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Abilene chords by 
Dave Alvin
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Intro 1
Em
Esus4
D
Bm
G
Em
D
Bm
G
Em
Verse 1
D
There's a greyhound bus
A
Leavin' the great Northwest
D
Takin' her tonight
A
G
Back down south to Texas
She's been dancing' on tables
To pay rent and be able
A
To just get by and maybe stay
Asus4
A
clean.
Verse 2
Bm
D
G
Em
Abilene, Abilene
D
Abilene, Abilene.
Bm
G
Verse 3
Em
Well her
D
daddy'd get drunk
A
Then he'd hit her hard
D
And her mama'd lie in bed
A
G
High on pills and talkin' to God
But like her beautiful tattoos
These old memories she can't lose
Since she ran away at fif
A
Asus4
A
teen.
Verse 4
Bm
Abilene, Abilene
D
G
Em
There's a town ahead that
D
Bm
G
you've never seen
Em
G
Maybe it's bet ter if you get
Em
G
off there and try to
Em
Forget everything
Abilene.
D
Bm
G
Verse 5
Em
D
Starin' out the window
A
At the long cold night
D
Ahead on the horizon
A
G
Is another string of bright lights
She's dreamin' of a man
she's goin' to meet
In a bar on an Austin street
A
Maybe this one won't be so mean.
Verse 6
Bm
D
G
Abilene, Abilene
Em
D
There's a town ahead
Bm
G
that you've never seen
Em
G
And maybe it's bet ter if you
Em
G
get off there and try to
Em
Esus4
Forget everything
Em
Abilene.
Interlude 1
Bm
D
G
Em
Bm
D
G
Em
G
Bm
D
G
Bm
D
Em
G
Verse 7
D
In a Texas bar there's
A
a man sittin' alone
D
Thinkin' of a girl he swore he'd
A
G
wait there for
But he's drinkin' beers and
he's feelin' old
Rememberin' every lie he's told
D
'Til he changes his mind
Asus4
A
and he leaves.
Verse 8
Bm
D
G
Abilene, Abilene
Em
D
There's a town ahead that
Bm
G
you've never seen
Em
G
Maybe it's bet ter if you get
Em
G
off there and try to
Em
Forget everything
Bm
D
G
Abilene, Abilene
Em
D
Oh Abilene, Abilene.
Outro 1
Bm
G
Em
D
Bm
G
D
Em
Esus4
Em
D
A
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