Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Intro: B C#m G#m x2 Verse 1: B C#m G#m They say Paris is dead B C#m G#m Lived through London and drank through Memphis B C#m G#m The things you live by were once just a guess B C#m G#m And there ain’t no glory in the west B C#m G#m No, there ain’t no glory in the west B C#m G#m Hard to think on your feet B C#m G#m Tired of begging them just to compete B C#m G#m Shoot to win can feel so bittersweet B C#m G#m But you take what you can get B C#m G#m ’Cause there ain’t no glory in the west
Chorus: E B F# Blazin’ on ahead Burning through it E B F# Coming down the bend F# / Nowhere left to go, goin’s all we know E B F# Ridin’ past the best B C#m G#m And there’s still no rest F# B C#m G#m And there’s still no rest G#m / B C#m G#m There ain’t no glory in the west Verse 2: B C#m G#m What’s a boy to do? B C#m G#m Hit the road with a dollar or two B C#m G#m Haunted by what he knows he can’t do B C#m G#m Gets it off his chest B C#m G#m ’Cause there ain’t no glory in the west
Chorus: E B F# Burnin’ on ahead Blazing through it E B F# Runnin' blind again F# / Nowhere left to go, goin’s all we know E B F# Ridin’ past the best B C#m G#m And there’s still no rest B C#m G#m And there’s still no rest B C#m G#m And there’s still no rest G#m / B C#m G#m There ain’t no glory in the west Verse 3: B C#m G#m "Count your blessings" they’ll say B C#m G#m And after each midnight begins a new day B C#m G#m/ But don’t place your bets on a word that they say G#m They’ll put your life to rest B C#m G#m ’Cause there ain’t no glory in the west B C#m G#m No, there ain’t no glory in the west B C#m G#m / There ain’t no glory in the