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Chords:
SIb/RE xx0331
DO/RE xx0010
FA/RE xx0211
SOL/RE xx0433
SOL6/SI x2x030
SOLm6/SIb x1x030
THE OLD HOMESTEAD
RE
RE FA
Up and down the old homestead
DO SOL6/SI SOLm6/SIb RE
The naked rider gallops through his head
FA
And although the moon isn't full
DO SOL6/SI SOLm6/SIb RE
He still feels the pull
RE FA
Out on the floor where the cowboys dance
DO SOL6/SI SOLm6/SIb RE
Approaching slowly at a glance
FA
Here comes the shadow of his stance
DO SOL6/SI SOL6/SIb RE
The reins are fallin' from his hands
(same chords next 4 verses)
- Shadow -
"Why do you ride that crazy horse?"
Inquires the shadow with little remorse
Just then a priest comes down the stairs
With a sack of dreams and old nightmares
- Rider -
"Who are you," the rider says
"You dress in black but you talk like a Fed
You spout ideas from books that you read
Don't you care about this guy's head?"
Just then the sound of hoofbeats was heard
And the sky was darkened by a prehistoric bird
Who flew between the unfulfilled moon
And the naked rider, to a telephone booth.
- Bird 1 -
"We'll call the moon and see what's up
I've got some change in this little tin cup
We'll say that the shadow is growin' dim
And we need some light to get back to him
FA/RE SOL/RE
Just one call should do it all
SIb/RE DO/RE
I'll carve this number on the wall
RE
With my beak."
RE FA
*Flying feathers were all around
DO SOL6/SI SOLm6/SIb RE
*The air was filled with a ringy sound
FA
*Two more birds the second and the third
DO SOL6/SIb RE
*Came down from the sky to deliver the word
- Birds 2 and 3 -
RE FA
"Where have you been," they said to the first
DO SOL6/SI SOLm6/SIb RE
"Get back to the clouds, we're dying of thirst
FA
There's not enough time to make that call
DO SOL6/SI SOLm6/SIb RE
Let's ditch this rider, shadow and all."
(Same chords next 2 verses)
The sky was filled with the beautiful birds
Still on the ground some crying was heard
With his dime in his hand and his hand on the dial
His cars were sweating as he forced a smile
Hoofbeats beating across the range
He rode through the night with his cup of change
Tired and beaten he fell into slumber
But up in the sky they still had his number
RE FA
Up and down the old homestead
DO SOL6/SI SOLm6/SIb RE
The naked rider gallops through his head
FA
And although the moon isn't full
DO SOL6/SI SOLm6/SIb
He still feels the pull
FA/RE
Still feels the pull
SOL/RE
Still feels the pull
SIb/RE
Still feels the pull
DO/RE RE
Still feels the pull
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