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GIL BLANCO COUNTY
As recorded by Blue Öyster Cult
(From the 2001 Album ST. CECILIA: THE ELEKTRA RECORDINGS)
[Intro]
B    A  E F# B
[Verse 1]
BBad oats in town
BThe word went out
ESo my horse and me
EWe left town
Rode my Palomino Bdown
[Bridge]
To D#mGil Blanco ECounty
 D#mIt's not Efar, you Bknow
[Verse 2]
BEver seen the sun rise
BIn Gil Blanco County
EEver see the pools they got there
It's where the birds go on the BFourth
[Bridge]
D#mJust a Ebird's way
    D#m  ETo celeBbrate
[Guitar Solo]
C#m  A  A#m  A  G#m  F#
E  F#  E   G#m  C#m  G#m
C#m  E  F#  G#m  E  G#m  E
B   E
[Verse 3]
BGot caught in a storm
BIn Gil Blanco County
EIt rained so hard said Injun Joe
He knows all there is to BknowE  
[Outro]
D#mIt should Ewash the
D#mFace of the EEarth and D#mmake us Eclean
AG#mgain!F#  E  G#m  E  G#m  E  G#m  

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Gil Blanco County

by Blue Öyster Cult

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D#m

C#m

A#m

G#m

GIL BLANCO COUNTY

As recorded by Blue Öyster Cult

(From the 2001 Album ST. CECILIA: THE ELEKTRA RECORDINGS)

[Intro]

B A E F# B

[Verse 1]

Bad oats in town

The word went out

So my horse and me

We left town

Rode my Palomino down

[Bridge]

D#m E

To Gil Blanco County

D#m E B

It's not far, you know

[Verse 2]

Ever seen the sun rise

In Gil Blanco County

Ever see the pools they got there

It's where the birds go on the Fourth

[Bridge]

D#m E

Just a bird's way

D#m E B

To celebrate

[Guitar Solo]

C#m A A#m A G#m F#

E F# E G#m C#m G#m

C#m E F# G#m E G#m E

B E

[Verse 3]

Got caught in a storm

In Gil Blanco County

It rained so hard said Injun Joe

B E

He knows all there is to know

[Outro]

D#m E

It should wash the

D#m E D#m E

Face of the Earth and make us clean

G#m F# E G#m E G#m E G#m

Again!

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