Haleys Comet
Tom Russell
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G C Do you know who I am said Bill HaleyG D In a pancake house down by the Rio GrandeG C And the waitress said I don't know you from diddlyG D G To me you look like one more tired old man [Verse 2] Well, he walked and he walked downC on Main streetG D A hot wind blowing up from the southG Two eye's staring in a pawnshopC windowG D G A whiskey bottle lifted to his mouth [Chorus]G C D And there was no moon shining onG the Rio GrandeC D A bus of migrants pulled throughG townC D G The jukebox was busted at theEm bus depotContinues after the adC D G When Haley's comet hit the ground [Verse 3] He blacked out all the windows inC his bedroomG He was talking to the ceiling andD the wallsG He closed his eyes and hit theC stage in '55G D And the screams of the womenG filled the hall [Chorus]G C D And there was no moon shining onG the Rio GrandeC D A bus of migrants pulled throughG townC D G The jukebox was busted at theEm bus depotC D G When Haley's comet hit the ground [Instrumental]G C G D G C G D G [Verse 4]G A cop walks in a Pancake House inC TexasG D He ordered up two coffees to goG He told the waitress, "We justC found the bodyG D Of the man who invented Rock 'n'G Roll" [Chorus]G C D And there was no moon shining onG the Rio GrandeC D A bus of migrants pulled throughG townC D G The jukebox was busted at theEm bus depotC D G When Haley's comet hit the ground [Instrumental]G C D GC D G When Haley's comet hit the ground