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"Rollin By" by Robert Earl Keen
From: Moondog 96 <
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This song uses a capo on 3rd fret and all chords are written as if 3rd
fret was open.
The opening uses a variation(i.e. -- these chords, but i don t want to
write out the tab for it) of these chords(in this order): D C D C
[tab]
It s a busted old town on the plains of West Texas.[/tab]
[tab]
The drugstore s closed down, and the river runs dry.[/tab]
[tab]
The semis roll through like stainless steel stallions[/tab]
[tab]
Goin hard, goin fast, goin wild[/tab]
[tab]
Rollin hard, rollin fast, rollin by.[/tab]
(after this the song uses the same progression, even for the solos -- which
i won t transcribe here either.)
And the mission still stands at the edge of the plateau.
A stone marks the graves where the old cowboys lie.
Asleep in a time, in a town just a youngster
Goin hard, goin fast, goin wild
Rollin hard, rollin fast, rollin by.
And the drive-in don t play no Friday night pictures.
No big silver screen to light up the sky.
Gone are the days of post-war-time lovers
Goin hard, goin fast, goin wild
Rollin hard, rollin fast, rollin by.
And me -- I stand here at the last fillin station
Where the wind moans a dirge to the coyote s cry.
I jump in my car; I m back out on the highway
Goin hard, goin fast, goin wild
Rollin hard, rollin fast, rollin by
Goin hard, goin fast, goin wild
Rollin hard, rollin fast, rollin by.
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