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Willie

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[Intro]
    D    Em   G-   A    D  D  
[Verse]
HaDnging on a wall just like a thEmousand times you been there
A piGcture of a fiAeld of dandelioDns
And Da young stud colt a-following
Some old cEmowboy on a broodmare
a-bGound to make it hAome by dinner tDime
TheDre's a thunderhead a-coming
From the Emwest and he's sure thinking
The rGain would do this dAusty dirt some gDood
But it aDin't a cowboy's weather so he Emnudges his old faithful
And tGurns around to cAall out to the sDtud
[Chorus]
CDome on WEmillie, there's a bDlack cloud coming yonder
The dGevil beats his wAife with a silver cDhain
CDome on WEmillie, boy cDan't you hear the thunder
Your mGa and me don't tAravel well in rDain
[Verse 2]
It aiDn't nothing much to look at
Just a pEmrint I got from grandma
A rGeal west river cAowgirl in her Dday
And sDometimes I need religion
Since the Emold girl's gone before me
And thGat's when I can hAear the cowboy sDay
[Chorus]
CDome on WEmillie, there's a bDlack cloud coming yonder
The dGevil beats his wAife with a silver cDhain
CDome on WEmillie, boy cDan't you hear the thunder
Your mGa and me don't tAravel well in rDain
[Verse 3]
NDow the western feelin' has becEmome another sideshow
a-sGelling out the Abygone days gone Dby
And we nDever know it's raining
We can't Emhear it for our thunder
We can't sGee it for our cAlouds up in the Dsky
[Chorus]
CDome on WEmillie, there's a bDlack cloud coming yonder
The dGevil beats his wAife with a silver cDhain
CDome on WEmillie, boy cDan't you hear the thunder
Your mGa and me don't tAravel well in rDain
Your mGa and me don't tAravel well in rDain

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Willie

by Robert Earl Keen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D Em G A D D

[Verse]

D Em

Hanging on a wall just like a thousand times you been there

G A D

A picture of a field of dandelions

And a young stud colt a-following

Some old cowboy on a broodmare

G A D

a-bound to make it home by dinner time

There's a thunderhead a-coming

From the west and he's sure thinking

G A D

The rain would do this dusty dirt some good

D Em

But it ain't a cowboy's weather so he nudges his old faithful

G A D

And turns around to call out to the stud

[Chorus]

D Em D

Come on Willie, there's a black cloud coming yonder

G A D

The devil beats his wife with a silver chain

D Em D

Come on Willie, boy can't you hear the thunder

G A D

Your ma and me don't travel well in rain

[Verse 2]

It ain't nothing much to look at

Just a print I got from grandma

G A D

A real west river cowgirl in her day

And sometimes I need religion

Since the old girl's gone before me

G A D

And that's when I can hear the cowboy say

[Chorus]

D Em D

Come on Willie, there's a black cloud coming yonder

G A D

The devil beats his wife with a silver chain

D Em D

Come on Willie, boy can't you hear the thunder

G A D

Your ma and me don't travel well in rain

[Verse 3]

D Em

Now the western feelin' has become another sideshow

G A D

a-selling out the bygone days gone by

And we never know it's raining

We can't hear it for our thunder

G A D

We can't see it for our clouds up in the sky

[Chorus]

D Em D

Come on Willie, there's a black cloud coming yonder

G A D

The devil beats his wife with a silver chain

D Em D

Come on Willie, boy can't you hear the thunder

G A D

Your ma and me don't travel well in rain

G A D

Your ma and me don't travel well in rain

About Willie Chords by Robert Earl Keen

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