Guy Clark - Desperados waiting for a train

^DI'd play the Red River Valley ^{C G/B} And he'd ^Asit in the kitchen and ^Bmcry ^A And run his ^Gfing^D/F#ers through s^Emeventy y^Dears of ^Bmlivin' And wonder, "^GLord, has ^D/F#ever' ^Emwell I've drilled gone d^Asus4ry?" ^{A A}We was friends, me and this ^Dold man

Like des^Bmperados waitin' for a t^Grain Like desp^Bmerados waitin' for a tr^Gain ^{G D/F# Em Asus4 A}

^DHe's a drifter and a driller of oil wells ^{C G/B A}And an old school man of the ^Bmworld^A He taught me ^Ghow to ^D/F#drive his ^Emcar When he's too ^Ddrunk to ^Bm And he'd ^Gwink and ^D/F#give me ^Emmoney for the ^Asus4girls ^A And our ^Alives was like some old western ^Dmovie

Like ^Bmdesperados waitin' for a ^Gtrain Like ^Bmdesperados waitin' for a ^Gtrain ^{G D/F# Em Asus4 A}

From the ^Dtime that I could walk he'd take me with him ^{C G/B} To a ^Abar called the Green Frog Ca^Bmfe ^A And there was ^Gold ^D/F#men with ^Embeer guts and ^Ddomi^Bmnos ^GLying '^D/F#bout their ^Emlives while they ^Asus4played^A And ^AI was just a kid They all called his "S^Didekick"

Like ^Bmdesperados waitin' for a ^Gtrain Like ^Bmdesperados waitin' for a ^Gtrain ^{G D/F# Em Asus4 A}

One ^Dday I looked up and he was pushin' eighty ^{C G/B} And there's ^Abrown tobacco stains all down his ^Bmchin ^A Well, to ^Gme he's ^D/F#one of the ^Emheroes of this ^Dcountry ^Bm So ^Gwhy's he ^D/F#all dressed ^Emup like them old ^Asus4men ^A Drinkin' ^Abeer and playin' Moon and Forty-^Dtwo

Just like a ^Bmdesperado waitin' for a ^Gtrain Like a ^Bmdesperado waitin' for a ^Gtrain ^{G D/F# Em Asus4 A}

A ^Dday before he died, I went to see him ^{C G/B A}I was grown and he was almost ^Bmgone ^A So we just ^Gclosed our ^D/F#eyes and ^Emdreamed us up a ^Dkitchen ^Bm And ^Gsang an^D/F#other ^Emverse to that old ^Asus4song ^{A A}"Come on, Jack, that son of a bitch is comin' "^D

We’re ^Bmdesperados waitin' for a^G train Like d^Bmesperados waitin' for a ^Gtrain Like d^Bmesperados waitin' for a ^Gtrain Like d^Bmesperados waitin' for a ^Gtrain