Chords for Desperados Waiting for the Train
Tempo:
67.45 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Em
G
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B]
[E] [A] [D]
I'd sing the Red River Valley And [Em] he'd sit [A] in the kitchen [D] and cry
[G] Run his [E] fingers through [Em] seventy [D] years [Bm] of living
[D] Wondering, Lord, is [Em] every well I [A] drilled ran dry
We were friends, me [D] and that old [Bm] man Like desperadoes waiting for [G] a train
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting for [G] a train
[Em] [A]
[D] He's a drifter [A] and a driller [D] of oil wells [Em] And an old [A] school man [D] of the world
Taught me how [F#m] to drive [Em] his car when he's [D] too drunk to
[Bm] [G] And he'd wink and [Em] give me money [A] for the girl
And our lives was like some old [D] western movie
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting [G] for a train
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting for [G] a train
From [D] the time that I [A] could walk, he'd [D] take me with him
To [Em] a place [A] called the Green [D] Frog Cafe
And there was old [Em] men with beer [D] guts and [Bm] dominoes
[G] Lying [Em] about their lives [A] while they played
And I was just a kid that they all [D] called a sidekick
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting [G] for a train
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting [G] for a train
[Em] [A]
[D] [E]
[D] And I looked [A] up and he [D] was pushing eighty
And [Em] there was brown [A] tobacco stains all [D] down his chin
To me he's [Em] one of the heroes [D] of this country
[Bm]
[G] So why is he [Em] all dressed up like [A] some old man
Drinking beer and playing moon and [D] 42
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting for a [G] train
[Bm]
Like desperadoes waiting [G] for a train
[D] The day before he died I went to see him
[Em] I was [A] grown and he was [D] almost gone
We just closed our eyes and dreamt us up a kitchen
[Bm] And [G] sang [Em] another verse to [A] that old song
[B] [A] Don't cry Jack, it's only [D] Jesus coming
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting [G] for the train
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting for [G] the train
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting for [G] the train
[Em] [A]
[Bm] [G]
[Em] [A] [D]
[G] [D]
[E] [A] [D]
I'd sing the Red River Valley And [Em] he'd sit [A] in the kitchen [D] and cry
[G] Run his [E] fingers through [Em] seventy [D] years [Bm] of living
[D] Wondering, Lord, is [Em] every well I [A] drilled ran dry
We were friends, me [D] and that old [Bm] man Like desperadoes waiting for [G] a train
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting for [G] a train
[Em] [A]
[D] He's a drifter [A] and a driller [D] of oil wells [Em] And an old [A] school man [D] of the world
Taught me how [F#m] to drive [Em] his car when he's [D] too drunk to
[Bm] [G] And he'd wink and [Em] give me money [A] for the girl
And our lives was like some old [D] western movie
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting [G] for a train
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting for [G] a train
From [D] the time that I [A] could walk, he'd [D] take me with him
To [Em] a place [A] called the Green [D] Frog Cafe
And there was old [Em] men with beer [D] guts and [Bm] dominoes
[G] Lying [Em] about their lives [A] while they played
And I was just a kid that they all [D] called a sidekick
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting [G] for a train
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting [G] for a train
[Em] [A]
[D] [E]
[D] And I looked [A] up and he [D] was pushing eighty
And [Em] there was brown [A] tobacco stains all [D] down his chin
To me he's [Em] one of the heroes [D] of this country
[Bm]
[G] So why is he [Em] all dressed up like [A] some old man
Drinking beer and playing moon and [D] 42
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting for a [G] train
[Bm]
Like desperadoes waiting [G] for a train
[D] The day before he died I went to see him
[Em] I was [A] grown and he was [D] almost gone
We just closed our eyes and dreamt us up a kitchen
[Bm] And [G] sang [Em] another verse to [A] that old song
[B] [A] Don't cry Jack, it's only [D] Jesus coming
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting [G] for the train
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting for [G] the train
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting for [G] the train
[Em] [A]
[Bm] [G]
[Em] [A] [D]
[G] [D]
Key:
D
A
Em
G
Bm
D
A
Em
