Angeline
James McMurtry
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F C G F Angeline, Angeline, darker nights I've never seenAm C G I don't love these East Texas pinesF C G Fmaj7 Where I can't find my sleep in the shadows so deepAm C G And dark as the doubts in my mind VERSE 1:Am C G F Slow train on the trestle, going east 'cross the NechesAm C G Like the one I got off of a long time agoF C G Fmaj7 Outside of a little town where I never meant to settle downAm C G Not knowing the seeds I would sow VERSE 2:Am C G F Barefoot in the autumn weeds, cotton dress hanging to your kneesAm C G To the eyes of a stranger you offered a smileAm C G Fmaj7 I went to work in your daddy's fields, didn't seem like such a bad dealContinúa después del anuncioAm C G At least it would do for a while VERSE 3:Am C G F We were both young and unabashed, we took what life offeredAm C G When the folks were distracted or too tired to careAm C G Fmaj7 With a frost on the land the fates forced our handAm C G Your dresses fit tighter with spring in the air CHORUS:F C G F Angeline, Angeline, darker nights I've never seenAm C G I don't love these East Texas pinesF C G Fmaj7 Where I can't find my sleep in the shadows so deepAm C G And dark as the doubts in my mind VERSE 4:Am C G F Now I watch the trains rattle on from the seat of the tractorAm C G Your daddy's old harness still hangs in the barnAm C G Fmaj7 And your mama don't like it that our children all scatteredAm C G She swears it's my blood: it was not meant to farm VERSE 5:Am C G F And you and I don't talk a lot, we really don't have toAm C G We spent many years reading each other's mindsAm C G Fmaj7 We used up the lightning, now we don't bother fightingAm C G Such things will happen in time CHORUS:F C G F Angeline, Angeline, darker nights I've never seenAm C G I don't love these East Texas pinesF C G Fmaj7 Where I can't find my sleep in the shadows so deepAm C G And dark as the doubts in my mind