The Wagon Tongue chords by Red Steagall

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Point Your Wagon Tongue - Red Steagall

Verse 1:
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I hired on with col. Slaughter, driving steers to Abilene
                      D MajorD
Green and wet behind the ears, a kid of seventeen
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Though I was raised in Texas, I was not a seasoned hand
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So I got the job of hoodilum, the coosies right hand man.

Verse 2:

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On the llano estecato, all you see are endless plains
                              D MajorD
You dread the sound of thunder, there's no shelter from the rain
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Now the coosie did a strange thing, when the evening meal was done,
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He'd wait until the stars come out, then move the wagon tongue.

Chorus:

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He said there ain't no landmarks on these wide and rollin' plains
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There ain't no trees or mountains, so each day it looks the same
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But you'll never lose direction and you'll know just where you are
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If you'll always point the wagon tongue, toward that ol' north star.

Verse 3:

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Out along the Cimarron, one cold and stormy night
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I watched the cattle stampede, through the lightnings' eerie light.
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Took several days to round em up, get em settled down
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And we followed in the wagon, through the soft and muddy ground.

Verse 4:

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As we pushed the herd across the plains, we had no way to know
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That we had drifted way off course, towards New Mexico
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But that night the stars came out, his theory stood the test;
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Abilene's up north of us, but we were headed west.

Chorus:

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He said there ain't no landmarks on these wide and rollin' plains
                              D MajorD
There ain't no trees or mountains, so each day it looks the same
      G+G                C majorC
But you'll never lose direction and you'll know just where you are
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If you'll always point the wagon tongue, toward that ol' north star.

Verse 5:

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My life has been a full one, my hair is turnin gray
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And I've seen a lot of sunshine, but I've seen some cloudy days.
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For a while I wondered aimlessly and I still wear the scars
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Of when I didn't point my wagon tongue, toward that ol' north star.

Final Chorus and Outro:

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'Cause life is like a grassy sea, the trail ain't always plain,
                       D MajorD
One may lead to pleasure and another lead to pain,
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But you'll never lose direction and you'll know just where you are
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If you'll always point your wagon tongue, toward that ol' north star
                      C majorC
Yes you'll never lose direction and you'll know just where you are
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If you'll always point your wagon tongue, toward that ol' north star.