Title: East of the Sunrise Artist: The Floating Men Copyright: Written by Jeff Holmes & arranged by TFM Key: D Time: 4/4 Intro: D G F# Bm F# Bm Em A Woo-oo-oo-oo-ooo Verse 1: D G I know all about those big city women F# Bm I know what goes on in those back rooms at night F# Bm A handsome young man with his wallet in his hand Em A Can get by on a wink and a smile D G I can prey on the urban romantics F# Bm Weeping haiku over café au lait F# Bm I can load up the truck when things start to heatup Esus A And if the waitresses beg me to stay
Chorus 1: D G D I’ll say Look for my taillights, East of the sunrise G F# You don’t understand, ma’am, I’m way too much man Em A for such a civilized life D G F# Bm Listen for bloodhounds, West of the sundown G Don’t get me wrong, D but theres things going on out there Em A you and I know nothing about Verse 2: D G Well, there’s way too much money in Dallas F# Bm I feel obliged to set some of it free F# Bm I might leave part of my heart down in Texas Em A But I’ll take a shitload of Texas with me D G Maybe I’ll marry a billionaire’s daughter F# Bm become an embarrassment out at the club F# Bm I’ll start in on the gin by eleven a.m. Em A And when my in-laws start getting fed up Chorus 2: D G D I’ll say Look for my taillights, East of the sunrise G F# I don’t give a damn, ma’am, I’m way too much man Em A for your brand of sanitized life D G F# Bm Listen for bloodhounds, West of the sundown G Don’t get me wrong, D but theres things going on out there Em A you and I know nothing about Verse 3: D G Well, I can knock over banks out in the Badlands F# Bm And start my own band of thieves on the run F# Bm Disappearing into the desert at night Em A Building campfires and polishing guns D G Living off biscuits and jerky F# Bm Whisky and twisted cigars F# Bm Falling in love with my hostage Em A And being glamorized by fools with guitars Chorus 3: D G D Singing, Look for my taillights, East of the sunrise G F# No thank you, ma’am, I got some awful big living Em A to cram into such a small life D G F# Bm Listen for bloodhounds, West of the sundown G Don’t get me wrong, D but theres things going on out there Em A you and I know nothing about Interlude: D G F# Bm F# Bm Em A Oh... Oh... Woo-oo-oo-oo D G F# Bm F# Bm Em A Hmm... Hmm... Woo-oo-oo-oo Verse 4: D G Well, if I ever do make it back home again F# Bm I probably won’t be alive F# Bm Tell my mother and father I missed them Em A Asus And kiss all my sisters and brothers good-bye D G Bury me out on the Trinity Plain F# Bm Where the clay is carnation red F# Bm Plant a Muscadine vine, Where my footstone should lie Em A And a halo of pines at my head Chorus 4: D G D And Look for my taillights, East of the sunrise G F# You never did understand, I was way too much man Em A for such a tiny little life D G F# Bm Look for a dust cloud, West of the sundown G Don’t get me wrong, D but theres things going on out there Em A you might want to find out about Outro: D G F# Bm F# Bm Em A Oh... Oh... Woo-oo-oo-oo D G F# Bm F# Bm Em A Oh... Oh... Woo-oo-oo-oo
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