Whenever Kindness Fails chords by Robert Earl Keen
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Intro 1
(G major) (A major) (B minor) (G major) (D major) (A major) (B minor)
Verse 1
(D major) I crossed
the desert on a dining (B minor) car (D major)
In the spring of ninety-one
I (B minor) (D major) I met some people
drinking (B minor) at the bar (D major)
They were laughing, having (A major) fun
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Verse 2
(D major) I told 'em that I hadn't
(B minor) heard the joke (D major)
That was so hilari (B minor) ous
(D major) They said that I was just
a dumb (B minor) (A major) cowpoke
I didn't want to make a fuss
Verse 3
So I shot (G major) 'em down, one (A major) by one
Then I (B minor) left 'em 'long the rails (G major)
I use (D major) my gun
Whenever (A major) kindness (B minor) fails
Verse 4
(D major) The moon was in the sign
of Scorpio (B minor) (D major)
The sun was at my (B minor) back
(D major) I didn't know how far the train (B minor) would go
(D major) Until the law would (A major) find my track
Verse 5
(D major) I saw the brakeman and
the (B minor) engineer (D major)
Drinking wine and eating (B minor) Brie
(D major) I asked 'em who would
brake and (B minor) who would steer
(A major) They started pointing back at me
Verse 6
So I shot (G major) 'em down, (A major) one by one
Then I (B minor) left 'em 'long the rails (G major)
I (D major) use my gun
Whenever (A major) kindness (B minor) fails
Verse 7
I (G major) (A major) (B minor) (G major) (D major) (A major) (B minor)
(D major) only
have a moment (B minor) to explain (D major)
Just a chance to let you (B minor) know (D major)
When it's time for you to
(B minor) board the train (D major)
There are two ways you can (A major) go (D major)
Verse 8
You can ride the wheels in (B minor)
to the sun (D major)
Feel the wind upon your face (B minor)
(D major) Or you can laugh into a (B minor) loaded gun (A major)
And you'll likely lose your place
Verse 9
So I shot (G major) 'em down, (A major) one by one
Then I (B minor) left 'em 'long the rails (G major)
I (D major) use my gun
Whenever (A major) kindness (B minor) fails
(G major) Yeah I shot
Verse 10
'em down, (A major) one by one
Then I (B minor) left 'em 'long the rails (G major)
When I (D major) use my gun
That (A major) lonesome whistle (B minor) wails
Outro 1
(B minor) (D major) (F sharp minor) (B minor) (A major) (D major)
(F sharp minor) (B minor) (A major) (F sharp minor) (D major) (F sharp minor) (B minor) (A major) (D major) (B minor)
Whenever Kindness Fails
Robert Earl Keen
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