Abilene chords by Dave Alvin

SimplifiedEm · Esus4 · D · Bm · G …

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Em
Esus4
D
Bm
G
A
Asus4

Intro 1

Esus4

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.

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Verse 2

Abilene, Abilene

Abilene, Abilene.

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 better 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 better if you
Em 
G 
get off there and try to
Em 
Esus4 
Forget everything
Em 
Abilene.

Interlude 1

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 better if you get
Em 
G 
off there and try to
Em 
Forget everything
Bm 
D 
G 
Abilene, Abilene
Em 
D 
Oh Abilene, Abilene.