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Westbound 9

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                         WESTBOUND #9
                      THE FLAMING EMBER
INTRO: 
                      Play 2x's
E|--F#----11---9----7-7-|-C#----6----4----2-2-|-B--0--s-s--|
B|--s-----------------|--s----------------|-2---2\4/2-|
G|-9\11----9----8-----|-4\6----4----3-----|-----------|
D|--------------------|-------------------|-----------|
A|--------------------|-------------------|-----------|
E|--------------------|-------------------|-----------|
   PLAY 4x's
E -F#-------------
B --------------
G -4------------
D ---4-6-4-6-4--
A --------------
E --------------
CHORUS::
Catching the WF#estbound Number Nine
Gonna leave this tC#own, leave it far behind
Gonna leave while I've gBot my peace of mind 
On the Westbound Number NF#ine
GC#ettin' my tickets for the 
WF#estbound Number Nine
Gonna leave this tC#own, leave it far behind
Gonna leave while I've gBot my peace of mind 
On the Westbound Number NF#ineC#  
VERSE:
 F#Sittin' on the bank of Holy Creek 
DC#own by the county line
BI can hear the sound of all the boss and Lazy Hound
C#He's howlin' right on time
 F#He's howlin' at the sound of the number nine 
CC#omin' down the line
And my mBind catches a ride 
On the Westbound Number NF#ine
And my mBind catches a ride 
On the Westbound Number NF#ineC#  
CHORUS::
Catching the WF#estbound Number Nine
Gonna leave this tC#own, leave it far behind
Gonna leave while I've gBot my peace of mind 
On the Westbound Number NF#ine
GC#ettin' my tickets for the 
WF#estbound Number Nine
Gonna leave this tC#own, leave it far behind
Gonna leave while I've gBot my peace of mind 
On the Westbound Number NF#ineC#  
VERSE:
F#My Pa is with his moonshine friends
C#Drinkin Deacon Jones' bathtub gin
DBeacon Jones preachin' about savin' souls
YC#ellin' out how the whole town is fBull of sin
F#But like Pa and all the rest
C#He tries to look down Bobbie Sue's low-cut dress
And my mBind catches a ride 
On the Westbound Number NF#ineC#  
And my mBind catches a ride 
On the Westbound Number NF#ineC#  
VERSE:
F#Ma, I see you're ashamed to look me in the face
C#As if I was nothing but a past mistake 
SBittin' there at night when Pa comes stumblin' in
FC#ull of the Deacon's bBathtub F#gin
SF#wearin' and a-cussin' that I wasn't no kin
C#I heard his name but Ma knows what he should have been
CHORUS:
WF#estbound Number Nine
Gonna leave this tC#own, leave it far behind
Gonna leave while I've gBot my peace of mind 
On the Westbound Number NF#ine
GC#ettin' my tickets for the 
CHORUS/OUTRO: (FADE OUT)
WF#estbound Number Nine
Gonna leave this tC#own, leave it far behind
Gonna leave while I've gBot my peace of mind 
On the Westbound Number NF#ineC#  

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Westbound 9

by The Flaming Ember

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WESTBOUND #9

THE FLAMING EMBER

INTRO:

Play 2x's

F# C# B

E|------11---9----7-7-|-----6----4----2-2-|---0--s-s--|

B|--s-----------------|--s----------------|-2---2\4/2-|

G|-9\11----9----8-----|-4\6----4----3-----|-----------|

D|--------------------|-------------------|-----------|

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

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

PLAY 4x's

E --------------

B --------------

G -4------------

D ---4-6-4-6-4--

A --------------

E --------------

CHORUS::

Catching the Westbound Number Nine

Gonna leave this town, leave it far behind

Gonna leave while I've got my peace of mind

On the Westbound Number Nine

Gettin' my tickets for the

Westbound Number Nine

Gonna leave this town, leave it far behind

Gonna leave while I've got my peace of mind

F# C#

On the Westbound Number Nine

VERSE:

Sittin' on the bank of Holy Creek

Down by the county line

I can hear the sound of all the boss and Lazy Hound

He's howlin' right on time

He's howlin' at the sound of the number nine

Comin' down the line

And my mind catches a ride

On the Westbound Number Nine

And my mind catches a ride

F# C#

On the Westbound Number Nine

CHORUS::

Catching the Westbound Number Nine

Gonna leave this town, leave it far behind

Gonna leave while I've got my peace of mind

On the Westbound Number Nine

Gettin' my tickets for the

Westbound Number Nine

Gonna leave this town, leave it far behind

Gonna leave while I've got my peace of mind

F# C#

On the Westbound Number Nine

VERSE:

My Pa is with his moonshine friends

Drinkin Deacon Jones' bathtub gin

Deacon Jones preachin' about savin' souls

C# B

Yellin' out how the whole town is full of sin

But like Pa and all the rest

He tries to look down Bobbie Sue's low-cut dress

And my mind catches a ride

F# C#

On the Westbound Number Nine

And my mind catches a ride

F# C#

On the Westbound Number Nine

VERSE:

Ma, I see you're ashamed to look me in the face

As if I was nothing but a past mistake

Sittin' there at night when Pa comes stumblin' in

C# B F#

Full of the Deacon's bathtub gin

Swearin' and a-cussin' that I wasn't no kin

I heard his name but Ma knows what he should have been

CHORUS:

Westbound Number Nine

Gonna leave this town, leave it far behind

Gonna leave while I've got my peace of mind

On the Westbound Number Nine

Gettin' my tickets for the

CHORUS/OUTRO: (FADE OUT)

Westbound Number Nine

Gonna leave this town, leave it far behind

Gonna leave while I've got my peace of mind

F# C#

On the Westbound Number Nine

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