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Fort Worth Blues by Steve Earle
Fort Worth Blues
C F C
In Fort Worth all the neon's shinin bright
G7 C
Pretty lights red and blue
C F * C
They'd shut down all the honky tonks tonight
G7 C
Say a prayer or two if they only knew
C F * C
You used to say the highway was your home
G7 C
But we both know that ain't true
It's just the only place a man can go
When he don't know where he's traveling' to
F G C
But Colorado's always clean and healing
F G C
Tennessee in Spring is green and cool
C F * C
It never really was your kind of town
G7 C
So you went around with the Forth Worth Blues
Somewhere out across the great divide
Where the sky is wide and the clouds are few
A man can see his way clear to the light
Just hold on tight that's all you gotta do
And they say Texas weather's always changin'
And one thing change'll bring is somethin' new
And Houston really ain't too bad a town
So you hung around with the Ft. Worth Blues SOLO
There's a full moon over Galway Bay tonight
Silver light over green and blue
And every place I travel to find
Some kind of a sign that you've been through
But Amsterdam was always good for grieving
And London never fails to leave me blue
Paris really ain't my kind of town
So I walked around with the Ft. Worth Blues
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version 2
Use capo as you please
C F C
In Fort Worth all the neon's shinin bright
G7 C
Pretty lights red and blue
F C
They'd shut down all the honky tonks tonight
G7 C
Say a prayer or two if they only knew
C F C
You used to say the highway was your home
G7 C
But we both know that ain't true
F C
It's just the only place a man can go
G7 C
When he don't know where he's travelin' to
F G C
But Colorado's always clean and healing
F G C
Tennessee in Spring is green and cool
F C
It never really was your kind of town
G7 C
So you went around with the Fort Worth Blues
C F C
Somewhere out across the great divide
G7 C
Where the sky is wide and the clouds are few
F C
A man can see his way clear to the light
G7 C
Just hold on tight that's all you gotta do
F G C
And they say Texas weather's always changin'
F G C
And one thing change'll bring is somethin' new
F C
And Houston really ain't too bad a town
G7 C
So you hung around with the Fort Worth Blues
SOLO
C F C
There's a full moon over Galway Bay tonight
G7 C
Silver light over green and blue
F C
And every place I travel through I find
G7 C
Some kind of a sign that you've been through
F G C
But Amsterdam was always good for grieving
F G C
And London never fails to leave me blue
F C
Paris really ain't my kind of town
G7 C
So I walked around with the Fort Worth Blues
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version 3
Capo 5
This sounds best picked Travis style, alternating bass string b/w 6 and 4, and don't play the first string.
You can watch Steve Earle play it on the Austin City Limits Townes Van Zandt Tribute.
G G6sus4 G
In Ft. Worth all the neon's burnin' bright
Am6/F# G
Pretty lights red and blue
G G6sus4 G
But they'd shut down all the honky tonks tonight
Am6/F# G
And say a prayer or two if they only knew
G G6sus4 G
You used to say the highway was your home
Am6/F# G
But we both know that ain't true
G G6sus4 G
It's just the only place a man can go
Am6/F# G
When he don't know where he's travelin' to
G6sus4 Am6/F# G
But Colorado's always clean and healin'
G6sus4 Am6/F# G
And Tennessee in spring is green and cool
G G6sus4 G
It never really was your kind of town
Am6/F# G
But you went around with the Ft. Worth Blues
G G6sus4 G
Somewhere up beyond the great divide
Am6/F# G
Where the sky is wide and the clouds are few
G G6sus4 G
A man can see his way clear to the light
Am6/F# G
Just hold on tight, that's all you gotta do
G6sus4 Am6/F# G
And they say Texas weather's always changin'
G6sus4 Am6/F# G
And one thing change'll bring is somethin' new
G G6sus4 G
And Houston really ain't that bad a town
Am6/F# G
So you hang around with the Ft. Worth Blues
SOLO:
G G6sus4 G, Am6/F# G
G G6sus4 G, Am6/F# G
G6sus4 Am6/F# G
G G6sus4 G
There's a full moon over Galway Bay tonight
Am6/F# G
Silver light over green and blue
G G6sus4 G
And every place I travel through, I find
Am6/F# G
Some kinda sign that you've been through
G6sus4 Am6/F# G
But Amsterdam was always good for grieving
G6sus4 Am6/F# G
And London never fails to leave me blue
G G6sus4 G
And Paris never was my kinda town
Am6/F# G
So I walked around with the Ft. Worth Blues
G:
e X
B 0
G 0
D 0
A 2
E 3
G6sus4
e X
B 1
G 0
D 2
A 0
E 3
Am6/F#
e X
B 1
G 2
D 0
A 0
E 2
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