The Old Homestead

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D                   F
Up and down the old homestead
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The naked rider gallops through 
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his head
                    F
And although the moon isn't full
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He still feels the pull


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Out on the floor where the cowboys 
dance
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Approaching slowly at a glance
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Here comes the shadow of his stance
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The reins are fallin' from his 
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hands

(same chords next 4 verses)
- Shadow -
"Why do you ride that crazy horse?"
Inquires the shadow with little 
remorse
Just then a priest comes down the 
stairs
With a sack of dreams and old 
nightmares

- Rider -
"Who are you," the rider says
"You dress in black but you talk 
like a Fed
You spout ideas from books that you 
read
Don't you care about this guy's 
head?"

Continues after the ad
Just then the sound of hoofbeats was
 heard
And the sky was darkened by a 
prehistoric bird
Who flew between the unfulfilled 
moon
And the naked rider, to a telephone 
booth.

- Bird 1 -
"We'll call the moon and see what's 
up
I've got some change in this little 
tin cup
We'll say that the shadow is growin'
 dim
And we need some light to get back 
to him

F/D                  G/D
Just one call should do it all
Bb/D                              
I'll carve this number on the wall
C/D

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With my beak."

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*Flying feathers were all around
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*The air was filled with a 
Gm6/Bb     D
ringy sound
                    F
*Two more birds the second and the 
third
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*Came down from the sky to 
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deliver the word

- Birds 2 and 3 -

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"Where have you been," they said to 
the first
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"Get back to the clouds, we're 
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dying of thirst
                           F
There's not enough time to make that
 call
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Let's ditch this rider, shadow 
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and all."

(Same chords next 2 verses)
The sky was filled with the 
beautiful birds
Still on the ground some crying was 
heard
With his dime in his hand and his 
hand on the dial
His cars were sweating as he forced 
a smile

Hoofbeats beating across the range
He rode through the night with his 
cup of change
Tired and beaten he fell into 
slumber
But up in the sky they still had his
 number

D                   F
Up and down the old homestead
C         G6/B     Gm6/Bb       
The naked rider gallops through 
        D
his head
                    F
And although the moon isn't full
C        G6/B          Gm6/Bb
He still feels the pull
                    F/D
Still feels the pull
                    G/D
Still feels the pull
                    Bb/D
Still feels the pull
                    C/D   D
Still feels the pull