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Waco Moon

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[Intro]
G   D
C   G
C   G
Am  D
[Verse 1]
GYellow Rose, Waco Moon
CQuit too late you're gonna dGie too soon
CWoman with a needle and a siGlver spoon
   AmHoled up singin' the DDevil's tune
CPlayin' the blues, paDyin' your dues
GSpeedin' your yD/F#oung life aCway
I never wGill get over what I hEmeard about you
The fCirst thing DNew Year's GDay
[Verse 2]
GI can't say I fDelt so sad
The tCruth is I think GI'm mad
At the sCelfish way you Gleft your dad
When you kAmnow what a hard luck tDime he's had
CSleepin' through a dDream come true
GYou just threw all thaD/F#t talent aCway
I never Gwill get over what I Emheard about you
The fCirst thing DNew Year's GDay
[Chorus]
DHoooo-ooh Choooooo-ooh-ooh
     GSlippin' awaDy
DHoooo-ooh Choooooo-ooh-ooh
  GNew Year's DDayD/C  D/B  D/A  
[Verse 3]
I tGhrew the phone agaDinst the wall
  CFalling apart when I Ggot the call
  CI went out walkin' with the weGight of it all
  AmThat's when it hit me like a Dwaterfall
I'm pClayin' the blues, pDayin' my dues
GSpeedin' my yoD/F#ung life aCway
I never Gwill get over what I heard about Emyou
CThe first tDhing New Year's GDay
[Chorus]
DHoooo-ooh Choooooo-ooh-ooh
     GSlippin' awaDy
DHoooo-ooh Choooooo-ooh-ooh
  GNew Year's DDayD/C  D/B  D/A  
[Verse 4]
GYellow Rose, Waco Moon
CQuit too late, you Gdied too soon
CTo the bitter end trGied and true
Goodbye Dmy friend, we'll be miGssing you
[Outro]
G   D
C   G
C   G
Am  D
C   D
G D/F#  C
G   Em
C  D G
Am  D

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Waco Moon

by Todd Snider

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

D/C

D/B

D/A

[Intro]

G D

C G

Am D

[Verse 1]

Yellow Rose, Waco Moon

C G

Quit too late you're gonna die too soon

C G

Woman with a needle and a silver spoon

Am D

Holed up singin' the Devil's tune

C D

Playin' the blues, payin' your dues

G D/F# C

Speedin' your young life away

G Em

I never will get over what I heard about you

C D G

The first thing New Year's Day

[Verse 2]

G D

I can't say I felt so sad

C G

The truth is I think I'm mad

C G

At the selfish way you left your dad

Am D

When you know what a hard luck time he's had

C D

Sleepin' through a dream come true

G D/F# C

You just threw all that talent away

G Em

I never will get over what I heard about you

C D G

The first thing New Year's Day

[Chorus]

D C

Hoooo-ooh hoooooo-ooh-ooh

G D

Slippin' away

D C

Hoooo-ooh hoooooo-ooh-ooh

G D D/C D/B D/A

New Year's Day

[Verse 3]

G D

I threw the phone against the wall

C G

Falling apart when I got the call

C G

I went out walkin' with the weight of it all

Am D

That's when it hit me like a waterfall

C D

I'm playin' the blues, payin' my dues

G D/F# C

Speedin' my young life away

G Em

I never will get over what I heard about you

C D G

The first thing New Year's Day

[Chorus]

D C

Hoooo-ooh hoooooo-ooh-ooh

G D

Slippin' away

D C

Hoooo-ooh hoooooo-ooh-ooh

G D D/C D/B D/A

New Year's Day

[Verse 4]

Yellow Rose, Waco Moon

C G

Quit too late, you died too soon

C G

To the bitter end tried and true

D G

Goodbye my friend, we'll be missing you

[Outro]

G D

C G

Am D

C D

G D/F# C

G Em

C D G

Am D

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