancin' on tables 

To pay rent and be able  
                               Dm 
To just get by and maybe stay clean. 

C Am F Dm Abilene, Abilene C Am F Dm Abilene, Abilene.
verse 2 C Well her daddy'd get drunk G Then he'd hit her hard C And her mama'd lie in bed G High on pills and talkin' to God F But like her beautiful tattoos These old memories she can't lose Dm Since she ran away at fifteen.
C Am Abilene, Abilene F Dm C Am There's a town ahead that you've never seen F Dm F Dm Maybe it's better if you get off there and try to F F Forget everything C Am F Dm Abilene.
verse 3 C Starin' out the window Am At the long cold night C Ahead on the horizon Am Is another string of bright lights F She's dreamin' of a man she's goin' to meet In a bar on an Austin street Dm Maybe this one won't be so mean.
C Am Abilene, Abilene F Dm C Am There's a town ahead that you've never seen F Dm F Dm Maybe it's better if you get off there and try to F F Forget everything C Am F Dm Abilene.
Bridge Am C F Dm (3x) (Slowing) Dm F Am C verse 4 C Am In a Texas bar there's a man sittin' alone C Am Thinkin' of a girl he swore he'd wait there for F But he's drinkin' beers and he's feelin' old Rememberin' every lie he's told Am 'Til he changes his mind and he leaves.
C Am Abilene, Abilene F Dm C Am There's a town ahead that you've never seen F Dm F Dm Maybe it's better if you get off there and try to F F Forget everything C Am F Dm Abilene.
Outro C Am F Dm Oh, Abilene, Abilene C Am F Dm (Repeat and fade)

Written by Dave Alvin

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