Old Coyote Town Chords by Don Williams
Tempo:
109.2 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
G
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] [Em]
[Am] [Em]
[Dm] [F]
[Ab] [Am] [Em]
[Dm] [F]
He's got a [C] U.S. flag on his front door [F] To remind everyone where he [C]
lives
[F] And up in the attic there [C] are papers that [G] prove [Am] The old house is finally [G]
his
[Em] After 35 years the [Dm] grass still don't grow [B] In that rock [E] hard west Texas [Am]
ground
Where [F] my old dad [C] still clings to [Dm] That old [G] coyote [C]
town
[Em] Like horses the [F] pickups are parked out in front [Em] Of a cafe that don't need [F] a name
[G] [Am] Where the old men rock [Em] as the tumbleweeds roll [Dm] Past the boarded up windows down [G] main
[C] Waste high weeds hide a for sale sign [F] At the drive-in where my [C] innocence died
Where [F] a rusty advertisement [C]
dangling [G] by name [Am] Says popcorn and Pepsi [G] for a dime
[Em] Down at the depot [Dm] where I left for good [B] There's a hobo [E] with his three-legged [Am]
hound
[F] Waiting for a train [C] that no longer comes [Dm] To that old [G] coyote [C]
town
And [Em] the interstate rumbles [F] like a river that runs To [Em] a rhythm that don't ever slow [F] down
[G] [Am] As cars and trucks [C] and time pass by [Dm] that old coyote [G] town
Daddy [C] falls asleep in the living room [F] On the sofa with the TV [C]
on
[F] Sometimes he [C] waits for a phone [G] call from me [Am] Sometimes he waits too [F]
long
[G] But [Em] I still think of the people [Dm] and the place that he loves [B] How much longer [E] will they be [Am]
around
Till [F] it's ashes to ashes, [C]
dust to dust [Dm] For that old [G] coyote [C]
town
[Em] Like horses the pickups [F] are parked out in front [Em] Of a cafe that don't need [F] a name
[G] [Am] Where the old men rock [Em] as the tumbleweeds [C] roll [Dm] Past the boarded up windows [G] down main
And [Em] the interstate rumbles like [F] a river that runs To [C] a rhythm that [G] don't ever slow [Am] down
[F] As cars and trucks and [C] time pass by [Dm] that old [G] coyote [C] town
[F] [C]
God [F] bless that old coyote town
[C] [B] [N]
[Am] [Em]
[Dm] [F]
[Ab] [Am] [Em]
[Dm] [F]
He's got a [C] U.S. flag on his front door [F] To remind everyone where he [C]
lives
[F] And up in the attic there [C] are papers that [G] prove [Am] The old house is finally [G]
his
[Em] After 35 years the [Dm] grass still don't grow [B] In that rock [E] hard west Texas [Am]
ground
Where [F] my old dad [C] still clings to [Dm] That old [G] coyote [C]
town
[Em] Like horses the [F] pickups are parked out in front [Em] Of a cafe that don't need [F] a name
[G] [Am] Where the old men rock [Em] as the tumbleweeds roll [Dm] Past the boarded up windows down [G] main
[C] Waste high weeds hide a for sale sign [F] At the drive-in where my [C] innocence died
Where [F] a rusty advertisement [C]
dangling [G] by name [Am] Says popcorn and Pepsi [G] for a dime
[Em] Down at the depot [Dm] where I left for good [B] There's a hobo [E] with his three-legged [Am]
hound
[F] Waiting for a train [C] that no longer comes [Dm] To that old [G] coyote [C]
town
And [Em] the interstate rumbles [F] like a river that runs To [Em] a rhythm that don't ever slow [F] down
[G] [Am] As cars and trucks [C] and time pass by [Dm] that old coyote [G] town
Daddy [C] falls asleep in the living room [F] On the sofa with the TV [C]
on
[F] Sometimes he [C] waits for a phone [G] call from me [Am] Sometimes he waits too [F]
long
[G] But [Em] I still think of the people [Dm] and the place that he loves [B] How much longer [E] will they be [Am]
around
Till [F] it's ashes to ashes, [C]
dust to dust [Dm] For that old [G] coyote [C]
town
[Em] Like horses the pickups [F] are parked out in front [Em] Of a cafe that don't need [F] a name
[G] [Am] Where the old men rock [Em] as the tumbleweeds [C] roll [Dm] Past the boarded up windows [G] down main
And [Em] the interstate rumbles like [F] a river that runs To [C] a rhythm that [G] don't ever slow [Am] down
[F] As cars and trucks and [C] time pass by [Dm] that old [G] coyote [C] town
[F] [C]
God [F] bless that old coyote town
[C] [B] [N]
Key:
F
C
G
Em
Am
F
C
G
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
He's got a [C] U.S. flag on his front door _ [F] To remind everyone where he [C]
