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INTRO
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I was sittin' in a truckstop,
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Watchin' tumbleweeds roll by.
Tryin' to read the menu,
A
When the waitress caught my eye.
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She pulled a pencil from her hair,
G
And leaned across the bar.
D
I did my best not to stare,
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But man, she made it hard.
D
I asked that trucker next to me,
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Hey, what looks good today?
He said I know what's on your mind,
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And boy, there ain't no way.
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Get yourself some apple pie,
G
And something cool to drink.
D
I know you want the special,
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And I like the way you think.
G
But you can't have the waitress,
D
Boy, everybody's tried.
A
There's a cowboy down in Abilene,
D
Who keeps her satisfied.
G
They got a hundred acre dream
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That's gettin' closer every day.
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Just a few more plates of ham and eggs,
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And a few good rides away.
D
Hard times hit West Texas,
G D
Damn near everything's for sale.
But there's some things we hold sacred,
A
When everything else fails.
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When we're down to nothing,
G
Out here, everybody shares.
D
Most of us have lost our dreams,
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So we bought into theirs.
D
I've seen her walk a hundred miles,
G D
Up and down this floor.
I've never seen her fail to smile,
A
When he limps through that door.
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So when you're done, you leave a tip,
G
And make it nice and fat.
D
And feel lucky you can own a piece,
A D
Of something like that.
G
But you can't have the waitress,
D
Boy, everybody's tried.
A
There's a cowboy down in Abilene,
D
Who keeps her satisfied.
G
They got a hundred acre dream
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That's gettin' closer every day.
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Just a few more plates of ham and eggs,
A D
And a few good rides away.
G
No you can't have the waitress,
D
Boy, everybody's tried.
A
There's a cowboy down in Abilene,
D
Who keeps her satisfied.
G
They got a hundred acre dream
D D/F# G
That's gettin' closer every day.
D D/F# G G/B
Just a few more plates of ham and eggs,
A D
And a few good rides away.
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Just a few more plates of ham and eggs,
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And a few good rides away.
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Example of picking (INTRO)
All notes are in relation to position of capo.
D D/F# G D D/F# G
E----0-0h2--2-------------------0-0h2--2---------------3---------|
B---3-3--------3--3---0--0--3--3----------3--3---0--0------------|
G--2-------2-----2--0---0--0--0-------2-----2--0---0--0--0-------|
D------0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0----0---|
A---------------------------------------------------------0h2----|
E--------------2------3-----3-------------2------3-----3---------|