Chords with lyrics
Intro:
E MajorE B7B7 E MajorE
Verse 1:
E MajorE B7B7
He had horns on his temples and a halo hung over his head
E MajorE B7B7
He kept a rig on his nightstand and a dreamcatcher over his bed
A augmentedA E MajorE
Well some said he was born and some say he landed instead
E MajorE B7B7 E MajorE
But the king of Corrales passed last night in the Holiday Inn
Verse 2:
E MajorE B7B7
Some people start younger and age with the quickness of gin
E MajorE B7B7
You can pick where you're headed but you can't choose the shape you come in
A augmentedA E MajorE
Though many believers beside him had called him their friend
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He always belonged to the blowin of that old desert wind
Chorus:
A augmentedA B7B7 E MajorE
Well they're drinkin tonight for the drifter
A augmentedA B7B7 E MajorE
Remembering his old lonesome howl
A augmentedA B7B7 E MajorE A augmentedA
They're wishin on stars and fillin the bars
E MajorE B7B7 E MajorE
With an old and familiar sound
Verse 3:
E MajorE B7B7
Well his memory still lingers on barstools all over this town
E MajorE B7B7
They still talk of the singer who led them by hand through the rounds
A augmentedA E MajorE
And even the bartenders hardened by years underground
E MajorE B7B7 E MajorE
Recall him with a shine in their eyes and that old Stetson bow
Chorus:
A augmentedA B7B7 E MajorE
Well they're drinkin tonight for the drifter
A augmentedA B7B7 E MajorE
Remembering his old lonesome howl
A augmentedA B7B7 E MajorE A augmentedA
They're wishin on stars and fillin the bars
E MajorE B7B7 E MajorE
With an old and familiar sound
A augmentedA B7B7 E MajorE A augmentedA
They're wishin on stars and fillin the bars
E MajorE B7B7 E MajorE
With an old and familiar sound