Fences Jason Boland & The Stragglers
Fences
Jason Boland & The Stragglers
Capo 2
Intro: G â?? C/B â?? C â?? Am â?? D2 â?? D â?? D2 â?? G
Verse 1:
[D2]A single town [D]county, a [C]hundred horse [G]town
[D2]The rodeo [D]rides away, [C]then comes back [D]around
[G]The fiddler was [C/B]shorted tho he [C]played [G]Cherokee
Thatâ??s [C]a warning for to a white bo[D]y like me
Chorus:
[G]All I see [C/B]now are [C]fences
The [Am]cards turn a profit
But their [D]people are [G]gone
[G]These old holes in the [C/B]highway
Are so [C]brutal on [A]bones
You [D]donâ??t dance with wh[D2]o brought you
Itâ??s [D]a lonesome wal[G]k home
Verse 2:
[D2]Can I catch a r[D]ide sir, if youâ??re[C] goinâ?? t[G]his way
[D2]I forgot what would [D]all the [C]Protestants [D]say
[G]She was there for the [C/B]takinâ??, there wer[C]e promise[G]s made
The [C]small pox and whiskey, were a mighty bad [D]trade
Chorus:
[G]All I see [C/B]now are [C]fences
The [Am]cards turn a profit
But their [D]people are [G]gone
[G]These old holes in the [C/B]highway
Are so [C]brutal on [A]bones
You [D]donâ??t dance with wh[D2]o brought you
Itâ??s [D]a lonesome wal[G]k home
Instrumental:
G â?? C/B â?? Am â?? D2 â?? D â?? D2 â?? G
G â?? C/B â?? A â?? D2 â?? D â?? D2 â?? G
Bridge:
[D]The tables are turned into [C]dried up [G]remains
[C]Since the storm from the east, blew across the [D]Plains
Chorus:
[G]All I see [C/B]now are [C]fences
The [Am]casinos turn the profit
But their [D]people are [G]gone
[G]These old holes in the [C/B]highway
Are so [C]brutal on [A]bones
You [D]donâ??t dance with wh[D2]o brought you
Itâ??s [D]a lonesome wal[G]k home
You [D]donâ??t dance with wh[D2]o brought you
Itâ??s [D]a lonesome wal[G]k home
Outro:
G â?? C/B â?? C â?? Am â?? D2 â?? D â?? D2 â?? G
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