(Robert Earl Keen, Jr.)
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Capo 3rd Frat !
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Intro: D Bm D Bm
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Verse 1:
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D Bm
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Crossed the desert in a dining car
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D Bm
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In the spring of '91
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D Bm
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Met some people drinkin' at the bar,
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A
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They were laughin', havin' fun
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Told 'em that I hadn't heard the joke
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That was so hilarious
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They said that I was just a dumb cowpoke
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I didn't want to make a fuss
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Chorus:
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G A
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So I shot them down, one by one
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D G
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And left them 'long the rails
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D
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I only use my gun
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A Bm
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Whenever kindness fails
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Verse 2:
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Moon was in the sign of Scorpio
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The sun was at my back
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I didn't know how far the train would go
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Till the law would find my track
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Saw the brakeman and the engineer
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Drinking wine and eating brie
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I asked them who would brake and who would steer
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They started pointing back at me
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Chorus
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Solo: Repeat chords in chorus
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Verse 3:
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I only have a momment to explain
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Just a chance to let you know
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When it's time to board that train
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There are 2 ways you can go.
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You can ride the wind into the sun
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Feel a cool wind on your face
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Or you can laugh into a loaded gun
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And you'll likely lose your place
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Chorus:
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Yeah I shot them down, one by one
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And left them 'long the rails
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I only use my gun
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Whenever kindness fails
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I shot them down, one by one
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And left them 'long the rails
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When I use my gun
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That lonesome whistle wails
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Outro: D Bm (repeat)
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Whenever Kindness Fails
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| Ely Joe |
