Keep Abilene Beautiful chords by Carlton Anderson

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: D MajorD

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
D MajorD G+G 2X

Verse 1:
D MajorD                 G+G
Woke up at midnight, couldn't sleep
       D MajorD
There lays a twenty-four hour smile
        G+G
Making promises it'd never keep
D MajorD
Texas is so flat, had to see
    G+G
If the world was round
       D MajorD
Girl, you got roots 'neath your boots
              G+G
That go a hundred years down

Pre-Chorus:
    B minorBm           A augmentedA
On my radio, Conway's singing "Goodbye Time"
    E minorEm                  G+G
In my rearview, a disappearing Hollywood sign


Chorus:
D MajorD            G+G
Keep Abilene beautiful, baby
D MajorD                  G+G
There ain't nothing like you anywhere
D MajorD            G+G
Keep Abilene beautiful, baby
         B minorBm A augmentedA G+G
I'm getting there
         D MajorD
I'm getting there


Verse 2:
     D MajorD
These wheels got at least
              G+G
Another thousand miles to go
      D MajorD
For a taste, your red wine kisses ain't
    G+G
Slow-dancing to the stereo
       B minorBm
I've seen the city lights
     A augmentedA
Felt the California sand
      E minorEm
But it ain't nothing like

Getting back to you
   G+G
From where I am

Chorus:
D MajorD            G+G
Keep Abilene beautiful, baby
D MajorD                  G+G
There ain't nothing like you anywhere
D MajorD            G+G
Keep Abilene beautiful, baby
         B minorBm A augmentedA G+G
I'm getting there

I'm getting there


Solo:
D MajorD G+G B minorBm A augmentedA G+G

Bridge:
D MajorD         G+G
Keep Abilene beautiful, baby
D MajorD         G+G
Keep Abilene beautiful


Chorus:
D MajorD            G+G
Keep Abilene beautiful, baby
D MajorD                  G+G
There ain't nothing like you anywhere
D MajorD            G+G
Keep Abilene beautiful, baby
         B minorBm A augmentedA G+G
I'm getting there


Outro:
D MajorD                 G+G
Woke up at midnight, couldn't sleep
       D MajorD
There lays a twenty-four hour smile
        G+G
Making promises it'd never keep

Outro:
D MajorD G+G