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]