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Capo 3rd 
Intro:   D-  G- A  
WDell here comes Parks and he’s foGund another bottle
GHe tips it up like a trumpet; he takes a drAink and passes it on
DAnd every man ‘round the fire takes a cGourse on the bottle
It ain’t muchG, it ain’t good, but it’ll Aget us through ‘til dawn
Chorus
DGon’t the fAreight yards sound like a dDrunk in a mBmetal shop?
I Gcan’t believe it gets tAhis cold in Barstow
ADnd I can’t believe I piGssed my twenties away
Well if ya tGake me back this time, baby I pAromise you I’ll stay
DThen Parks takes another drink and he stGarts to sing off key
There’s not a mGan big enough ‘round the fire to sAhut him up
DAnd in the cold morning he’s sayin’, “HGey Okie tell Arkie, Texas found a job in California
And everybody around the fiAre cracks up
Chorus
GDon’t the frAeight yards sound like a drDunk in a mBmetal shop?
I Gcan’t believe it gets thAis cold in Barstow
ADnd I can’t believe I pissed my twGenties away
Well if ya tGake me back this time, baby I prAomise you I’ll stay
And then PaDrks hands me the bottle he says, “I’m gGoin’ to Tucson”
GHold up all winter at the SaAlly, if I can
DI don’t mind the praying and I Gdon’t mind saying
GI could listen forever to that SAally brass band
G     A     D     Bm     G     A
And then PDarks starts laughing hard, but he dGoesn’t make a sound
He graGbs the bottle back from me and kills the lAast of the wine
And in the fiDre’s glow I can see his eyes and they sGhine like brake lights
And I’m gGrateful I cannot see mAine
Chorus
GDon’t the frAeight yards sound like a dDrunk in a mBmetal shop?
I Gcan’t believe it gets tAhis cold in Barstow
ADnd I can’t believe I piGssed my twenties away
Well if ya tGake me back this time, baby I proAmise you I’ll stay
D       G       A       D

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Barstow

by Bill Morrissey

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 3rd

D G A

Intro: - -

D G

Well here comes Parks and he’s found another bottle

G A

He tips it up like a trumpet; he takes a drink and passes it on

D G

And every man ‘round the fire takes a course on the bottle

G A

It ain’t much, it ain’t good, but it’ll get us through ‘til dawn

Chorus

G A D Bm

Don’t the freight yards sound like a drunk in a metal shop?

G A

I can’t believe it gets this cold in Barstow

D G

And I can’t believe I pissed my twenties away

G A

Well if ya take me back this time, baby I promise you I’ll stay

D G

Then Parks takes another drink and he starts to sing off key

G A

There’s not a man big enough ‘round the fire to shut him up

D G

And in the cold morning he’s sayin’, “Hey Okie tell Arkie, Texas found a job in California

And everybody around the fire cracks up

Chorus

G A D Bm

Don’t the freight yards sound like a drunk in a metal shop?

G A

I can’t believe it gets this cold in Barstow

D G

And I can’t believe I pissed my twenties away

G A

Well if ya take me back this time, baby I promise you I’ll stay

D G

And then Parks hands me the bottle he says, “I’m goin’ to Tucson”

G A

Hold up all winter at the Sally, if I can

D G

I don’t mind the praying and I don’t mind saying

G A

I could listen forever to that Sally brass band

G A D Bm G A

D G

And then Parks starts laughing hard, but he doesn’t make a sound

G A

He grabs the bottle back from me and kills the last of the wine

D G

And in the fire’s glow I can see his eyes and they shine like brake lights

G A

And I’m grateful I cannot see mine

Chorus

G A D Bm

Don’t the freight yards sound like a drunk in a metal shop?

G A

I can’t believe it gets this cold in Barstow

D G

And I can’t believe I pissed my twenties away

G A

Well if ya take me back this time, baby I promise you I’ll stay

D G A D

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