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