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Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 15:32:41 -0700 (PDT) From: "T. Hickson" <hickson@pangea.Stanford.EDU> Subject: c/clark_guy/texas_1947.crd Song: Texas 1947 Artist: Guy Clark Transcribed by: T. Hickson >From the album "Keepers" (track 2), a live album. I'm probably missing a lot of the subtleties, but it's a nice, easy way to play it. Guy makes the verses build as if a train is approaching and passing you by, but you gotta hear it to make it work. ___________________________________________________________
EmNow bein' six years old I'd Gseen some trains before, so it's Ahard to figure out what I'm Bat the depot Emfor.
EmTrains are big and black and smokin' steam, Gscreamin' at the wheels, Abigger than anything there is, at least Bthat's the way she Emfeels
Trains are Bbig and black and smokin', louder than July four, but Aeverybody's actin' like this Bmight be somethin' Emmore...
Em...than just pickin' up the mail or the Gsoldiers from the war, this is Asomethin' that even old man Wileman (?) Bnever seen befEmore.
BRIDGE:
And it's F#mlate afternoon on a hot Texas day, somethin' strange is Agoin' on and we's Ball in the Emway.
EmWell there's fifty or sixty people they're juGst sittin' on their cars, and the Aold men left their dominoes and they Bcome down from the Embars.
EmEverybody's checkin', old Jack GKittrel(?) checked his watch, and us Akids put our ears to the Brails to hear 'em Empop.
So Bwe already knowed when they finally said 'train time' you'd a-Athought that Jesus Christ himself was Brollin' down the Emline.
EmCuz things got real quiet, GMomma jerked me back, Anot before I'd got the chance to lay a Bnickel on the Emtrack.
CHORUS:
ELook out here she comes, she's comin', ALook out there she goes, she's gone, Bscreamin' straight through Texas like a Amad dog cyEclone. BBig, red, and silver,
she don't make no smoke,
she's a Afast-rollin' streamline Bcome to show the Efolks. ELook out here she comes, she's comin' ALook out there she goes, she's gone, Bscreamin' straight through Texas like a Amad dog cyEclone.
Em...Lord, she never even stopped. EmShe left fifty or sixty people still Gsittin' on their cars, and they're Awonderin' what it's comin' to and Bhow it got this Emfar.
EmOh but me I got a nickel smashed Gflatter than a dime by a Amad dog, runaway red-Bsilver streamlEmine...train
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