John Cale – Buffalo Ballet (Guitar)
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Chords 12/8-2013 by Jon Malmin ([email protected])
The verses and choruses all have the same chord progressions, so I'm only
including chords above the first one of each.
Intro:
D A G Em
D A G D When Abilene was young and gay D A G D And thunder storms filled up the day G D G D The cattle roamed outside the town A Em Sleeping in the midday sun D Sleeping in the midday sun A Em Sleeping in the midday sun D Sleeping in the midday sun D A G D Then tracks were lain across the plain D A G D By broken, old men in torrid rain G D G D The towns grew up and the people were still A Em Sleeping in the midday sun D Sleeping in the midday sun A Em Sleeping in the midday sun D Sleeping in the midday sun F G Bb D We all joined in and we'll all hold hands F G Bb A Yes, we'll all join in to help run the land G Dmaj7 Then soldiers once, long, long ago G Dmaj7 Rode through the town, rode down those A Em Sleeping in the midday sun D Sleeping in the midday sun A Em Sleeping in the midday sun D Sleeping in the midday sun D A G D Gold came and went, quickly spent D A G D And the people broke down and often drowned G D G D From wealth and the pain of old Abilene
They were
A Em Sleeping in the midday sun D Sleeping in the midday sun A Em Sleeping in the midday sun D Sleeping in the midday sun
[Repeat chorus until song fades out]