Telecaster168 - Last Budd Liner
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
Last Budd Liner
Dedicated to my paternal grandfather. A miserable man who opened and closed the gate at
the railroad crossing
Green Street. To my father who drove Pontiacs. To my oldest son who hates cars. And to
my grandsons who I hope
will only have dim memories of cars when they as old as me.
D
Last Budd Liner heading’ out of Woburn
G
Rollin’ past The Middlesex Canal
D
I’m catchin’ bullfrogs in the water
G
With John my bestest pal
D
Been a good summer nearly over
G
Sun sets early this day
D
Train headin’ south, south to Boston
G
Slowly makin’ way
[Chorus]
A G
Makin way for the cars on 128
A
Who needs a railroad ?
G
My Pontiac’s great
D
And always will be
D
As the train passed
Conductor in the window
G D
Lookin’ oh so forlorn
‘Cause today is the last day
day of the railroad
G D
Tomorrow this one is gone
A G
Rip it up for 128
A
Who needs railroads
G
When you got a V8
D
In both cars ?
D
Had a frog in my hand
As the train disappeared
G D
Getting smaller as it moved away
No tears fell nobody cared
G D
About the tragedy that day
Dropped the frog in the water
Heard the train whistle
G
Say its last goodbye
Walked home on a rail
All shiny and bright
G
Skipped over sticky railroad ties
A G
Heard the cars up on 128
A
Hummin’ and honkin’
G
About how they’d sealed their fate
D
Railroad’s gone
D
Frogs were silent as a full moon rose
G D
They knew something’ wasn’t right
Crickets too joined the quiet chorus
While all the people slept tight
A G
Make way for the cars on 128
A
Who needs a railroad ?
G
My Pontiac’s great
D
And always will be 3x
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