Canteen Of Water chords by David Allan Coe

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

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

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

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