Codeine

Intro:
C - G - Am (x2)


         C                     G  
Well the codeine sure makes it 
                  Am
hard to round up the cattle.
        C               G         
And the light sure does hurt your 
         Am
tortured eyes.
         F                         
You keep falling in and out of your
        Am
 broken saddle.

            C                   
And there's so many knots you've 
 G                Am
forgotten how to tie.
        C            G             
And the winds willow softly like a 
Am
funeral home.
        C            G             
And the dew sparkles like a baby's 
Am
tear.
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         F                    
And your hands are softer than 
             Am
you've ever known.
            C                G    
And there's nothing left for you 
         Am - Am
to see or hear.

         F                         
And that bloody barbed wire, 
            Am
they've put it up everywhere.
          F                        
And those summer storms they sure 
          Am
do make it shine.
        C                    G    
And the dust has changed the 
          Am
colour of your hair.
        C                    G    
And the wind has changed the lines
             Am - Am
 around your eyes.

        F                       
And you just can't drink whiskey 
    Am
anymore.
            F                      
And there's nothing that will kill 
             Am
your endless heartburn.

         C               G        
And that pickup truck is starting 
        Am
so much harder.
    C                  G          
And lately you've been taking some
       Am - Am - Am
 wrong turns.
        C                      G  
And the survey stakes, they're on 
       Am
the horizon.
    C                  G          
And they ain't staking out wells 
  Am
or mines.

        F                      
And the sight of those machines 
                 Am
could start you crying.
        C               G         
And the sounds keep you up in the 
Am
night.
 (Repeat last line and fade...)