Canteen Of Water chords by David Allan Coe

Chords with lyrics

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

Verse 1:
        G+G
He carries his ID
D MajorD              E minorEm
And his books bound in leather
C majorC           G+G
And a change of clothing
C majorC        G+G         D MajorD
And a picture of Anna when she was younger
C majorC         G+G
Least he forget her.
B minorBm
And in among his papers
                  G+G
is a list of all the people he knew
B minorBm
And many unsent letters, Telling someone that he'd be there
       G+G
Sometime soon.
      D MajorD         G+G         D MajorD
Hey stranger! Aren't you the tiredness that remains
B minorBm
When you think freedom cant be measured
               C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
By the scuffles on your boots?
      G+G
Hey hey hey

Verse 2:
G+G            D MajorD                E minorEm
Now he dreams of Anna a life in the time they were together
C majorC              G+G
He was hard and she was supple
C majorC                 G+G
Where they lived out in the country
         D MajorD
She thought gentle
C majorC             G+G
Like his hands upon her body
B minorBm
And when Anna felt the cooling wind
                  G+G
David felt the need to be blown down
B minorBm
And when Anna felt the cleansing rain
                    G+G
David fought the fear that he might drown
      D MajorD         G+G           D MajorD
Hey stranger! And now you wonder through the country
B minorBm
That you hope is much less frightening
              C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
When it's quicker passing by
      G+G
Hey hey hey

Verse 3:
G+G
Now in Southern Arizona
    D MajorD           E minorEm
At the Last Chance diner counter
C majorC               G+G
Being questioned by the waitress
C majorC            G+G
He prepares for the desert
        D MajorD
With his freedom
C majorC          G+G
And a canteen of water.