Chords for Thirsty Boots

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ You've long been on [Gm] the open road, [Eb] you've been sleeping in the [Gm]
[F] rain.
_ [Bb] _ [A] Dirty words [Gm] and muddy cells, [Eb] your clothes are smeared [F] and stained.
_ [Bb] _
Dirty [A] words [Gm] and the muddy cells will soon be [F] judged and stained.
[Bb] _ Only [Gm] stop and rest yourselves, [Eb] till you go [F] off again.
[Bb] _ _ [F] Why don't you [Bb] take off [Eb] your thirsty [Bb] boots and stay for a [Eb] while?
_ [Bb] Feet [A] are hot and [Gm]
weary _ [C] from a [F] dusty mile. _
[Bb] _ Maybe [Eb] I can make you laugh, [Bb]
maybe I can try.
[Eb] _ I'm looking for [Gm] the evening [C] and the morning [F]
while I'm [Bb] moaning in your _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [A] arms.
Tell me [Gm] of the ones you saw [Eb] as far as you could [F] see.
_ [Bb] Across [A] the plains from field to town, [Gm] all marching [Bb] to [F] be free.
_ [Bb] _ Of the rusted prison gates that [Eb] just tumbled [F] by degree.
[Bb] All like laughing children, [Eb] one by [C] one, they look like [F] you and _ [G] me.
_ [F]
Why [Bb] don't you take off your [Eb] thirsty boots and stay for a [Eb] while?
_ [Bb]
Feet are [Gm] hot and weary _ [G] from a [F] dusty mile.
_ [Bb] _ Maybe [Eb] I can make you [Gm] laugh, _ [Bb] maybe I can try.
I'm looking for [Gm] the evening [C] and the morning [F] while I'm moaning in [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Eb] your arms.
_ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ I _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ know you are no stranger down [Eb] the crooked rainbow [Bb] _ [F] trails.
[Bb] From [Dm] dancing cliff [Gm] edge shadows still the slanted [F]
shackled jails.
[Bb] _ [Dm] The voices drift [Gm] up from below [Eb] as the walls are being [F] scaled. _
[Bb] All of this and [Eb] more, my friends, [Cm]
this song shall [F] not be [C] failed.
_ _ [F]
Why don't [Bb] you take [Eb] off your thirsty boots [Bb] and stay [Eb] for a while?
_ [Bb]
Feet are [Gm] hot and weary _ [G] from a [F] dusty mile.
_ [Bb] _ Maybe I [Eb] can make you [Bb] laugh, _ maybe I can [Eb]
try.
[Bb] I'm looking [Gm] for the evening and [C] the morning [F] while I'm moaning [Bb] in your [A] arms.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
In your [F] eyes, in your eyes, in your eyes.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ Thank [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] you very much everybody.
Thank [Bb] you. _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
Jay Roger McGraw, _ _ _ _