Robert Earl Keen – Whenever Kindness Fails (Guitar)

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I crossed the desert on a dining car in the spring of ninety-one

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I met some people drinkin' at the bar, they were laughin', havin' fun

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I told them that I hadn't heard the joke that was so hilarious

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They said that I was just a dumb cowpoke, I didn't want to make a fuss

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So I shot 'em down one by one, then I left them 'long the rails

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I use my gun whenever kindness fails

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The moon was in the sign of Scorpio, the sun was at my back

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I didn't know how far the train would go until the law would find my track

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I saw the brakeman and the engineer drinking wine and eating brie

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I asked 'em who would brake and who would steer, they started pointin' back at me

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So I shot 'em down one by one, then I left them 'long the rails

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I only use my gun whenever kindness fails

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I only have a moment to explain, just a chance to let you know

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When it's time for you to board the train there are two ways you can go

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You can ride the wheels into the sun, feel the wind upon your face

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Or you can laugh into a loaded gun and you'll likely lose your place

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Yeah I shot 'em down one by one, then I left them 'long the rails

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I use my gun whenever kindness fails

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Yeah I shot 'em down one by one, then I left them 'long the rails

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When I use my gun, that lonesome whistle wails

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