John Gorka – Thirsty Boots (Guitar Live)

Capo 2
Key
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Chords

A beautiful folk song from the 60s, written by Eric Andersen. This is based on John Gorka's live YouTube version.
Be sure to hit the bass notes in the G5-G5/F#-Em walk-down.
Use the chord fingerings below for the G5 and G5/F#.
G5 = 3-2-0-0-3-3
G5/F# = 2-X-0-0-3-3 [Intro] G5 C G [Verse 1]
       G5        G5/F#  Em
You've long been on the open road,

            C               D
You've been sleeping in the rain.

         G5      G5/F#     Em
From the dirt of words and mud of cells,

     C                       D
Your clothes are smeared and stained.

        G5    G5/F#     Em
But the dirty words and muddy cells,

     C              D
Will soon be judged insane,

    G5          C    G
So only stop to rest yourself

     Am           D
Till you are off again.
[Chorus]
   G5            C
So take off your thirsty boots,

    G          C
And stay for a while.

     G5       G5/F#   Em
Your feet are hot and weary,

Am           D
From a dusty mile,

    G5          C
And maybe I can make you laugh,

G           C
Maybe I can try.

         G5      G5/F#   Em
I'm just looking for the evening,

Am      D               G5        C   G
And the morning in your eye.
[Verse 2]
   G5      G5/F#  Em
So tell me of the ones you saw

   C                D
As far as you could see,

G5         G5/F#      Em
Across the plain from field to town,

  C              D
A-marching to be free,

    G5     G5/F#  Em
And of the rusted prison gates,

     C            D
That tumbled by degree.

G5                      C      G
Like laughing children, one by one,

     Am                D
They look like you and me.
[Chorus]
   G5            C
So take off your thirsty boots,

    G          C
And stay for a while.

     G5       G5/F#   Em
Your feet are hot and weary,

Am           D
From a dusty mile.

    G5          C
And maybe I can make you laugh,

G           C
Maybe I can try.

         G5      G5/F#   Em
I'm just looking for the evening,

Am      D               G5        C   G
And the morning in your eye.
[Verse 3]
  G5       G5/F#  Em
I know you are no stranger down

      C               D
Those crooked rainbow trails,

     G5      G5/F#       Em
From dancing cliff-edged shattered sills

   C                   D
Of slandered, shackled jails.

        G5     G5/F#    Em
For the voices drift up from below

       C               D
As the walls are being scaled.

        G5               C        G
Yes, in all of this, and more, my friend,

     Am                D
Your song shall not be failed.
[Chorus]
   G5            C
So take off your thirsty boots

    G          C
And stay for a while.

     G5       G5/F#   Em
Your feet are hot and weary

Am           D
From a dusty mile.

    G5          C
And maybe I can make you laugh,

G           C
Maybe I can try.

         G5      G5/F#   Em
I'm just looking for the evening

Am      D               G5         C  G
And the morning in your eye.
[Verse 4]
G           G5        G5/F#  Em
Yes, you've long been on the open road,

            C               D
You've been sleeping in the rain.

     G5    G5/F#     Em
From dirty words and muddy cells

     C           D
Your clothes are dark and stained.

        G5    G5/F#     Em
But the dirty words and muddy cells

     C                D
Will soon be judged insane,

   G5           C        G
So only stop to rest yourself

     Am           D
'til you are off again.
[Chorus]
   G5            C
So take off your thirsty boots

    G          C
And stay for a while.

     G5       G5/F#   Em
Your feet are hot and weary

Am           D
From a dusty mile.

    G5          C
And maybe I can make you laugh

G           C
Maybe I can try.

         G5      G5/F#    Em
I'm just looking for the evening

Am      D               G5       C G
And the morning in your eye.