Hellbent for Leather chords by
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Steve Earle

N/A

Simplified

Key: G major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1
D D 
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The fly by night carnival
is closing down
Time to get off this merry go round
G G 
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Kids and rubes have left the fairgrounds
D D 
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The rock and roll gypsies are

Verse 2
getting' out of town
D D 
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Northeastern Oklahoma is
calling my name
Gettin' off the grid and
the old shell game
G G 
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Gonna transcend like
Henry David Thoreau
D D 
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And listen to sweetheart of the rodeo

Verse 3
D D 
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C C 
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D D 
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So long city of angels
C C 
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D D 
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Goodbye Sunset and Vine
C C 
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D D 
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I'm leaving for Oklahoma
C C 
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Adios Hollywood sign
D D 
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Verse 4
The Warners record deal fell apart in L.A
The technicolor life turned battleship grey
G G 
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It was like I was Daniel in
the lion's den
D D 
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Except no spirit appeared to save my skin

Verse 5
D D 
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So I'm leaving here with
the girl who shimmies
With her black eye liner and
her handful of gimme
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Taking a twin reverb with two
blown speakers
D D 
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Wearing my John

Verse 6
Varvatos converse sneakers
D D 
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C C 
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D D 
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So long city of angels
C C 
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D D 
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Goodbye Sunset and Vine
C C 
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D D 
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I'm leaving for Oklahoma
C C 
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Adios Hollywood sign

Interlude 1
D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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Verse 7
D D 
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Gram Parsons was right about
the thirty- first floor
The earth is shaking and I
can't take it no more
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So I'm heading due east
hellbent for leather
D D 
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Might even get the band back together