- Bruce Utah Phillips, 1973, on: Starlight on the Rails
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CHORUS:
1 57 1 4 (*)
On the Goodnight Trail, on the Loving Trail____
1 * 57 *
Our old woman's lonesome to-night____
1 57 1 4 (*)
Your French Harp blows like a lone bawling calf____
1 6m 2m 57
It's a wonder the wind don't tear off your skin
* * 4 1
Get in there and blow out the light____
1 * 57 *
With your snake oil and herbs and your liniments too
* * 1 *
You can do any-thing that a doctor can do
* * 4 * (*)
Ex-cept find a cure for your own goddamn stew____
1 * 57 *
The cook-fire's gone out and the coffee's all gone
* * 1 *
The boys are all up and we're raising the dawn
* * 4 * (*)
You're still sitting there all lost in a song____
1 * 57 *
I know that some-day that I'll be just the same
* * 1 *
Wearing an apron in-stead of a name
* * 4 * (*)
But no one can change it and no one's to blame____
'Cause the desert's a book writ in lizards and sage
It's easy to look like an old torn-out page
All faded and cracked with the colors of age
NOTES:
- Goodnight-Loving Trail: named for Charles Goodnight & Oliver Loving
- It ran from Texas to Denver, Colorado; then on to Cheyenne, Wyoming
SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord
- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure
- Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure
CHORDS (Number System):
- Example: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Key of C: C D E F G A B
- Detailed description: /pub/guitar/other_stuff/numbering_system.txt
- Submitted by: Barrie McCombs (bmccombs@acs.ucalgary.ca)
How to play - Bruce Utah Phillips, 1973, on: Starlight on the Rails
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.