[Actually in F; capo 5, I think. Each chord is one measure, except two
chords joined by a hyphen (e.g., "F - G") are one measure _total_.]
He was a long tall stranger from way down south where he'd left his life behind
REm SOL DO SOLHe had a big old Gibson and a pickup truck and Shenandoah eyes
DO MIm FA FAAnd I remember him sitting in that local bar where I earned my pay each night
Singing my songs to empty chairs and going home half tight
So the nights rolled by like headlights shining on a lonesome strip of tar
REm SOL DO SOLI kept his words of kindness close to me like a pick on my guitar; And we
DO MIm FA FATalked about the singers and the songs we loved and the songs we'd most forgot
In that run-down bar they'd make last call and I'd never want to stop
'Cause I was living on nothing but a young girl's dreams
DO - MIm FAWith my cowboy boots and my old six-string
REm SOL DO - MIm FAHitching my wagon to a star, dreaming of leaving those local bars
When I'd get him up at closing time for a couple of songs and a chance to shine
REm SOL FA - SOLLike the star that he longed to be, he looked a helluva lot like me
DO DO FA FA SOL SOL DO SOL(me) [instrumental]
He'd played a lot of places where the only wages were food and beer for free
No fancy licks, but he had him a gift for the kind of songs he'd sing
But you do what you can to be a satisfied man, just to have your peace of mind
So he gave it all up for a government job where the paychecks come on time
So now he comes to the bar to hear me play guitar and to share a drink or two
And we sit swapping tales of where we've been and what we'd rather do
There's a wealth of danger when you're talking to strangers, and I meet them
all the time
But my heart knew better than my head when I looked into those eyes
'Cause I was living on nothing but a young girl's dreams with my cowboy boots
and my old six-string
Hitching my wagon to a star, dreaming of leaving those local bars
When I'd get him up at closing time for a couple of songs and a chance to shine
Like the star that he longed to be, he looked a hell of a lot like me
[violin solo] [harmonica solo]
Well, maybe I'll quit when I got me a kid and a place to call my own
But tonight there ain't nobody there waiting up for me at home
It's a hell of a way to live from day to day not knowing where you're bound
But the look in his eyes made me realize I was glad for the life I'd found
'Cause I was living on nothing but a young girl's dreams with my cowboy boots
and my old six-string
Hitching my wagon to a star, dreaming of leaving those local bars
When I'd get him up at closing time for a couple of songs and a chance to shine
Like the star that he longed to be, he looked a hell of a lot like me
REm SOL FA - SOLLike the star that he'd always be, he looked a hell of a lot like me
DO DO FA FA SOL SOL DO DO(me) [instrumental]
[Actually in F; capo 5, I think.
..Each chord is one measure,
..except two
chords joined by a hyphen (e.g.,
.."F - G") are one measure
.._total_.]
DO DO FA FA SOL SOL DO SOL DO DO FA FA SOL SOL DO SOL
DO
He was a long tall stranger from
DO FA..way down south where he'd left
..his life behind
REmHe had a big old Gibson and a
SOL DO SOL..pickup truck and Shenandoah eyes
And I remember him sitting in that
MIm FA..local bar where I earned my pay
FA..each night
Singing my songs to empty chairs
FA - SOL DO SOL..and going home half tight
DO
So the nights rolled by like
DO FA..headlights shining on a lonesome
..strip of tar
REm SOLI kept his words of kindness close
DO SOL..to me like a pick on my guitar;
..And we
DOTalked about the singers and the
..songs we loved and the songs
FA..we'd most forgot
REm SOLIn that run-down bar they'd make
..last call and I'd never want to
DO..stop
FA
'Cause I was living on nothing but
SOL..a young girl's dreams
With my cowboy boots and my old
..six-string
Hitching my wagon to a star,
DO - MIm FA..dreaming of leaving those local
..bars
DO MIm/SIWhen I'd get him up at closing
LAm - SOL..time for a couple of songs and a
..chance to shine
REmLike the star that he longed to
SOL FA - SOL..be, he looked a helluva lot like
..me
DO DO FA FA SOL SOL DO SOL(me) [instrumental]
He'd played a lot of places where
..the only wages were food and
..beer for free
No fancy licks, but he had him a
..gift for the kind of songs he'd
..sing
But you do what you can to be a
..satisfied man, just to have your
..peace of mind
So he gave it all up for a
..government job where the
..paychecks come on time
So now he comes to the bar to hear
..me play guitar and to share a
..drink or two
And we sit swapping tales of where
..we've been and what we'd rather
..do
There's a wealth of danger when
..you're talking to strangers, and
..I meet them
all the time
But my heart knew better than my
..head when I looked into those
..eyes
'Cause I was living on nothing but
..a young girl's dreams with my
..cowboy boots
and my old six-string
Hitching my wagon to a star,
..dreaming of leaving those local
..bars
When I'd get him up at closing
..time for a couple of songs and a
..chance to shine
Like the star that he longed to
..be, he looked a hell of a lot
..like me
[violin solo]
DO MIm FA FA REm SOL FA-G DO..[harmonica solo]
Well, maybe I'll quit when I got
..me a kid and a place to call my
..own
But tonight there ain't nobody
..there waiting up for me at home
It's a hell of a way to live from
..day to day not knowing where
..you're bound
But the look in his eyes made me
..realize I was glad for the life
..I'd found
'Cause I was living on nothing but
..a young girl's dreams with my
..cowboy boots
and my old six-string
Hitching my wagon to a star,
..dreaming of leaving those local
..bars
When I'd get him up at closing
..time for a couple of songs and a
..chance to shine
Like the star that he longed to
SOL FA - SOL..be, he looked a hell of a lot
LAm..like me
Like the star that he'd always be,
FA - SOL..he looked a hell of a lot like
..me
DO DO FA FA SOL SOL DO DO(me) [instrumental]
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