Abilene Chords by Bob Gibson

Tempo:
98.4 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

G#

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bob Gibson - Abilene (1957) chords
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[G#m] [A#] [F#m] [E] [G#]
[A] [E]
[F] [F#]
[B] [Em] [E] [A]
[E] [B] [E] Abilene, [G#]
[A] Abilene, prettiest town [E] I've ever seen.
[F#] Women [B] there don't treat you mean.
In [E] Abilene, [A] my [E] Abilene.
[B] [E] I sit alone [G#] most every night.
[A] [F#m] Watch those trains [E] roll out of [F] sight.
[F#] Don't I wish they [B] were carrying me [E] back to Abilene, [B] my [E] Abilene.
[B] [E]
[G#] [Bm] [A]
[E] [G] [F#]
[B] [E] [A]
[E] [B] [E] Abilene, [G#] Abilene, [A] [F#m] [A] prettiest town [E] I've ever seen.
[F#] Women there [B] don't treat you mean.
[E] In Abilene, [A] my
[E] Abilene.
[B] [E] Crowded city, [G#] there ain't nothing free.
[A] Ain't nothing in [E] this crowd for me.
[F#] Wish to my [B] God that I could be [E] in Abilene.
[A]
[E] [B] [E] Abilene, [G#] Abilene, [A] prettiest town [E] I've ever seen.
[F#] [C#m] Women [B] there don't treat you mean.
[E] In Abilene, [A] my Abilene.
[E]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
G#
134211114
F#
134211112
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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To learn Bob Gibson - Abilene chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - F#, B, E, A, E, G# and A of chords. Begin your practice at a relaxed 49 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 98. Considering the song's key of F Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[G#m] _ [A#] _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F] _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ Abilene, [G#] _
_ _ [A] Abilene, _ prettiest town [E] I've ever seen.
_ [F#] _ Women [B] there don't treat you mean.
In [E] Abilene, [A] my [E] Abilene.
_ [B] _ _ [E] I sit alone [G#] most every night.
[A] _ [F#m] Watch those trains [E] roll out of [F] sight.
[F#] _ Don't I wish they [B] were carrying me [E] back to Abilene, [B] my [E] Abilene.
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [G] _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ Abilene, [G#] _ _ Abilene, [A] _ [F#m] [A] prettiest town [E] I've ever seen.
[F#] _ Women there [B] don't treat you mean.
[E] In Abilene, [A] my _
[E] Abilene.
[B] _ _ [E] _ Crowded city, [G#] there ain't nothing free.
_ [A] _ Ain't nothing in [E] this crowd for me.
[F#] _ Wish to my [B] God that I could be [E] in Abilene.
[A] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ Abilene, [G#] _ _ Abilene, [A] _ prettiest town [E] I've ever seen.
_ [F#] _ [C#m] Women [B] there don't treat you mean.
[E] In Abilene, [A] my Abilene.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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