{"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":522412,"song":"Barstow","artist":"Jay Farrar","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11566730-barstow-chords-by-jay-farrar/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/522412?type=chord","rating":4.55413,"votes":12,"content":"Words and music by Jay Farrar from the 2001 Album \"Sebastopol.\"\r\nStandard tuning, 3/4 time.  Listen to the record for the exact timing\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[G] Anyone caught speaking Esperanto\r\nIs thought crazy or headed for [D] jail\r\nThere's peace in the wilds of west Texas\r\nWhere the sun and the [C] sky pre[G]vail\r\n\r\n[G] Take no notice of the rising waters\r\nTake no notice where the rivers run [D] dry\r\nThey'll be diggin through the landfills\r\nTo find evidence of [C] our great de[G]mise\r\n\r\n[Cadd9] There's a changing pattern before us\r\nAnd the past tells the story quite [G] well\r\nBy the [D] time we make it to Barstow\r\nWe'll be more than [C] halfway to [G] hell \r\n\r\n[[ch]Cadd9[/ch]][[ch]G[/ch]] [[ch]D[/ch]]\r\n\r\n[G] Waves of adverts that promise revival\r\nTrick it where it batters the [D] brain\r\nThe devil bought the key to Branson\r\nDrives a backhoe and [C] wears a gold [G] chain\r\n\r\n[G] Now we're living in the unnamed time frame\r\nThat's in Reno we're on the hu[D]man race\r\nWoke up in another test market\r\nWith a new headache [C] filter in [G] place\r\n\r\n\r\n[Cadd9] There's a changing pattern before us\r\nAnd the past tells the story quite [G] well\r\nBy the [D] time we make it to Barstow\r\nWe'll be more than [C] halfway to [G] hell \r\n\r\n[[ch]Cadd9[/ch]][[ch]G[/ch]] [[ch]D[/ch]]\r\n\r\nBy the [D] time we make it to Barstow\r\nWe'll be more than [C] halfway to [G] hell","plain_text":"Words and music by Jay Farrar from the 2001 Album \"Sebastopol.\"\nStandard tuning, 3/4 time.  Listen to the record for the exact timing\n\n\nIntro\n\nC G D C G\n\n[G] Anyone caught speaking Esperanto\nIs thought crazy or headed for [D] jail\nThere's peace in the wilds of west Texas\nWhere the sun and the [C] sky pre[G]vail\n\n[G] Take no notice of the rising waters\nTake no notice where the rivers run [D] dry\nThey'll be diggin through the landfills\nTo find evidence of [C] our great de[G]mise\n\n[Cadd9] There's a changing pattern before us\nAnd the past tells the story quite [G] well\nBy the [D] time we make it to Barstow\nWe'll be more than [C] halfway to [G] hell \n\n[Cadd9][G] [D]\n\n[G] Waves of adverts that promise revival\nTrick it where it batters the [D] brain\nThe devil bought the key to Branson\nDrives a backhoe and [C] wears a gold [G] chain\n\n[G] Now we're living in the unnamed time frame\nThat's in Reno we're on the hu[D]man race\nWoke up in another test market\nWith a new headache [C] filter in [G] place\n\n\n[Cadd9] There's a changing pattern before us\nAnd the past tells the story quite [G] well\nBy the [D] time we make it to Barstow\nWe'll be more than [C] halfway to [G] hell \n\n[Cadd9][G] [D]\n\nBy the [D] time we make it to Barstow\nWe'll be more than [C] halfway to [G] hell","chords":["C","G","D","Cadd9"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}