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Milly's Cafe chords by
Fred Eaglesmith
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Key: E major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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They put up a sign for the very last time
A
A

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At Milly's Cafe

They loaded their stuff into the car
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D

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And they drove away

Milly looked back for one last time
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G

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And when she turned around,

she was crying
Verse 2
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Billy just listened to the song
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s the radio played

They drove all the way from
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A

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Fort Worth to Amarillo

When Milly woke up she had
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D

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makeup all over her pillow

Billy had stopped at Easy Pawn
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And bought them up a couple of guns
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Tomorrow, he said,
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was gonna be a brand new day
Verse 3
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Billy and Milly tore up the

entire West

They started holding up liquor stores
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and then they turned to banks

And it wasn't very long, you know
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G

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Their picture was on the post office wall
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A
A

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And it seemed that the whole world
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was looking for them
Verse 4
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And the roads just get rougher
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Out in West Texas
A
A

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The cowboys are tougher
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D

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And the young girls are restless
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And the winds take the towns
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And there ain't any signs
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But there's always a hill to climb

On the West Texas skyline
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Verse 5
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Milly was raised by Christians in Aberdeen

Her father was a preacher in the
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D

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biggest church you ever did see

When word came down

about Milly and Billy
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G

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He made a call up to New York City
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D

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He said for some boys to come
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D
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down and set things straight

He met Milly in El Paso
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Verse 6


Underneath a tree in the parking
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lot of the motel

And the next day when Billy

went in the bank
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She started the car and

she drove away
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When Billy came out,
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A

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he never had a chance
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Verse 7

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G

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And the roads just get rougher
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D

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Out in West Texas
A
A

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The cowboys are rougher
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And the young girls are restless
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G

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And the winds take the towns
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And there ain't any signs
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A

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But there's always a hill to climb
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On the West Texas skyline
Interlude 1
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Verse 8

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Put up the sign one more time
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At Milly's cafe

They loaded the stuff out of
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the car and into the doorway

Milly looked back the one last time
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And when she turned

around she was crying
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A
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Her daddy just got in his car

and he drove away
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Verse 9

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And the roads just get rougher
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Out in West Texas
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A

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Cowboys are tougher
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But the young girls are restless

And the winds takes the town
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And there ain't any signs
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There's always a hill to climb
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On the West Texas skyline
A
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There's always a hill to climb
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On the West Texas skyline
Outro 1
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • A

  • G

Capo: 2

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Milly's Cafe by Fred Eaglesmith is E major.

The primary chords used in Milly's Cafe are E, B, A.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like E, B, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Milly's Cafe is approximately 130 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Milly's Cafe using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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