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Clay Pigeons

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From _Sitting By the Road_ album
Travis picking with guitar tuned down a half step (key of F#)
For 2 consecutive measures of the same chord, I play the first with an outside - in
pattern, skipping the "and of 1", playing two alternating bass notes in a row.  For the second measure I
use a more rolling pattern, e.g. inside-out, sometimes using ring finger variation.
Doesn't matter, use what you like.
  ** D riff
eb|--0h2-------0------|
Bb|--------3-------3--|
Gb|------2-------2----|
Db|--0-------0--------|
Ab|-------------------|
Eb|-------------------|
[Intro]
G G
C C
G D
G G
[Chorus]
I'm goin' Gdown to the Greyhound station
Gonna get a Cticket to ride
Find a Gbig fat lady with two or three kids
And sit Ddown by her side
GRide 'til the sun comes up and down around me
'Bout Ctwo or three times
Smokin' Gcigarettes in the last seat
DTry to hide my sorrow from the people I meet
[Verse]
And get Galong with it all
Go down where Cpeople say y'all
Sing a Gsong with a friend
Change the Dshape that I'm in **
And get Gback in the game and start Cplayin' again
G   D G
GI'd like to stay but I might have to go
To start Cover again
Might go Gback down to Texas might go to somewhere
That DI've never been **
And get Gup in the mornin' and go out at night
And I won't Chave to go home
Get used to Gbein' alone
Change the Dwords to this song **
Start Gsingin' again
C   G   D G
[Instrumental] (same as intro)
G G
C C
G D
G G
I'm tired of Grunnin' 'round lookin' for answers to questions that I Calready know
I could Gbuild me a castle of memories just to have Dsomewhere to go **
Count the Gdays and the nights that it takes to get back in the Csaddle again
Feed the Gpigeons some clay
Turn the Dnight into day **
Start Gtalkin' again, when I Cknow what to say
G   D G
[Chorus]
I'm going' Gdown to the Greyhound station
Gonna get a Cticket to ride
Find the Gbig fat lady with two or three kids
And sit Ddown by her side **
GRide 'til the sun comes up and down around me
'Bout Ctwo or three times
Smokin' Gcigarettes in the last seat
DTryin' to hide my sorrow from the people I meet
[Verse]
And get Galong with it all
Go down where Cpeople say y'all
Feed the Gpigeons some clay
Turn the Dnight into day **
Start Gtalkin' again when I Cknow what to say
G   D G
[Outro]
G G
C C
G D
G G

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Clay Pigeons

by Blaze Foley

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Chords in this song · guitar

From _Sitting By the Road_ album

Travis picking with guitar tuned down a half step (key of F#)

For 2 consecutive measures of the same chord, I play the first with an outside - in

pattern, skipping the "and of 1", playing two alternating bass notes in a row. For the second measure I

use a more rolling pattern, e.g. inside-out, sometimes using ring finger variation.

Doesn't matter, use what you like.

** D riff

eb|--0h2-------0------|

Bb|--------3-------3--|

Gb|------2-------2----|

Db|--0-------0--------|

Ab|-------------------|

Eb|-------------------|

[Intro]

G G

C C

G D

G G

[Chorus]

I'm goin' down to the Greyhound station

Gonna get a ticket to ride

Find a big fat lady with two or three kids

And sit down by her side

Ride 'til the sun comes up and down around me

'Bout two or three times

Smokin' cigarettes in the last seat

Try to hide my sorrow from the people I meet

[Verse]

And get along with it all

Go down where people say y'all

Sing a song with a friend

Change the shape that I'm in **

G C

And get back in the game and start playin' again

G D G

I'd like to stay but I might have to go

To start over again

Might go back down to Texas might go to somewhere

That I've never been **

And get up in the mornin' and go out at night

And I won't have to go home

Get used to bein' alone

Change the words to this song **

Start singin' again

C G D G

[Instrumental] (same as intro)

G G

C C

G D

G G

G C

I'm tired of runnin' 'round lookin' for answers to questions that I already know

G D

I could build me a castle of memories just to have somewhere to go **

G C

Count the days and the nights that it takes to get back in the saddle again

Feed the pigeons some clay

Turn the night into day **

G C

Start talkin' again, when I know what to say

G D G

[Chorus]

I'm going' down to the Greyhound station

Gonna get a ticket to ride

Find the big fat lady with two or three kids

And sit down by her side **

Ride 'til the sun comes up and down around me

'Bout two or three times

Smokin' cigarettes in the last seat

Tryin' to hide my sorrow from the people I meet

[Verse]

And get along with it all

Go down where people say y'all

Feed the pigeons some clay

Turn the night into day **

G C

Start talkin' again when I know what to say

G D G

[Outro]

G G

C C

G D

G G

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