Chuck Ragan – Ole Diesel (Ukulele)

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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)

    C                        F
The tired winds blow and the restless go home

        F                      C
and the haggard lies down to sleep

         C                      F          
Where the hours go slow and the beauty we know

        F              C
is the love, that is the key

F                              C
Lay awake and breath while the fire overtakes me

F                        C                         F
Down this lonesome road. Ole diesel, please take me home

         C                          F
When the curtains do close and the night becomes old

        F                   C
and the willing go on their way

           C                  F
No ones in sight so they shut down the lights

          F                      C
Since the bottles all have gone dry

D (lift index finger like intro) Harp solo in D: C F F C (F) C F F C F

         C                          F
When it rains son it pours heaven opens its doors

        F                   C
to drop hell straight from the sky

           C                  F
The open road’s gone and the darkness is calm

  F                      C
Enough to take your dear life

F                              C
Stay awake and breathe, and struggle to stay in the lines

F                        C                         F
Down this lonesome road. Ole diesel, please take me home

         C                          F
When the curtains do close and the night becomes old

        F                   C
and the stragglers all find their way

           C                  F
No ones in sight so they shut down the lights

           F                      C
Since the bottles all have gone dry

F                              C
Stay awake and breathe, while the fire overtakes me

F                        C                         F
Down this lonesome road. Ole diesel she brought me home

    C                        F
The tired winds blow and the restless go home

        F                      C
and the haggard lies down to sleep

         C                      F          
Where the hours go slow and the beauty we know

        F              C
is the love, that is the key