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Abilene

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Standard Tuning, Capo 6
 G/Cfrom 1st string to 6th: 0-1-0-0-2-3
On a couple of the Am's in this song, Damien strikes the fourth string on the second fret,
then plays the same string open, and then hits it again with his finger on the second fret.
Such is the case in the Intro, which is played like:
e----------0----0---------------------0-----0--------|
B----------1----1---------------------1-----1--------|
G----------2----2---------------------2-----2--------|
D---2------------------2---0---2---------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
Play the above 3 times for the Intro before walking up to  Con the fifth string like: 0-2-3
CI fell in G/Clove with a girl of Amnineteen [2-0-2 on 4th as in Intro]
C             G/C    Am
A black-haired girl I called Abilene [Walk up to  Con 5th]
CYoung G/Cgirl, Amwhere's your husband?
CSadly, she reG/Cplied, I do not Amhave one
CThen it's you I'll G/Cmarry Amwith your parents' permission
[humming:  Am-  C-  G/C-  Am]
CNo fine G/Csir, Amthey will not let me marry
For CI am a young girl
And G/Cyou are a man without Ammoney
Then I'll Ccome by your wG/Cindow
AmTonight when they both will be sleeping
[humming:  Am-  C-  G/C-  Am]
COutside youG/Cr window Amin a carriage I will be waiting
They'll Cawake to find you G/Cgone
Open their Ameyes and think they're dreaming
And Cnever did they G/Cthink
That their AmAbilene would leave them
[humming:  Am-  C-  C/G-  Am]
CNow fine G/Csir, Amwhere is it you shall take me?
Is it Cin the mountains G/Chigh
Or Amis it the deep blue sea?
[humming:  Am-  C-  G/C-  Am]

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Abilene

by Damien Jurado

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/C

C/G

Standard Tuning, Capo 6

G/C

from 1st string to 6th: 0-1-0-0-2-3

On a couple of the Am's in this song, Damien strikes the fourth string on the second fret,

then plays the same string open, and then hits it again with his finger on the second fret.

Such is the case in the Intro, which is played like:

e----------0----0---------------------0-----0--------|

B----------1----1---------------------1-----1--------|

G----------2----2---------------------2-----2--------|

D---2------------------2---0---2---------------------|

A----------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------|

Play the above 3 times for the Intro before walking up to on the fifth string like: 0-2-3

C G/C Am

I fell in love with a girl of nineteen [2-0-2 on 4th as in Intro]

C G/C Am

A black-haired girl I called Abilene [Walk up to on 5th]

C G/C Am

Young girl, where's your husband?

C G/C Am

Sadly, she replied, I do not have one

C G/C Am

Then it's you I'll marry with your parents' permission

Am C G/C Am

[humming: - - - ]

C G/C Am

No fine sir, they will not let me marry

For I am a young girl

G/C Am

And you are a man without money

C G/C

Then I'll come by your window

Tonight when they both will be sleeping

Am C G/C Am

[humming: - - - ]

C G/C Am

Outside your window in a carriage I will be waiting

C G/C

They'll awake to find you gone

Open their eyes and think they're dreaming

C G/C

And never did they think

That their Abilene would leave them

Am C C/G Am

[humming: - - - ]

C G/C Am

Now fine sir, where is it you shall take me?

C G/C

Is it in the mountains high

Or is it the deep blue sea?

Am C G/C Am

[humming: - - - ]

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