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Out Among The Stars by Merle Haggard
Out Among The Stars
It's (A) midnight at a liquor store in (D) Texas, Be-(A) neath the neon, close up's
just be-(E7) gun.
When a (A) boy walks in the door and points a (D) pistol (Bm), He can't (A) find a
job, (E7 though, he's found a (A) gun.
Well he (A) pulls it off, no trace of confron-(D) ation, He (A) let's the old man
run out in the (E) (E7) street.
But he (A) knows that soon they'll come with guns a (D) blazing, (Bm) And al-(A)
ready, he can (E) feel that great (A) relief.
Chorus:
(A) Oh how many travelers get (G) wea......-(D) ry, (A) Bearing both their burdens
and their (E7) scars,
(A) Don't you think they'd love to stop com-(G) plai.....-(D) ning, and (A) fly
like eagles (E7) out among the (A) stars.
He (A) pictures the arrival of the (D) cruisers, Sees that (A) old, familiar anger
in their (E7) eyes.
He (A) knows that when they're shooting at this (D) loser, (Bm) They'll be (A) aiming
at the (E7) demons in their (A) lives.
-Repeat Chorus-
The (A) evening news it carries all the (D) details, He (A) dies in every living room
in (E7) town.
And (A) in his home a bottle's thrown in (D) anger, (Bm) And his (A) father cries,
(E7) "We'll never live this (A) down."
-Repeat Chorus-
(D) Oh-Oh, and (A) fly like eagles (E7) out among the (A) stars.
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version 2
[Chords used]
E A D G B e
+-----------+
A/E 0 0 2 2 2 0
Am 0 1 2 2 0 x
B x 2 4 4 4 2
B7 x 2 1 2 0 2
D/A x 0 0 2 3 2
Eb 3 4 3 5 6 x
E 0 2 2 1 0 0
E/C# 4 5 4 6 7 x
E7 0 2 0 1 0 0
F#m 2 4 4 2 2 2
G 3 2 0 0 0 3
+-----------+
[Guitar intro]
(tabbed for the love of tabbing)
e|--14h16-16--16-16----16--14---12-12h14---12\--7-9---|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
E A/E E B7 E A/E F#m E B7 E A/E E
[Verse 1]
N.C. E A/E
It's midnight at a liquor store in Texas
N.C. E B7
Beneath the neon, close up has just begun.
N.C. E A/E F#m
When a boy walks in the door and points a pistol
N.C. E B7 E
He can't find a job with man but he has found a gun
[Verse 2]
N.C. E A/E
Well he pulls it off, no trace of confrontation
N.C. E B7
He let the old man run out in the street.
N.C. E A/E F#m
But he knows soon they come, guns blazing
N.C. E B7 E
And all ready he can feel that great relief.
[Chorus]
E D/A A/E
Oh how many travelers get weary
E B7
Bearing both their burdens and their scars
E D/A A/E
Don't you think they'd love to stop complaining
N.C. E B7 E
and fly like eagles out among the stars.
[Verse 3]
N.C. E A/E
He pictures the arrival of their consternation
N.C. E B7
Sees that old familiar anger in their tears
N.C. E A/E F#m
He knows as they pull their guns and shoot this loser
N.C. E B7 E A/E
They'll be aiming at the demon in their eyes.
[Chorus]
E D/A A/E
Oh how many travelers get weary
E B7
Bearing both their burdens and their scars
E D/A A/E
Don't you think they'd love to stop complaining
N.C. E B7 E A/E E
And fly like eagles out among the stars
[Verse 4]
N.C. E A/E
The evening news it carries all the details
N.C. E B7
As he dies in every living room in town
N.C. E E7 A/E F#m
And in a home a bottle is thrown in anger
N.C. E B7 E
And his father cries "We'll never live this down."
[Chorus]
E D/A A/E
Oh how many travelers get weary
E B7
Bearing both their burdens and their scars
E D/A A/E
Don't you think they'd love to stop complaining
N.C. E B7 E A/E
and fly like eagles out among the stars and
[Outro]
E B7
fly like eagles out among
N.C. B Eb E/C# A/E Am E
the stars.
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