Keep Abilene Beautiful chords by Carlton Anderson

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: D

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
D G 2X

Verse 1:
D                                  G
Woke up at midnight, couldn't sleep
             D
There lays a twenty-four hour smile
               G
Making promises it'd never keep
D

Texas is so flat, had to see
        G
If the world was round
              D
Girl, you got roots 'neath your boots
                           G
That go a hundred years down


Pre-Chorus:
       Bm                      A
On my radio, Conway's singing "Goodbye Time"
       Em                                   G
In my rearview, a disappearing Hollywood sign


Chorus:
D                       G
Keep Abilene beautiful, baby
D                                    G
There ain't nothing like you anywhere
D                       G
Keep Abilene beautiful, baby
                 Bm A G
I'm getting there
                 D
I'm getting there


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

Getting back to you
     G
From where I am


Chorus:
D                       G
Keep Abilene beautiful, baby
D                                    G
There ain't nothing like you anywhere
D                       G
Keep Abilene beautiful, baby
                 Bm A G
I'm getting there

I'm getting there


Solo:
D G Bm A G

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


Chorus:
D                       G
Keep Abilene beautiful, baby
D                                    G
There ain't nothing like you anywhere
D                       G
Keep Abilene beautiful, baby
                 Bm A G
I'm getting there


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

Outro:
D G