Abilene chords by Dave Alvin

Chords with lyrics

Abilene
Dave Alvin

Capo 2nd fret.


[Intro]

C majorC A minorAm FF DmDm (4x)


[Verse 1]

      C majorC
There's a greyhound bus
       G+G
Leavin' the great Northwest
C majorC
Takin' her tonight
      G+G
Back down south to Texas
      FF
She's been dancin' on tables

To pay rent and be able
                DmDm
To just get by and maybe stay clean.

[Chorus]

C majorC      A minorAm     FF    DmDm
Abilene, Abilene
C majorC      A minorAm     FF    DmDm
Abilene, Abilene.


[Verse 2]

     C majorC
Well her daddy'd get drunk
      G+G
Then he'd hit her hard
     C majorC
And her mama'd lie in bed
          G+G
High on pills and talkin' to God
 FF
But like her beautiful tattoos

These old memories she can't lose
            DmDm
Since she ran away at fifteen.

[Chorus]

C majorC      A minorAm
Abilene, Abilene
FF     DmDm       C majorC       A minorAm
There's a town ahead that you've never seen
FF     DmDm     FF  DmDm
Maybe it's better if you get off there and try to
FF     FF
Forget everything
C majorC        A minorAm   FF    DmDm
Abilene.


[Verse 3]

C majorC
Starin' out the window
    A minorAm
At the long cold night
C majorC
Ahead on the horizon
      A minorAm
Is another string of bright lights
   FF
She's dreamin' of a man she's goin' to meet

In a bar on an Austin street
              DmDm
Maybe this one won't be so mean.


[Chorus]

C majorC      A minorAm
Abilene, Abilene
FF     DmDm       C majorC       A minorAm
There's a town ahead that you've never seen
FF     DmDm     FF  DmDm
Maybe it's better if you get off there and try to
FF     FF
Forget everything
C majorC        A minorAm   FF    DmDm
Abilene.


[Bridge]

A minorAm    C majorC    FF    DmDm (3x)
(Slowing) DmDm   FF    A minorAm   C majorC


[Verse 4]

   C majorC        A minorAm
In a Texas bar there's a man sittin' alone
 C majorC                A minorAm
Thinkin' of a girl he swore he'd wait there for
     FF
But he's drinkin' beers and he's feelin' old

Rememberin' every lie he's told
                A minorAm
'Til he changes his mind and he leaves.


[Chorus]

C majorC      A minorAm
Abilene, Abilene
FF     DmDm       C majorC       A minorAm
There's a town ahead that you've never seen
FF     DmDm     FF  DmDm
Maybe it's better if you get off there and try to
FF     FF
Forget everything
C majorC        A minorAm   FF    DmDm
Abilene.


[Outro]

C majorC        A minorAm   FF    DmDm
Oh, Abilene, Abilene