Old Coyote Town Chords by Don Williams
Tempo:
108.3 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] [Em]
[Am]
[Dm] [F] [Ab]
[Am] [Em]
[Dm] [F]
He's got [C] a U.S. flag on his front porch To [F] remind everyone where [C] he lives
[F] And up in the attic [C] there are papers [G] that prove [Am] The old house is finally [G]
his
[Em] After thirty-five years [Dm] the grass still don't grow
[B] In that rock [E]-hard West [Am] Texas ground Where [F] my old dad [C] still clings to
[Dm] That [G] old [C] coyote town [Em] Like horses the [F] pickups are parked out in
front [Em] Of a cafe that don't [F] need a name
[Am] Where the old men rock [Em] as the tumbleweeds roll
[Dm] Past the boarded-up [G] windows down Main
[C] Waste-tie weeds hide a for-sale sign [F] At the drive-in where my [C] innocents die
[F] Where a rusty advertisement [C] dangling [G] by a nail
[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 [Am]-legged hound [F] Waiting for a train [C] that no longer comes
[Dm] To that [G] old coyote [C] town [Em] And the interstate rumbles [F] like a river that
runs [Em] To a rhythm that don't ever [F] slow down
[Am] As cars and trucks [G] and time [C] pass by [Dm] That old coyote [D] town
[G]
[C] Daddy falls asleep in the living room [F] On the sofa with the TV [C] on
[F] Sometimes he waits [C] for a phone [G] call from me [Am] Sometimes he waits [G] too long
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 [G] old 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
[Am] Where the old men rock [Em] as the [C] tumbleweeds roll
[Dm] Past the boarded-up windows [G] down Main And [Em] the interstate rumbles like [F] a river that
runs To [C] a [G] rhythm that don't ever slow [Am] down
[F] As cars and trucks [C] and time pass by [Dm] That old [G] coyote [C] town
God [F] bless that [G] old coyote [C]
town
[N]
[Am]
[Dm] [F] [Ab]
[Am] [Em]
[Dm] [F]
He's got [C] a U.S. flag on his front porch To [F] remind everyone where [C] he lives
[F] And up in the attic [C] there are papers [G] that prove [Am] The old house is finally [G]
his
[Em] After thirty-five years [Dm] the grass still don't grow
[B] In that rock [E]-hard West [Am] Texas ground Where [F] my old dad [C] still clings to
[Dm] That [G] old [C] coyote town [Em] Like horses the [F] pickups are parked out in
front [Em] Of a cafe that don't [F] need a name
[Am] Where the old men rock [Em] as the tumbleweeds roll
[Dm] Past the boarded-up [G] windows down Main
[C] Waste-tie weeds hide a for-sale sign [F] At the drive-in where my [C] innocents die
[F] Where a rusty advertisement [C] dangling [G] by a nail
[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 [Am]-legged hound [F] Waiting for a train [C] that no longer comes
[Dm] To that [G] old coyote [C] town [Em] And the interstate rumbles [F] like a river that
runs [Em] To a rhythm that don't ever [F] slow down
[Am] As cars and trucks [G] and time [C] pass by [Dm] That old coyote [D] town
[G]
[C] Daddy falls asleep in the living room [F] On the sofa with the TV [C] on
[F] Sometimes he waits [C] for a phone [G] call from me [Am] Sometimes he waits [G] too long
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 [G] old 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
[Am] Where the old men rock [Em] as the [C] tumbleweeds roll
[Dm] Past the boarded-up windows [G] down Main And [Em] the interstate rumbles like [F] a river that
runs To [C] a [G] rhythm that don't ever slow [Am] down
[F] As cars and trucks [C] and time pass by [Dm] That old [G] coyote [C] town
God [F] bless that [G] old coyote [C]
town
[N]
Key:
C
F
G
Em
Am
C
F
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
He's got [C] a U.S. flag on his front porch To [F] remind everyone where [C] he lives
_ [F] And up in the attic [C] there are papers [G] that prove [Am] The old house is finally [G] _
his
[Em] After thirty-five years [Dm] the grass still don't grow
[B] In that rock [E]-hard West [Am] Texas ground Where [F] my old dad [C] still clings to
_ [Dm] That [G] old [C] coyote town _ _ _ _ _ [Em] Like horses the [F] pickups are parked out in
front [Em] Of a cafe that don't [F] need a name
[Am] Where the old men rock [Em] as the tumbleweeds roll
[Dm] Past the boarded-up [G] windows down Main _ _ _
_ _ [C] Waste-tie weeds hide a for-sale sign [F] At the drive-in where my [C] innocents die
_ [F] Where a rusty advertisement [C] dangling [G] by a nail
[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 [Am]-legged hound _ _ [F] Waiting for a train [C] that no longer comes
[Dm] To that [G] old coyote [C] town _ _ _ _ _ [Em] And the interstate rumbles [F] like a river that
runs [Em] To a rhythm that don't ever [F] slow down
[Am] As cars and trucks [G] and time [C] pass by [Dm] That old coyote [D] town
_ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] Daddy falls asleep in the living room _ [F] On the sofa with the TV [C] on
_ _ [F] Sometimes he waits [C] for a phone [G] call from me [Am] Sometimes he waits [G] too long
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 [G] old 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
[Am] Where the old men rock [Em] as the [C] tumbleweeds roll
[Dm] Past the boarded-up windows [G] down Main And [Em] the interstate rumbles like [F] a river that
runs To [C] a [G] rhythm that don't ever slow [Am] down
_ [F] As cars and trucks [C] and time pass by [Dm] That old [G] coyote [C] town _ _ _ _
God [F] bless that [G] old coyote [C]
town
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
He's got [C] a U.S. flag on his front porch To [F] remind everyone where [C] he lives
_ [F] And up in the attic [C] there are papers [G] that prove [Am] The old house is finally [G] _
his
[Em] After thirty-five years [Dm] the grass still don't grow
[B] In that rock [E]-hard West [Am] Texas ground Where [F] my old dad [C] still clings to
_ [Dm] That [G] old [C] coyote town _ _ _ _ _ [Em] Like horses the [F] pickups are parked out in
front [Em] Of a cafe that don't [F] need a name
[Am] Where the old men rock [Em] as the tumbleweeds roll
[Dm] Past the boarded-up [G] windows down Main _ _ _
_ _ [C] Waste-tie weeds hide a for-sale sign [F] At the drive-in where my [C] innocents die
_ [F] Where a rusty advertisement [C] dangling [G] by a nail
[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 [Am]-legged hound _ _ [F] Waiting for a train [C] that no longer comes
[Dm] To that [G] old coyote [C] town _ _ _ _ _ [Em] And the interstate rumbles [F] like a river that
runs [Em] To a rhythm that don't ever [F] slow down
[Am] As cars and trucks [G] and time [C] pass by [Dm] That old coyote [D] town
_ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] Daddy falls asleep in the living room _ [F] On the sofa with the TV [C] on
_ _ [F] Sometimes he waits [C] for a phone [G] call from me [Am] Sometimes he waits [G] too long
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 [G] old 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
[Am] Where the old men rock [Em] as the [C] tumbleweeds roll
[Dm] Past the boarded-up windows [G] down Main And [Em] the interstate rumbles like [F] a river that
runs To [C] a [G] rhythm that don't ever slow [Am] down
_ [F] As cars and trucks [C] and time pass by [Dm] That old [G] coyote [C] town _ _ _ _
God [F] bless that [G] old coyote [C]
town
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _