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[INTRO ]NOTES eg a b c bcb a d b
[Verso 1]
Am Bm C Bm Six o'clock silence of a new day beginnin' Am D E is heard in the small Texas town Am Bm C Bm Like a signal from nowhere the people who live there Am D E are up and movin' around
[Refrão]
A7 D7 'Cause there's bacon to fry and there's biscuits to bake A7 D7 on the stove that the Salvation Army won't take A7 D7 You open the windows and you turn on the fan E E/D E/C E/B 'cause it's hotter than hell when the sun hits the land
[Verso 2]
Am Bm C Bm Walter and Fanny, well they own the grocery Am D E that sells most all that you need Am Bm C Bm They've been up and working since early this morning Am D E They've got the whole village to feed
[Refrão]
A7 D7 They put out fresh eggs; throw bad ones away A7 D7 that rotted because of the heat yesterday A7 D7 The store is all dark so you can't see the flies E E/D E/C E/B That settle on round steak and last Monday's pies
[Verso 3]
Am Bm C Bm Sleepy Hill's drugstore and the cafe are open Am D E The coffee is bubblin' hot Am Bm C Bm For the folks that ain't working gonna sit there 'till sundown Am D E and talk about what they ain't got
[Refrão]
A7 D7 Someone just blew a clutch in the old pickup truck A7 D7 It seems like they're ridin' on a streak of bad luck A7 D7 The doctor bills came and the well has gone dry E E/D E/C E/B Seems their grown kids don't care whether they live or die SUGGESTED NOTES e d c b {SPOKEN} Am Bm C Bm Hell, I can remember when Kopperl,TX was a good place for a man to live and raise a family. Am D E 'Course that was before the cotton gin closed down. It's been that long ago? Am Bm C Bm You know it seems like only yesterday ol'Steve Hughes lost his arm in that infernal machine Am D E and walked all the way home a bleedin' to death. Am Bm C Bm 'Course the new highway helped some. They dammed up the Brazos to build Lake Whitney. Am D E Brought some fisherman down from Dallas and Fort Worth. Am Bm C Bm Town sure has been quiet though since they closed down the depot and built that new trestle out west of town. Am D E You know the train just don't stop here anymore. Am D E No, the train just don't stop here anymore..... Instrumental: Am D --------------------------- TEXAS TRILOGY: 'TRAIN RIDE'
[Verso 4]
D C Well, the last time I remember that train stoppin' at the depot G D was when me and my Aunt Veta came ridin' back from Waco D C I remember I was wearing my long pants and we was sharin' G D conversation with a man who sold ball-point pens and paper C D And the train stopped once in Clifton where my Aunt bought me some ice cream C D And my Mom was there to meet us when the train pulled into Kopperl
[Refrão]
C D But now kids at night break window lights C D and the sound of trains only remains C D in the memory of the ones like me C D who have turned their backs on the splintered cracks C D in the walls that stand on the railroad land C D where we used to play and then run away, G from the depot man
[Verso 5]
D C I remember me and brother used to run down to the depot G D Just to listen to the whistle blow when the train pulled into Kopperl D C And the engine's big and shiny black as coal that fed the fire G D And the engineer he'd smile and say, "Howdy, how you fellas?" C D And the people by the windows playing cards and reading papers C D Seemed as far away to us as next summer's school vacation
[Refrão]
C D But now kids at night break window lights C D and the sound of trains only remains C D in the memory of the ones like me C D who have turned their backs on the splintered cracks C D in the walls that stand on the railroad land C D where we used to play and then run away, G from the depot man {SPOKEN} D C I wonder why it is you never see no young folks around Kopperl? G D Seems like as soon as the first of May rolls around and all the seniors graduate, D C they go runnin' off to Cleburne and Fort Worth and get 'em a good job..... G D --------------------------------------- TEXAS TRILOGY: 'BOSQUE COUNTRY ROMANCE'
[Verso 6]
G C D G Mary Martin was a schoolgirl, just seventeen or so, G C A D when she married Billy Archer 'bout fourteen years ago C D G C Not even out of high school, folks said it wouldn't last Am D But when you grow up in the country, you grow up mighty fast G C D G They married in a hurry, in March 'fore school was out G C A D Folks said that she was pregnant, "Just wait and you'll find out." C D G C It came about that winter, one gray November morn' G D G The first of many more to come, a baby boy was born
[Refrão]
G And cattle is their game, C A D and Archer is the name they give to the acres that they own C D G C If the Brazos don't run dry and the newborn calves don't die, G Em another year from Mary will have flown, G D G another year from Mary will have flown
[Verso 7]
G C D G Now Billy he kept what cattle his daddy could afford G C A D Bouncin' across the cactus in a 1950 Ford C D G C But the cows were sick and skinny and the weeds was all that grew Am D But Billy kept the place alive, the only thing he knew G C D G And Mary cooked the supper, and Mary scrubbed the clothes G C A D And Mary busted horses, and blew the baby's nose C D G C And Mary and her shotgun kept the rattlesnakes away G D G But how she kept on smilin', no one could ever say
[Refrão]
G And cattle is their game, C A D and Archer is the name they give to the acres that they own C D G C If the Brazos don't run dry and the newborn calves don't die G Em Another year from Mary will have flown G D G Another year from Mary will have flown
[Verso 8]
G C D G Now the drought of '57 was a curse upon the land G C A D No one in Bosque County could give Bill a helpin' hand C D G C The ground was cracked and broken, and the truck was out of gas Am D And cows can't feed on prickly pears, instead of growin' grass G C D G Then the weather took the water, and a snake bite took a child G C A D And the fire in the old barn took the hay that Bill had piled C D G C The mortgage got the money, and the screw worm got the cows G D G The years have come for Mary; she's waitin' for 'em now
[Refrão]
G And cattle is their game, C A D and Archer is the name they give to the acres that they own C D G C If the Brazos don't run dry and the newborn calves don't die G Em Another year from Mary will have flown G D G Another year from Mary will have flown ------------------------- TEXAS TRILOGY: 'DAYBREAK' Intro eg a b c bcb a d b
[Verso 9]
Am Bm C Bm Six o'clock silence of a new day beginnin' Am D E Is heard in the small Texas town Am Bm C Bm Like a signal from nowhere the people who live there Am D E Are up and they're moving around
[Refrão]
A7 D7 'Cause there's bacon to fry and there's biscuits to bake A7 D7 On the stove that the Salvation Army won't take A7 D7 And you open the windows and you turn on the fan E E/D E/C E/B 'Cause it's hotter than hell when the sun hits the land {SUGGESTED NOTES} e d c b {CODA} A
Enviado por: Hugo Rodrigues
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