Chords with lyrics
Intro: DmDm C majorC G+G DmDm
Verse:
DmDm FF
Rode in from the west
C majorC
With an eye towards
G+G DmDm C majorC G+G
A augmentedA dollar to make
DmDm FF
He pitched us a sale
C majorC
About healin' and
G+G DmDm C majorC G+G
Oil from a snake
DmDm FF
The barkeep he warned him
C majorC
But the man he
G+G DmDm C majorC G+G
Did not comprehend
Chorus:
FF G+G
How strangers round here disappear
DmDm
Like straw in the wind
(DmDm C majorC G+G)
(FF DmDm)
Verse:
DmDm FF
Too young but in love
C majorC
When she met him
G+G DmDm C majorC G+G
In some northern town
DmDm
He treated her good
C majorC
'Till the sun and
G+G DmDm C majorC G+G
The whiskey went down
DmDm FF
Did the bruise on her face
C majorC
Test the patience
G+G DmDm C majorC G+G
Of all of her kin
Chorus:
FF G+G
Or do strangers round here disappear
DmDm
Like straw in the wind
(DmDm C majorC G+G DmDm)
Verse:
DmDm FF
Oh Clem runs his mouth
C majorC
When he drinks since
G+G DmDm C majorC G+G
His wife passed away
DmDm FF
But he's good to the kids
G+G
And his crops that
FF DmDm FF C majorC G+G
He sells for fair trade
DmDm FF
But a travelling man
C majorC
Had enough took a
G+G DmDm C majorC G+G
Pipe to his chin
Chorus:
FF G+G
That travelling man disappeared
DmDm
Like straw in the wind
Solo: D MajorD FF G+G FF D MajorD
D MajorD FF G+G FF D MajorD
FF E MajorE C majorC D MajorD
Verse:
DmDm FF
Oh, if the mouth of this river
C majorC
Could talk here's
G+G DmDm FF C majorC G+G
What it would say
DmDm FF
If you come here with Good
G+G
In your heart
FF DmDm FF C majorC G+G
You'll be on your way
DmDm FF
Oh but I'm not the one
C majorC
Here who judged
G+G DmDm FF C majorC G+G
Another man's sin
Chorus:
FF G+G
Or do strangers round here disappear
DmDm
Like straw in the wind
FF G+G
Oh, do strangers round here disappear
DmDm
Like straw in the wind
Solo Final: D MajorD FF G+G FF D MajorD
D MajorD FF G+G FF D MajorD
FF G+G FF G+G D MajorD