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'd sing the Red River Valley And _ [Em] he'd sit [A] in the kitchen [D] and cry
_ [G] Run his [E] fingers through [Em] seventy [D] years [Bm] of living
[D] Wondering, Lord, is [Em] every well I [A] drilled ran dry
_ We were friends, me [D] and that old [Bm] man Like _ desperadoes waiting for [G] a train
_ _ [Bm] Like desperadoes waiting for [G] a train
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] He's a drifter [A] and a driller [D] of oil wells _ [Em] And an old [A] school man [D] of the world
_ Taught me how [F#m] to drive [Em] his car when he's [D] too drunk to
[Bm] _ [G] And he'd wink and [Em] give me money [A] for the girl
_ And our lives was like some old [D] western movie
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting [G] for a train
_ _ [Bm] Like desperadoes waiting for [G] a train
From [D] the time that I [A] could walk, he'd [D] take me with him
To [Em] a place [A] called the Green [D] Frog Cafe
And there was old [Em] men with beer [D] guts and [Bm] dominoes
_ [G] Lying [Em] about their lives [A] while they played
And I was just a kid that they all [D] called a sidekick
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting [G] for a train _
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting [G] for a train _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [D] And I looked [A] up and he [D] was pushing eighty
And [Em] there was brown [A] tobacco stains all [D] down his chin
To _ me he's [Em] one of the heroes [D] of this country
[Bm] _
[G] So why is he [Em] all dressed up like [A] some old man _
Drinking beer and playing moon and [D] 42
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting for a [G] train
_ _ [Bm]
Like desperadoes waiting [G] for a train
[D] The _ _ _ _ day before he died I went to see him
_ _ [Em] I was [A] grown and he was [D] almost gone
_ We just closed our eyes and dreamt us up a kitchen
[Bm] And _ [G] sang [Em] another verse to [A] that old song
[B] _ _ [A] Don't cry Jack, it's only [D] Jesus coming
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting [G] for the train _
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting for [G] the train _
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting for [G] the train _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'd sing the Red River Valley And _ [Em] he'd sit [A] in the kitchen [D] and cry
_ [G] Run his [E] fingers through [Em] seventy [D] years [Bm] of living
[D] Wondering, Lord, is [Em] every well I [A] drilled ran dry
_ We were friends, me [D] and that old [Bm] man Like _ desperadoes waiting for [G] a train
_ _ [Bm] Like desperadoes waiting for [G] a train
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] He's a drifter [A] and a driller [D] of oil wells _ [Em] And an old [A] school man [D] of the world
_ Taught me how [F#m] to drive [Em] his car when he's [D] too drunk to
[Bm] _ [G] And he'd wink and [Em] give me money [A] for the girl
_ And our lives was like some old [D] western movie
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting [G] for a train
_ _ [Bm] Like desperadoes waiting for [G] a train
From [D] the time that I [A] could walk, he'd [D] take me with him
To [Em] a place [A] called the Green [D] Frog Cafe
And there was old [Em] men with beer [D] guts and [Bm] dominoes
_ [G] Lying [Em] about their lives [A] while they played
And I was just a kid that they all [D] called a sidekick
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting [G] for a train _
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting [G] for a train _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [D] And I looked [A] up and he [D] was pushing eighty
And [Em] there was brown [A] tobacco stains all [D] down his chin
To _ me he's [Em] one of the heroes [D] of this country
[Bm] _
[G] So why is he [Em] all dressed up like [A] some old man _
Drinking beer and playing moon and [D] 42
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting for a [G] train
_ _ [Bm]
Like desperadoes waiting [G] for a train
[D] The _ _ _ _ day before he died I went to see him
_ _ [Em] I was [A] grown and he was [D] almost gone
_ We just closed our eyes and dreamt us up a kitchen
[Bm] And _ [G] sang [Em] another verse to [A] that old song
[B] _ _ [A] Don't cry Jack, it's only [D] Jesus coming
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting [G] for the train _
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting for [G] the train _
[Bm] Like desperadoes waiting for [G] the train _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _