Tabbed by Ann Hogan.
Hey, guys. I noticed a few errors in the previous submission of chords for
this song (under the name The Jakes), so I corrected it. Some of the chords
are the same, just with different fingerings, so I marked anything like that
with an asterisk (*) or plus sign (+).
Chords
A: x-x-7-6-5-x
A*: x-0-2-2-2-0
A+: 5-4-2-2-3-x
A6: x-x-7-6-7-x
D: x-x-12-11-10-x
D6: x-x-12-11-11-x
E6: x-x-14-13-14-12
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
D*: x-x-0-2-3-2
The A+ riff looks like:
|------------|
|---------3--|
|---------2--|
|---------2--|
|--4-4-4--4--|
|--5-5-5--5--|
PM......
Intro: A6 A A6 A D6 D E6 x2
A
I'm waiting for the sun to rise
D6 E6
So I can find my way back to Texas
A
But oh it's still dark outside
D6 E6
'Cuz I can taste the fire on my lips
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A D6 E6
And so I say to lord, I'm so tired of this mess
A
But this nation still burns at night
D6 E6
Our ribs the coal of progress
E D*
So hey, get away from here, old ghost
E D*
We don't like your kind, soldier
E
Defend this land and fight
A+ riff x2
A
The fields of corn they turn to dust
D6 E6
Said the cross-eyed boy from Pawnee
A
The old machines are laid to rest
D6 E6
New England stars, they're lovely
A
And so I say to him, boy,
D6 E6
Have you seen men in these parts
A
Hey hey yeah yeah
D6 E6
Black gold swims under the dirt
E D*
So hey, get away from here, old ghost
E D*
We don't like your kind, soldier
E
Defend this land and fight
A D*
Oh, la la
A*
Hey, hey, yeah, yeah!
A*
Hey, hey, yeah, yeah!
D*
Hey, oh...
End on: A*