lives
_ [F] And up in the attic there [C] are papers that [G] prove [Am] The old house is finally [G]
his
_ [Em] After 35 years the [Dm] grass still don't grow [B] In that rock [E] hard west Texas [Am]
ground
Where [F] my old dad [C] still clings to [Dm] That old [G] coyote [C]
town
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] Like horses the [F] pickups are parked out in front [Em] Of a cafe that don't need [F] a name
[G] [Am] Where the old men rock [Em] as the tumbleweeds roll [Dm] Past the boarded up windows down [G] main _
_ _ _ [C] Waste high weeds hide a for sale sign [F] At the drive-in where my [C] innocence died
Where [F] a rusty advertisement [C]
dangling [G] by name [Am] Says popcorn and Pepsi [G] for a dime
_ _ [Em] Down at the depot [Dm] where I left for good [B] There's a hobo [E] with his three-legged [Am]
hound
_ _ [F] Waiting for a train [C] that no longer comes [Dm] To that old [G] coyote [C]
town
_ And _ _ [Em] the interstate rumbles [F] like a river that runs To [Em] a rhythm that don't ever slow [F] _ down
[G] [Am] As cars and trucks [C] and time pass by [Dm] that old coyote [G] town
_ Daddy _ _ _ [C] falls asleep in the living room _ [F] On the sofa with the TV [C]
on
_ _ [F] Sometimes he [C] waits for a phone [G] call from me [Am] Sometimes he waits too [F]
long
[G] But [Em] I still think of the people [Dm] and the place that he loves [B] How much longer [E] will they be [Am]
around
Till [F] it's ashes to ashes, [C]
dust to dust [Dm] For that old [G] coyote [C]
town
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] Like horses the pickups [F] are parked out in front [Em] Of a cafe that don't need [F] a name
[G] [Am] Where the old men rock [Em] as the tumbleweeds [C] roll [Dm] Past the boarded up windows [G] down main
And [Em] the interstate rumbles like [F] a river that runs To [C] a rhythm that [G] don't ever slow [Am] down
_ [F] As cars and trucks and [C] time pass by [Dm] that old [G] coyote [C] town
_ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ God [F] bless that old coyote town
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
He's got a [C] U.S. flag on his front door _ [F] To remind everyone where he [C]
lives
_ [F] And up in the attic there [C] are papers that [G] prove [Am] The old house is finally [G]
his
_ [Em] After 35 years the [Dm] grass still don't grow [B] In that rock [E] hard west Texas [Am]
ground
Where [F] my old dad [C] still clings to [Dm] That old [G] coyote [C]
town
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] Like horses the [F] pickups are parked out in front [Em] Of a cafe that don't need [F] a name
[G] [Am] Where the old men rock [Em] as the tumbleweeds roll [Dm] Past the boarded up windows down [G] main _
_ _ _ [C] Waste high weeds hide a for sale sign [F] At the drive-in where my [C] innocence died
Where [F] a rusty advertisement [C]
dangling [G] by name [Am] Says popcorn and Pepsi [G] for a dime
_ _ [Em] Down at the depot [Dm] where I left for good [B] There's a hobo [E] with his three-legged [Am]
hound
_ _ [F] Waiting for a train [C] that no longer comes [Dm] To that old [G] coyote [C]
town
_ And _ _ [Em] the interstate rumbles [F] like a river that runs To [Em] a rhythm that don't ever slow [F] _ down
[G] [Am] As cars and trucks [C] and time pass by [Dm] that old coyote [G] town
_ Daddy _ _ _ [C] falls asleep in the living room _ [F] On the sofa with the TV [C]
on
_ _ [F] Sometimes he [C] waits for a phone [G] call from me [Am] Sometimes he waits too [F]
long
[G] But [Em] I still think of the people [Dm] and the place that he loves [B] How much longer [E] will they be [Am]
around
Till [F] it's ashes to ashes, [C]
dust to dust [Dm] For that old [G] coyote [C]
town
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] Like horses the pickups [F] are parked out in front [Em] Of a cafe that don't need [F] a name
[G] [Am] Where the old men rock [Em] as the tumbleweeds [C] roll [Dm] Past the boarded up windows [G] down main
And [Em] the interstate rumbles like [F] a river that runs To [C] a rhythm that [G] don't ever slow [Am] down
_ [F] As cars and trucks and [C] time pass by [Dm] that old [G] coyote [C] town
_ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ God [F] bless that old coyote town
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _