Tom Lehrer

The Wild West Is Where I Want To Be(Chords)

Tom Lehrer

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Along the trail you'll find me lopin' 
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Where the spaces are wide open, 
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In the land of the old A.E.C. (yea-hah!) 
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Where the scenery's attractive, 
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And the air is radio-active, 
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Oh, the wild west is where I wanna be. 

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Mid the sagebrush and the cactus, 
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I'll watch the fellas practice 
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Droppin' bombs through the clean desert breeze. 
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I'll have on my sombrero, 
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And of course I'll wear a pair o' 
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Levis over my lead B.V.D.'s. 

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I will leave the city's rush, 
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Leave the fancy and the plush, 
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Leave the snow and leave the slush 
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And the crowds. 
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I will seek the desert's hush, 
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Where the scenery is lush, 
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How I long to see the mush- 
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Room clouds. 

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'mid the yuccas and the thistles 
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I'll watch the guided missiles, 
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While the old F.B.I. watches me. (yea-hah!) 
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Yes, I'll soon make my appearance 
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(soon as I can get my clearance), 
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'cause the wild west is where I wanna be.
	        

Written by Tom Lehrer

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