INTRO: G
G Cadd9 D
I turned on the news, then I wondered what for
G Cadd9 D
Another kid brought a gun to school, a politician lied some more
C D G G/F# Em
It's enough to make a grown man try to make it make some sense
C D
And wonder where we lost our innocence
CHORUS:
G C D G C D
Singin' come back Gene and Roy, back to the Saturday matinee
G C D G C D
Just like when I was a boy, deliver me from the bad old days
G
The bad old days
C D
The magazine said OJ lost his head
Oklahoma City rumbled, and the children bled
I wish that I could change things but I don't know where to start
It leaves a longing for my childhood down in my heart
CHORUS
BRIDGE:
C D G-G/F# Em
I'm back in the saddle, happy trails to you
C D
No I wouldn't trade the old for the new
Some guy married his uncle on the Springer Show
And a website full of kiddie porn is more than I wanna know
My heart and soul both ache from a sickness I can't cure
I need a shot of my heroes clean and pure
CHORUS
C D
G C D
Singin' come back Gene and Roy (happy trails to you)
G C D
Come back Gene and Roy (I'm back in the saddle)
G C D
Singin' come back Gene and Roy (Happy trails to you)
G C D
Come back Gene and Roy (I'm back in the saddle again)
G C D (repeat out)
written by David Bellamy
tabbed 8/14/05