Starvation Peak chords by Tim Keller

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Verse 1
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Well, I live smack on the Santa Fe Trail.
It's about 50 miles east of Santa Fe.
And there's nothing out there,
you know,
about a house every half
mile or so.
It's about a 45 -minute
stretch between towns
and there's a lot of trash out there.
And I didn't know what that
was from
when I first moved out there
and come to find that that's just the old 100,
150 year old trash from the Santa Fe Trail.
They didn't have black plastic
garbage bags.
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They didn't recycle their cans or their glass,
Am 
they just tossed it off the side of
the wagon
F 
when they were done snacking
Am 
or when they were done eating
that day
or whatever.
The dominant feature in the valley
is called Starvation Peak.
It's right in the middle of the valley
and it got named by an incident
that I like to think is related
to all that trash there.
F 
The Apaches ran a bunch of the settler
Am 
s up on top of that peak
and left them up there until
they starved to death
several days later
while the Apaches partied down below.
I like to think of it as America's
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Am 
first anti -litter campaign.

Verse 2
So I've got a song called Starvation Peak.
Am 
The Indians play hide and seek,
F 
their bets are on my hide.
Dm 
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Verse 3

can't even tell

how many more of us have died.

Verse 4
F 
this way to go.
G 
I never would have chose New Mexico
F 
G 
if only there were something
F 
more to eat.
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F 
They laugh even as I'm growing weak
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G 
and leave my bones atop
Am 
starvation peak.
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Am 
Leave my bones atop starvation peak.
This trail lasts forever,
F 
never made Santa Fe
Am 
Though they said we're getting close,
F 
two or three days
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F 
Everywhere there's trash upon the trail
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F 
My bones will be trash upon the trail
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F 
My bones will be bare within a week
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F 
While the Indians play hide -and -seek,
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Am 
I bide my time on Starvation Peak,
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Am 
I bide my time on Starvation Peak,
F 
and time's all I have
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Am 
and I'm running out of  time,
Dm 
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Am 
all I want is time and a bite to eat.
F 
I am just a good night's fun,
Am 
not even worth the climb,
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Am 
I bide my time on Starvation Peak,
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Am 
I bide my time on Starvation Peak.
Hey hey hey -o,
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Am 
hey hey hey, oh hey
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Am 
Hey hey hey -o, hey hey hey, oh hey
I never met the men below
F 
whose laughter pierced the sky
Am 
I never had a chance to turn
F 
and watch my family die
G 
those of you who follow on this trail
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G 
go to Santa Fe or go to hell
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G 
it's all the same to me
F 
so I won't speak when
G 
you run out food
F 
you'll taste defeat.
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Am 
I gave my time to starvation peak.
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Am 
I gave my time to starvation peak.
F 
Time's all I have
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Am 
and I'm running out of time.
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Am 
All I want is time and a bite to eat.
F 
I am just a good night's fun
Am 
not even worth the climb.
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Am 
Abide my time on starvation peak,
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Am 
Abide my time on starvation peak.
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Hey, hey, hey, oh, hey,
hey, hey, oh, hey.
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Am 
Abide my time on starvation peak,
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Em 
Am 
Hey, hey, hey, oh, hey,
hey, hey, oh, hey
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Am 
I bide my time on starvation peak
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Am 
I count my time on starvation peak
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Am 
I lose my time on starvation peak