the ballad of edward abbey
the ballad of edward abbey

the ballad of edward abbey easy guitar chords by Tom Russell

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    • Verse 1
    It 
    was in 
    the town of Tuc

    son 
    in Nine
    teen 
    Eighty- Three 

    A man 
    named Edward 
    Abbey 

    come a walk
    ing up 
    to 
    me 

    He pulled 
    his cigar 
    from his mouth, 

    said, "I 
    smell law
    yers here" 

    The 
    politician, 
    running- 
    dogs, 

    they 
    crawled 
    away 
    in 
    fear 

    Verse 2
    Singing 
    do- ra- 
    do 

    Singing 
    do- ra- 
    day 

    Ed 
    walked across 
    the deser
    t 
    Verse 3

    at 
    least 
    a 
    thou
    sand times 

    He 
    spoke with 
    javelin

    a, slept 'neath 
    piñon pine 

    And if he 
    saw 
    a billboard 
    there, he'd 

    chop that 
    bastard 
    down 

    Said, if 
    a man can't 
    piss in 
    his 
    own front 
    yard, 

    he'd 
    never keep 
    close to 
    town 

    Singing 
    do- ra- 
    do 
    Verse 4

    Singing 
    do- ra- 
    day 

    Lord, 
    I wish 
    Edward 
    Abbey 
    were 

    walking 
    round 
    today 

    Verse 5
    Ed 
    had a taste 
    for women, 

    in fact 
    he 
    mar
    ried 
    quite a few 

    He 
    said, "I'd 
    fall in 
    love, boys, 

    but 
    I'm 
    only 
    passing 
    through 

    You 
    know I 
    like 'em 
    all, boys, 

    and 
    some more 
    than the 
    rest 

    I've 
    tried my 
    hand at 
    mono
    gamy, 

    now 
    I'm 
    off to 
    save 
    the 
    west 

    Verse 6
    Singing 
    do- ra- 
    do 

    Singing 
    do- ra- 
    day 

    Verse 7
    Ed 
    died one 
    day at sun
    down 
    in his 

    Tuc
    son 
    riding 
    shack

    They 
    wrapped 
    him in a sleeping 
    bag 
    and 

    drove 
    him way out 
    back 

    Beneath the 
    wild saguaro, 

    the 
    coyotes 
    chewed his 
    bones 

    And 
    on 
    a hidden mark
    er, 

    was 'No 
    Comment', carved in 
    stone

    Verse 8
    Singing 
    do- ra- 
    do 

    Singing 
    do- ra- 
    day 

    Yeah, 
    I wish 
    Edward 
    Ab
    bey were 

    walking 
    round 
    today 

    Verse 9

    Now 
    I'm living in 
    the desert, 

    but the 
    town 
    is a- closing 
    in

    Those 
    cracker 
    box developments, 

    Ed would 
    call 
    a 
    sin 

    We 
    stole this 
    land from 
    the Mexican 
    and 

    now we'll 
    sell it 
    back

    And they'll 
    live like 
    mortgage 
    prisoners 

    in those 
    goddamn 
    housing 
    tracts 

    Verse 10
    Tell me, 
    who votes 
    for the 
    mountain lion, 

    tell me, 
    who votes 
    for the 
    fox 

    Who votes 
    for the 
    spotted 
    owl who 

    hides 
    there in the rock
    s 

    I 
    wish that 
    Ed would 
    come again 
    with 

    a 
    chainsaw 
    in his 
    hand 

    And carve all 
    up those 
    housing 
    tracts 

    and 
    take on 
    back the 
    land 

    Verse 11
    Singing 
    do- ra- 
    do 

    Singing 
    do- ra- 
    day 

    Yeah, 
    I wish 
    Edward 
    Abbey 
    were 

    walking 
    round 
    today 

    Outro 1


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