Whenever Kindness Fails(Chords)

	        
Intro:  D Bm D Bm 
  
Verse 1: 
  
D                       Bm 
Crossed the desert in a dining car 
D                  Bm 
In the spring of '91 
D                        Bm 
Met some people drinkin' at the bar, 
A 
They were laughin', havin' fun 
  
Told 'em that I hadn't heard the joke 
That was so hilarious 
They said that I was just a dumb cowpoke 
I didn't want to make a fuss 
  
  
 
  
     G               A 
So I shot them down, one by one 
D                       G 
And left them 'long the rails 
       D 
I only use my gun 
     A            Bm 
Whenever kindness fails 

  
  
Verse 2: 
  
Moon was in the sign of Scorpio 
The sun was at my back 
I didn't know how far the train would go 
Till the law would find my track 
  
Saw the brakeman and the engineer 
Drinking wine and eating brie 
I asked them who would brake and who would steer 
They started pointing back at me 
  
Chorus 
  
Solo:  Repeat chords in Chorus 
  
Verse 3: 
  
I only have a momment to explain 
Just a chance to let you know 
When it's time to board that train 
There are 2 ways you can go. 
  
You can ride the wind into the sun 
Feel a cool wind on your face 
Or you can laugh into a loaded gun 
And you'll likely lose your place 
  
Chorus: 
Yeah I shot them down, one by one 
And left them 'long the rails 
I only use my gun 
Whenever kindness fails 
  
I shot them down, one by one 
And left them 'long the rails 
When I use my gun 
That lonesome whistle wails 
  
Outro:  D  Bm (repeat) 

	        

Written by Robert Earl Keen