{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1743559,"song":"Abilene","artist":"Damien Jurado","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11374845-abilene-chords-by-damien-jurado/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1743559?type=chord","rating":4.95538,"votes":32,"content":"Standard Tuning, Capo 6\r\n\r\n[ch]G/C[/ch] from 1st string to 6th: 0-1-0-0-2-3\r\n\r\nOn a couple of the Am's in this song, Damien strikes the fourth string on the second fret,\r\nthen plays the same string open, and then hits it again with his finger on the second fret.\r\nSuch is the case in the Intro, which is played like:\r\n\r\n[tab]e----------0----0---------------------0-----0--------|\r\nB----------1----1---------------------1-----1--------|\r\nG----------2----2---------------------2-----2--------|\r\nD---2------------------2---0---2---------------------|\r\nA----------------------------------------------------|\r\nE----------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nPlay the above 3 times for the Intro before walking up to [ch]C[/ch] on the fifth string like: 0-2-3\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G/C[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI fell in love with a girl of nineteen [2-0-2 on 4th as in Intro][/tab]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G/C[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nA black-haired girl I called Abilene [Walk up to [ch]C[/ch] on 5th]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G/C[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYoung girl, where's your husband?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G/C[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSadly, she replied, I do not have one[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G/C[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThen it's you I'll marry with your parents' permission[/tab]\r\n[humming: [ch]Am[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch] - [ch]G/C[/ch] - [ch]Am[/ch] ]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G/C[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNo fine sir, they will not let me marry[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor I am a young girl[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G/C[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd you are a man without money[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G/C[/ch]\r\nThen I'll come by your window[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTonight when they both will be sleeping[/tab]\r\n[humming: [ch]Am[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch] - [ch]G/C[/ch] - [ch]Am[/ch] ]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G/C[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOutside your window in a carriage I will be waiting[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G/C[/ch]\r\nThey'll awake to find you gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOpen their eyes and think they're dreaming[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G/C[/ch]\r\nAnd never did they think[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThat their Abilene would leave them[/tab]\r\n[humming: [ch]Am[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch] - [ch]C/G[/ch] - [ch]Am[/ch] ]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G/C[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNow fine sir, where is it you shall take me?[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G/C[/ch]\r\nIs it in the mountains high[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOr is it the deep blue sea?[/tab]\r\n[humming: [ch]Am[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch] - [ch]G/C[/ch] - [ch]Am[/ch] ]","plain_text":"Standard Tuning, Capo 6\n\nG/C from 1st string to 6th: 0-1-0-0-2-3\n\nOn a couple of the Am's in this song, Damien strikes the fourth string on the second fret,\nthen plays the same string open, and then hits it again with his finger on the second fret.\nSuch is the case in the Intro, which is played like:\n\n\n\nPlay the above 3 times for the Intro before walking up to C on the fifth string like: 0-2-3\n\n\n\nC             G/C    Am\nA black-haired girl I called Abilene [Walk up to C on 5th]\n\n\n\n[humming: Am - C - G/C - Am ]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[humming: Am - C - G/C - Am ]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[humming: Am - C - C/G - Am ]\n\n\n\n\n\n[humming: Am - C - G/C - Am ]","chords":["G/C","Am","B","G","D","A","E","C","C/G"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]}}}