Abilene chords by
Dave Alvin

Verse 1
Eb Eb 6
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There's a greyhound bus
Bb Bb 
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Leavin' the great Northwest
Eb Eb 6
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Takin' her tonight
Bb Bb 
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Ab Ab 4
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Back down south to Texas
She's been dancing' on tables
To pay rent and be able
Bb Bb 
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To just get by and maybe stay
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
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Bb Bb 
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clean.

Verse 2

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Abilene, Abilene

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Abilene, Abilene.

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Verse 3
Fm Fm 
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Well her
Eb Eb 6
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daddy'd get drunk
Bb Bb 
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Then he'd hit her hard
Eb Eb 6
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And her mama'd lie in bed
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Ab Ab 4
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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
Bb Bb 
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Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
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Bb Bb 
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teen.

Verse 4
Cm Cm 3
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Abilene, Abilene
Eb Eb 6
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Ab Ab 4
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Fm Fm 
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There's a town ahead that
Eb Eb 6
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Cm Cm 3
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Ab Ab 4
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you've never seen
Fm Fm 
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Ab Ab 4
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Maybe it's bet ter if you get
Fm Fm 
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Ab Ab 4
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off there and try to
Fm Fm 
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Forget everything
Abilene.
Eb Eb 6
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Cm Cm 3
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Ab Ab 4
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Verse 5
Fm Fm 
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Eb Eb 6
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Starin' out the window
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At the long cold night
Eb Eb 6
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Ahead on the horizon
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Ab Ab 4
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Is another string of bright lights
She's dreamin' of a man
she's goin' to meet
In a bar on an Austin street
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Maybe this one won't be so mean.

Verse 6
Cm Cm 3
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Eb Eb 6
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Ab Ab 4
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Abilene, Abilene
Fm Fm 
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Eb Eb 6
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There's a town ahead
Cm Cm 3
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Ab Ab 4
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that you've never seen
Fm Fm 
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Ab Ab 4
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And maybe it's bet ter if you
Fm Fm 
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Ab Ab 4
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get off there and try to
Fm Fm 
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Fsus4 Fsus4 
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Forget everything
Fm Fm 
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Abilene.

Interlude 1

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Verse 7
Eb Eb 6
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In a Texas bar there's
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a man sittin' alone
Eb Eb 6
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Thinkin' of a girl he swore he'd
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Ab Ab 4
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wait there for
But he's drinkin' beers and
he's feelin' old
Rememberin' every lie he's told
Eb Eb 6
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'Til he changes his mind
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
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Bb Bb 
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and he        leaves.

Verse 8
Cm Cm 3
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Eb Eb 6
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Ab Ab 4
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Abilene, Abilene
Fm Fm 
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Eb Eb 6
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There's a town ahead that
Cm Cm 3
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Ab Ab 4
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you've never seen
Fm Fm 
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Ab Ab 4
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Maybe it's bet ter if you get
Fm Fm 
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Ab Ab 4
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off there and try to
Fm Fm 
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Forget everything
Cm Cm 3
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Eb Eb 6
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Ab Ab 4
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Abilene, Abilene
Fm Fm 
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Eb Eb 6
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Oh Abilene, Abilene.