Key: C
Introduction:
C F G C G C F G C G
{intro}
C F
He was a long tall stranger from way down south where he'd left his life behind
Dm G C G
He had a big old Gibson and a pickup truck and Shenandoah eyes
C Em F
And I remember him sitting in that local bar where I earned my pay each night
Dm G F G C G
Singing my songs to empty chairs and going home half tight
C F
So the nights rolled by like headlights shining on a lonesome strip of tar
Dm G C G
I kept his words of kindness close to me like a pick on my guitar And we
C Em F
Talked about the singers and the songs we loved and the songs we'd most forgot
Dm G F G C
In that run-down bar they'd make last call and I'd never want to stop
F G
'Cause I was living on nothing but a young girl's dreams
C Em F
With my cowboy boots and my old six-string
Dm G C Em F
Hitching my wagon to a star, dreaming of leaving those local bars
C Em/B Am G F
When I'd get him up at closing time for a couple of songs and a chance to shine
Dm G F G
Like the star that he longed to be, he looked a helluva lot like me
C F G C G
(me) {instrumental}
He'd played a lot of places where the only wages were food and beer for free
C F G C G C Em F Dm G F G C
{violin solo} {harmonica solo}
Well, maybe I'll quit when I got me a kid and a place to call my own
Dm G F G Am
Like the star that he longed to be, he looked a hell of a lot like me
Dm G F G
Like the star that he'd always be, he looked a hell of a lot like me
C F G C
(me) {instrumental}
Adam Schneider [email protected] Minneapolis, MN