Key: D major
Intro 1
B
F#
E
C#m
B
F#
E
C#m
Verse 1
B
When
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E
B
Abilene was young and gay
F#
E
B
And thunder storms filled up the day
E
B
E
B
The cattle roamed outside the town
Verse 2
F#
C#m
Sleeping in the midday sun
F#
C#m
Sleeping in the midday sun
Verse 3
B
F#
E
B
Then tracks were lain across the plain
F#
E
By broken old men in torrid rains
B
E
B
The towns grew up and the
E
B
people were still
Verse 4
F#
C#m
Sleeping in the midday sun
F#
C#m
Sleeping in the midday sun
Verse 5
D
E
G
B
We all joined in and all joined hands
D
E
G
All joined in to help run
F#
this land
E
B
Then soldiers came, long long ago
E
B
Rode through the town and rode
down those who were
Verse 6
F#
C#m
Sleeping in the midday sun
F#
C#m
Sleeping in the midday sun
Verse 7
B
F#
E
B
Gold came and went, quickly spent
E
B
and often drowned
E
B
E
In the wealth and pain of old Abilene
Verse 8
B
F#
C#m
B
Sleeping in the midday sun
F#
C#m
B
Sleeping in the midday sun
F#
C#m
B
Sleeping in the midday sun
F#
C#m
B
F#
C#m
Sleeping in the midday sun
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