Chuck Ragan – Ole Diesel (Guitar)

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Chords

Note: Chords in approximate locations Dadd9 can be substituted for A chord, sounds good either way D (hammer off/on third string, listen to the song)
    D                        A
The tired winds blow and the restless go home

        G                      D
and the haggard lies down to sleep

         D                      A          
Where the hours go slow and the beauty we know

        G              D
is the love, that is the key

G                              D
Lay awake and breath while the fire overtakes me

G                        D                         A
Down this lonesome road. Ole diesel, please take me home

         D                          A
When the curtains do close and the night becomes old

        G                   D
and the willing go on their way

           D                  A
No ones in sight so they shut down the lights

          G                      D
Since the bottles all have gone dry
D (lift index finger like intro) Harp solo in D: D A G D (A) D A G D A
         D                          A
When it rains son it pours heaven opens its doors

        G                   D
to drop hell straight from the sky

           D                  A
The open road’s gone and the darkness is calm

  G                      D
Enough to take your dear life

G                              D
Stay awake and breathe, and struggle to stay in the lines

G                        D                         A
Down this lonesome road. Ole diesel, please take me home

         D                          A
When the curtains do close and the night becomes old

        G                   D
and the stragglers all find their way

           D                  A
No ones in sight so they shut down the lights

           G                      D
Since the bottles all have gone dry

G                              D
Stay awake and breathe, while the fire overtakes me

G                        D                         A
Down this lonesome road. Ole diesel she brought me home

    D                        A
The tired winds blow and the restless go home

        G                      D
and the haggard lies down to sleep

         D                      A          
Where the hours go slow and the beauty we know

        G              D
is the love, that is the key