Trailways Bus chords by Paul Simon

E                            A
A passenger traveling quietly conceals himself
        B               E
With a magazine and a sleepless pillow
 E                                         A
Over the crest of the mountain the moon begins its climb
       B                              E
And he wakes to find he's in rolling farmland

Am                     E
The farmer sleeps against his wife
Am          G                   C    Em
He wonders what their life must be
Am                           G
A Trailways bus is heading south
 F               B7         E
Into Washington, D.C.

    E                               A
A mother and child, the baby maybe two months old
 B                       E
Prepare themselves for sleep and feeding.
E                            A
The shadow of the Capitol dome slides across his face
         B                        E
And his heart is racing with the urge to freedom.

Am                       E
The father motionless as stone,
Am           G       C        Em
A shepherd resting with his flock,
Am                             G
The Trailways bus is turning west
F      C      G            D
Dallas via Little Rock.

E                     A
O my darling, darling Son
B                       E
The desert moon is my witness.
E                     A
I've no money to come East,
    B                      E
But I know you'll soon be here


    D                                             G
We pull into downtown Dallas by the side of the grassy knoll
            A                D
Where the leader fell and a town was broken.
 D                                       G
Away from the feel and flow of life for so many years
           A                  D            D7
He hears music playing and Spanish spoken


      E                               A
The border patrol outside of Tucson boarded the bus
      B                       E
Any aliens here? You better check with us,
 E                                         E
How about you son? You look like you got Spanish blood.
         B                     E
Do you 'Habla Ingles,' and I understood.

Am             E
Yes, I am an alien, from Mars.
Am          G          C             Em
I come to Earth from outer space.
Am                           G
And if I traveled my whole life
F               C               G
You guys would still be on my case
F               C               G
You guys would still be on my case

Am                             G
But he can't leave his fears behind,
Am      G          C           Em
He recalls each fatal thrust
     Am                     G
The screams carried by the wind, .
F               C       G
Phantom figures in the dust
F               C       G
Phantom figures in the dust
F               C       G
Phantom figures in the dust.