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Judy Collins - Thirsty Boots
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
G    C  D  G    C  D
[Verse 1]
You've Gbeen long and on the open road
CYou’ve been sleeping in the Drain
From the Gdirty words and muddy cells
Your Cclothes are smeared and Dstained
But the Gdirty words and muddy cells
Will Csoon be judged inDsane
So Gonly stop and Crest yourself
AmAnd you'll be off aDgain
[Chorus]
Then Gtake off your Cthirsty boots
And Gstay for aCwhile
Your Gfeet are hot and Emweary
AmFrom a dusty Dmile
And Gmaybe I can Cmake you laugh
AmAnd maybe I can Dtry
GJust looking for the Emevening
CAnd the Dmorning in your Geye
[Interlude]
G    C  D  G    C  D
[Verse 2]
Then Gtell me of the ones you saw
CAs far as you could Dsee
AGcross the plains from field to town
CMarching to be Dfree
And Gof the rusty prison gates
CThat tumble by Ddegree
Like Glaughing children, Cone by one
Who Clook like Dyou and Gme
[Chorus]
Then, Gtake off your Cthirsty boots
And Gstay for aCwhile
Your Gfeet are hot and Emweary
AmFrom a dusty Dmile
And Gmaybe I can Cmake you laugh
AmAnd maybe I can Dtry
GJust looking for the Emevening
AmAnd the Dmorning in your Geye
[Interlude]
G    C  D  G    C  D
[Verse 3]
I Gknow that you’re no stranger
Down the Ccrooked rainbow Dtrail
From Gdancing cliff heads, shattered sills
COf slandered shackled Djails
But Gthe voices drift up from below
CAs his walls are being Dscaled
And Gall of this and Cmore my friend
Your Csong shall Dnot be Gfailed
[Chorus]
Then, Gtake off your Emthirsty boots
And Amstay for aDwhile
Your Gfeet are hot and Emweary
AmFrom a dusty Dmile
And Gmaybe I can Cmake you laugh
AmAnd maybe I can Dtry
GJust looking for the Emevening
AmAnd the morning Din your Geye
[Interlude]
    G    C    D      G    C     D(2x)
Then, Gtake off your Emthirsty boots
And Amstay for aDwhile
Your Gfeet are hot and Emweary
AmFrom a dusty Dmile
And Gmaybe I can Cmake you laugh
AmAnd maybe I can Dtry
GJust looking for the Emevening
AmAnd the morning Din your Geye
[Outro]
    G    C    D      G    C     D(2x)

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Thirsty Boots

by Judy Collins

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Judy Collins - Thirsty Boots

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[Intro]

G C D G C D

[Verse 1]

You've been long and on the open road

C D

You’ve been sleeping in the rain

From the dirty words and muddy cells

C D

Your clothes are smeared and stained

But the dirty words and muddy cells

C D

Will soon be judged insane

G C

So only stop and rest yourself

Am D

And you'll be off again

[Chorus]

G C

Then take off your thirsty boots

G C

And stay for awhile

G Em

Your feet are hot and weary

Am D

From a dusty mile

G C

And maybe I can make you laugh

Am D

And maybe I can try

G Em

Just looking for the evening

C D G

And the morning in your eye

[Interlude]

G C D G C D

[Verse 2]

Then tell me of the ones you saw

C D

As far as you could see

Across the plains from field to town

C D

Marching to be free

And of the rusty prison gates

C D

That tumble by degree

G C

Like laughing children, one by one

C D G

Who look like you and me

[Chorus]

G C

Then, take off your thirsty boots

G C

And stay for awhile

G Em

Your feet are hot and weary

Am D

From a dusty mile

G C

And maybe I can make you laugh

Am D

And maybe I can try

G Em

Just looking for the evening

Am D G

And the morning in your eye

[Interlude]

G C D G C D

[Verse 3]

I know that you’re no stranger

C D

Down the crooked rainbow trail

From dancing cliff heads, shattered sills

C D

Of slandered shackled jails

But the voices drift up from below

C D

As his walls are being scaled

G C

And all of this and more my friend

C D G

Your song shall not be failed

[Chorus]

G Em

Then, take off your thirsty boots

Am D

And stay for awhile

G Em

Your feet are hot and weary

Am D

From a dusty mile

G C

And maybe I can make you laugh

Am D

And maybe I can try

G Em

Just looking for the evening

Am D G

And the morning in your eye

[Interlude]

G C D G C D

(2x)

G Em

Then, take off your thirsty boots

Am D

And stay for awhile

G Em

Your feet are hot and weary

Am D

From a dusty mile

G C

And maybe I can make you laugh

Am D

And maybe I can try

G Em

Just looking for the evening

Am D G

And the morning in your eye

[Outro]

G C D G C D

(2x)

About Thirsty Boots Chords by Judy Collins

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