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Evacuation Of The West

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[Intro]
|    G    Bm|    C    Em|   Em/D     C|    C  D  
[Verse 1]
It was on the dGay the cowboys were bannBmed from the range
MCiddle touch world as a mEmaster
They rDode their ponies down into cCities of gold
To lCeave 'em forever aDfter
Now the sGun was swollen, Bmred, and old
The eCarth it was windy, daEmrk, and cold
Where the Dhighway ends the desert Ctakes its toll
SCo dusty, red, and aDngry
It was a tEmime when men died out on the praire
From not hBmaving a decent friend
At nCight the ghC/Bosts of them C/Aold rough C/Griders
Was a Dsus4howl in the canyon wDinds
[Chorus]
    G       Bm    CYou can hDear 'em crying
    G       Bm    CGood God, I tDhink they're dying
[Interlude]
|    G    Bm|    C  D  
[Verse 2]
And them raGngers down in DallBmas had all but gCiven it up and leEmft
And tDhose that hung on hoCping were trying their best to, Dto forget
The waGy those outlaws and dBmesperadoes right from the Ccheapest to the besEmt
RDode in on ponies made of sCkin and bones, gave up their rusty guns and wDent back home
And the gEmovernor was sent down from Population Control and mBmartial law was passed
CRiverboat gC/Bamblers put their C/Amoney on fC/Gaith, for the Dsus4time for hope they pasDsed
[Interlude]
|    G     F|    C    Bb|   Dm   Dm/C| Dm  
[Verse 3]
In the cGold blue light of the dBmesert night there was a tChousand starshipEms
And men Dcame down from still I Cdon't know where with death on their fingertDips
Now there's nGo more kings in TeBmxas, I swear they rCounded up each and every Emone
And oh, Dthat line of ConesAmtoga reached frCom the Rocky Mountains into the Dold dead sun
Now EmAnna Maria walks the plains alone, Bmlast of a struggling people
She thinks of aCll those outC/Blaws who once rC/Aeached for the C/Gsky and got Dsus4stuck up on that steeDple
[Chorus]
     G       Bm    COoh, you can Dhear 'em crying
     G     BmGood CGod, I tDhink they're dying
     G       Bm  COoh, in the wind George you can Dhear 'em sigh
[Outro]
|    G    Bm|    C     D|
|       Em|       Bm|
|        C| Bb  

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Evacuation Of The West

by Bruce Springsteen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em/D

C/B

C/A

C/G

Dsus4

Dm/C

[Intro]

G Bm C Em Em/D C C D

| | | |

[Verse 1]

G Bm

It was on the day the cowboys were banned from the range

C Em

Middle touch world as a master

D C

They rode their ponies down into cities of gold

C D

To leave 'em forever after

G Bm

Now the sun was swollen, red, and old

C Em

The earth it was windy, dark, and cold

D C

Where the highway ends the desert takes its toll

C D

So dusty, red, and angry

It was a time when men died out on the praire

From not having a decent friend

C C/B C/A C/G

At night the ghosts of them old rough riders

Dsus4 D

Was a howl in the canyon winds

[Chorus]

G Bm C D

You can hear 'em crying

G Bm C D

Good God, I think they're dying

[Interlude]

G Bm C D

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[Verse 2]

G Bm C Em

And them rangers down in Dallas had all but given it up and left

D C D

And those that hung on hoping were trying their best to, to forget

G Bm C Em

The way those outlaws and desperadoes right from the cheapest to the best

D C D

Rode in on ponies made of skin and bones, gave up their rusty guns and went back home

Em Bm

And the governor was sent down from Population Control and martial law was passed

C C/B C/A C/G Dsus4 D

Riverboat gamblers put their money on faith, for the time for hope they passed

[Interlude]

G F C Bb Dm Dm/C Dm

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[Verse 3]

G Bm C Em

In the cold blue light of the desert night there was a thousand starships

D C D

And men came down from still I don't know where with death on their fingertips

G Bm C Em

Now there's no more kings in Texas, I swear they rounded up each and every one

D Am C D

And oh, that line of Conestoga reached from the Rocky Mountains into the old dead sun

Em Bm

Now Anna Maria walks the plains alone, last of a struggling people

C C/B C/A C/G Dsus4 D

She thinks of all those outlaws who once reached for the sky and got stuck up on that steeple

[Chorus]

G Bm C D

Ooh, you can hear 'em crying

G Bm C D

Good God, I think they're dying

G Bm C D

Ooh, in the wind George you can hear 'em sigh

[Outro]

G Bm C D

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Em Bm

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C Bb

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About Evacuation Of The West Chords by Bruce Springsteen

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