David Allan Coe – Canteen Of Water (Guitar)

Capo 3
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[Verse 1]
                G
He carries his ID

D                      Em
  In books bound in leather

C                 G
  And a change of clothing

C                  G                     D
  And a picture of Anna when she was younger

C                 G
  Least he forget her

    Bm
And in among his papers

                                         G
is a list of all the people that he knew

    Bm
And many unsent letters, telling someone that he'd be there

         G
sometime soon

         D                   G                D
Hey stranger! Aren't you the tiredness that remains?

                                   Bm
When you think freedom can't be measured

       G                  A
By the scuffles on your boots?

          C     G
Hey, hey, hey
[Verse 2]
       G                             D                   Em
Now he dreams about his Anna and the time they were together

       C                     G
He was hard and she was supple

          C                     G
When they lived out in the country

                D
She thought gentle

         C                G
Like his hands upon her body

         Bm
And when Anna felt the cooling wind

A                                G
David felt the need to be blown down

         Bm
And when Anna felt the cleansing rain

A                                     G
David fought the fear that he might drown

        D                  G                  D
Hey stranger! And now you wander through the country

                             Bm
That you hope is much less frightening

          G                A
When it's quicker passing by

          C     G
Hey, hey, hey
[Verse 3]
       G
Now in Southern Arizona

       D                     Em
at the Last Chance diner counter

      C                    G
Being questioned by the waitress

      C                G
He prepares for the desert

               D
with his freedom

       C          G
And a canteen of water
[Outro]
      G
La la la, la la la

      D         Em
La la la lala lala

     C       G
Lala la laaa la

     C       G
Lala la laaa la

      D
La la la

     C       G
Lala la laaa la