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George Hamilton IV  1963 (John D. Loudermilk)*
Capo V (or no capo, or capo to suite your voice)
C
CAbilene,  E7Abilene, Fprettiest town CI've ever seen
D7Women there don't G7treat you mean in AbiClene, Fmy AbiClene
CI sat alone,  E7most every night 
FWatch the trains Cpull out of sight
D7Don't I wish they were G7carrying me back 
to AbiClene, Fmy AbiClene
CAbilene,  E7Abilene, Fprettiest town CI've ever seen
D7Women there don't G7treat you mean in AbiClene, Fmy AbiClene
CCrowded city, there ain't E7nothing free 
FNothing in this Ctown for me
D7Wish to the Lord that I G7could be back 
in AbiClene, Fsweet AbiClene
CAbilene,  E7Abilene, Fprettiest town CI've ever seen
D7Women there don't G7treat you mean in AbiClene, Fmy AbiClene
D7Women there don't G7treat you mean in AbiClene, Fmy AbiClene
  C= F  
 E7= A7  
  F= Bb  
 D7= G7  
 G7= C7  
Capo I
  C= E  
 E7= Ab7  
  F= A  
 D7= F#7  
 G7= B7  
Capo III
  C= D  
 E7= F#7  
  F= G  
 D7= E7  
 G7= A7  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
  C= G  
 E7= B7  
  F= C  
 D7= A7  
 G7= D7  

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Abilene

by George Hamilton IV

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Ab7

F#7

Abilene chords

George Hamilton IV 1963 (John D. Loudermilk)*

Capo V (or no capo, or capo to suite your voice)

C E7 F C

Abilene, Abilene, prettiest town I've ever seen

D7 G7 C F C

Women there don't treat you mean in Abilene, my Abilene

C E7

I sat alone, most every night

F C

Watch the trains pull out of sight

D7 G7

Don't I wish they were carrying me back

C F C

to Abilene, my Abilene

C E7 F C

Abilene, Abilene, prettiest town I've ever seen

D7 G7 C F C

Women there don't treat you mean in Abilene, my Abilene

C E7

Crowded city, there ain't nothing free

F C

Nothing in this town for me

D7 G7

Wish to the Lord that I could be back

C F C

in Abilene, sweet Abilene

C E7 F C

Abilene, Abilene, prettiest town I've ever seen

D7 G7 C F C

Women there don't treat you mean in Abilene, my Abilene

D7 G7 C F C

Women there don't treat you mean in Abilene, my Abilene

C F

E7 A7

F Bb

D7 G7

G7 C7

Capo I

C E

E7 Ab7

F A

D7 F#7

G7 B7

Capo III

C D

E7 F#7

F G

D7 E7

G7 A7

Open (These chords are not in the original key)

C G

E7 B7

F C

D7 A7

G7 D7

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