Desperados Waiting for a Train David Allan Coe
INTRO: D Dsus4 D (2x)
And I[D]'d sing "R[A]ed River Va[Bm]lley"
And he'd [G]sit in the kitchen and [A7]cry
Run his f[D]ingers thru seventy [A]years of l[Bm]ivin'
Wonderin' L[G]ord is every well I drilled ran[A7] dry
We were f[A7]riends, [G]me and that ol[D]d Man
Like de[D]sperados wa[A]iting for the [G]train
Like de[D]sperados wai[A]ting for the t[G]rain
[Bm] [D] [A]
He's a drifter and a driller of oil wells
And an old school man of the world
Taught me how to drive his car when he's too drunk to
And he'd wink and give me money for the girls
And our lives were like some old western movie
Like desperados waiting for the train
Like desperados waiting for the train
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From the time I could walk he'd take me with him
To a place called the Green Frog Cafe
And there was old men with beer guts and dominos
Lyin' 'bout their lives while they played
And I was just a kid that they all called a sidekick
Like desperadoes waiting for the train
Like desperados waiting for the train
[Bm] [D] [A] [D] [Dsus4] [D] [Dsus4] [D]
And I looked up and he was pushin 80
And there was brown tobacco stains all down his chin
To me he's one of the heroes of this country
So why is he all dressed up like some old man
Drinkin' beer and playin' moon in '42
Like desperados waiting for the train
Like desperados waiting for the train
Day before he died I went to see him
I was grown and he was almost gone
We just closed our eyes and dreamt us up a kitchen
And sang another verse to that old song
Don't cry Jack, it's only Jesus comin'
Like desperados waiting for the train
Like desperados waiting for the train
Like desperados waiting for the train
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