Haleys Comet chords by Tom Russell

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
A

Verse 1:
                                      D
Well, he walked and he walked down on Main street
  A                            E
A hot wind blowing up from the south
A                               D
Two eye's staring in a pawnshop window
  A              E             A
A whiskey bottle lifted to his mouth

Chorus:
              D       E              A            D
And there was no moon shining on the Rio Grande
           E                    A      D
The cool mujados pulled through town
                E             A     F#m
The jukebox was busted at the bus depot
     D       E             A
When Haley's comet hit the ground

Verse:
                                      D
He blacked out all the windows in his bedroom
       A                              E
He was talking to the ceiling and the walls
   A                                     D
He closed his eyes and hit the stage in '55
        A              E                A
And the screams of the women filled the hall

Chorus:
              D       E              A            D
And there was no moon shining on the Rio Grande
           E                    A      D
The cool mujados pulled through town
                E             A     F#m
The jukebox was busted at the bus depot
     D       E             A
When Haley's comet hit the ground
A
Hit the ground

Instrumental:
A   D   A   E   A   D   A  E  A
A   D   A   E   A   D   A  E  A

Verse:
                                  D
A cop walks in a Pancake House in Texas
   A                         E
He ordered up two coffees to go
   A                                     D
He told the waitress, "We just found the body
       A         E               A
Of the man who invented Rock 'n' Roll"

Chorus:
              D       E              A            D
And there was no moon shining on the Rio Grande
           E               A      D
The cool mujados rode into town
                E             A     F#m
The jukebox was busted at the bus depot
     D       E             A
When Haley's comet hit the ground
A
Hit the ground
A
Hit the ground