Between Austin And Abilene
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: G#mCapotraste:
4th traste
Between Austin and Abilene - Brent Rasmussen
https://youtu.be/pSVYSOdBxZc
Standard Tuning - Capo 4
[Intro]
Em D/F# G C
Em D/F# G C
[Verse]
Em D/F# G
She brushes her hair it's all too familiar
D Em
It'll have to do she says to the mirror
C G D
Grabs her bag and heads out to go to work
[Verse]
Em D/F# G
Traffic's backed up on the one-eighty-three
D Em
She's got a quarter tank of gas and a baby to feed
C G D
Could this goddamn day get any worse
[Instrumental Break]
Em D/F# G C
[Verse]
Em D/F# G
He's driving too damn fast down a dead end road
D Em
Living separated is a heavy load
C G D
Laid off from the plant and moving back with mom and dad
[Verse]
Em D/F# G
He worries that she'll file for divorce
D Em
This family shaped hole in his life's getting worse
C G D
He swears to God he'll get sober even if it kills him
[Chorus]
Em D/F# G D Em
Oh the distance between, Austin and Abilene
C G D
Seems bigger than the bluest Texas sky
Em D/F# G
With the help of Jesus and gasoline
D Em
And the love of their families
C
They're gonna do their best to spread
G Em D
Their broken wings and learn how to fly
Em D/F# G C Em D/F# G C
Between Austin and Abilene
[Verse]
Em D/F# G
He got a job shaking paint at the hardware store
D Em
An honest forty hours, even sweeping the floor
C G D
Read the Big Book and made sure he never missed a step
[Verse]
Em D/F# G
Six months flew by and she invited him to dinner
D Em
He brought flowers and gave them to their daughter
C G D
They both laughed and the wound slowly started to heal
[Chorus]
Em D/F# G D Em
Oh the distance between, Austin and Abilene
C G D
Seems bigger than the bluest Texas sky
Em D/F# G
With the help of Jesus and gasoline
D Em
And the love of their families
C
They're gonna do their best to spread
G Em D
Their broken wings and learn how to fly
Em D/F# G C Em D/F# G C
Between Austin and Abilene
[Instrumental Break]
Em D/F# G D Em C G D
Em D/F# G D Em C G D
[Bridge]
F
She said come home on Christmas Eve
C
It was all the joy he could receive
G D
They held their baby girl together on the couch
[Outro Chorus]
Em D/F# G D Em
Oh the distance between, Austin and Abilene
C G D
It wasn't bigger than the bluest Texas sky
Em D/F# G
With the help of Jesus and gasoline
D Em
And the love of their families
C G
They did their best to spread
G Em D
Their wings and learned how to fly
C G D
Yeah they learned how to fly
Em D/F# G C Em D/F# G C
Between Austin and Abilene
[Outro]
Em D/F# G C
Em D/F# G C
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