From: fredh@cv.hp.com (Fred Handloser) Subject: CRDPRO: Too Long In The Wastland - James McMurtry Someone was looking for some James McMurtry songs. I transcribed this some time ago. Corrections welcome. ==================================================================== Title: Too Long In The Wasteland Subtitle: James McMurtry

^DHear the trucks on the highway, And the tickin' of the clocks There's a ghost of a moon in the afternoon, Bullet holes in the mailbox ^G Bullet holes in the mailbox, Keyholes in my mind ^D ^Bb Too long in the wasteland, ^A Too long in the wasteland I've ^Dfallin' behind

^DShe said won't you come see me, When the sun goes down It'll be just like the old days, When I used to let you hang around ^G Well I don't know, I might not speak the language any more ^D ^Bb Too long in the wasteland, ^A Too long in the wasteland I've ^Dclosed some doors

^DPeople in the village, Watch the children play At the sight of a stranger, They call the kids away ^G Just leave that man alone, I hear the mothers say ^D ^Bb Too long in the wasteland, ^A Too long in the wasteland What's ^Dmade him that way

^DI hadn't intended, To bend the rules Wiskey dont make liers, It just makes fools ^G So I didn't mean to say it, But I meant what I said ^D ^Bb Too long in the wasteland, ^A Too long in the wasteland Must have ^Dgone to my head

^DJet trails in the sunset, a long way away cuttin' cross the horizon, At the edge of the day ^G And it calls out to me, Come fly away, I've been ^D ^Bb Too long in the wasteland, ^A Too long in the wasteland I believe I'll ^Dhave to stay

^Bb Too long in the wasteland, ^A Too long in the wasteland I'll ^Dhave to stay

^D There's a ghost of a moon in the afternoon Bullet holes in the mailbox ^G Bullet holes in the mailbox ^D

James McMurtry - Too long in the wasteland