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Chords:
Bb/Dxx0331
C/Dxx0010
F/Dxx0211
G/Dxx0433
G6/ Bx2x030
Gm6/ Bbx1x030
THE OLD HOMESTEAD
D
DUp and down the old Fhomestead
C  G6/ B  Gm6/ Bb  D  
The naked rider gallops through his head
And although the mooFn isn't full
C  G6/ B  Gm6/ Bb  D  
He still feels the pull
DOut on the floor where the Fcowboys dance
C  G6/ B  Gm6/ Bb  D  
Approaching slowly at a glance
Here comes the Fshadow of his stance
C  G6/ B  G6/ Bb  D  
The reins are fallin' from his hands
(same chords next 4 verses)
- Shadow -
"Why do you ride that crazy horse?"
Inquires the shadow with little remorse
Just then a priest comes down the stairs
With a sack of dreams and old nightmares
- Rider -
"Who are you," the rider says
"You dress in black but you talk like a Fed
You spout ideas from books that you read
Don't you care about this guy's head?"
Just then the sound of hoofbeats was heard
And the sky was darkened by a prehistoric bird
Who flew between the unfulfilled moon
And the naked rider, to a telephone booth.
- Bird 1 -
"We'll call the moon and see what's up
I've got some change in this little tin cup
We'll say that the shadow is growin' dim
And we need some light to get back to him
F/DJust one call should G/Ddo it all
Bb/DI'll carve this number on the wallC/D  
With my Dbeak."
D*Flying feathers were Fall around
C  G6/ B  Gm6/ Bb  D  
*The air was filled with a ringy sound
*Two more birds the Fsecond and the third
C  G6/ Bb  D  
*Came down from the sky to deliver the word
- Birds 2 and 3 -
D"Where have you been," they Fsaid to the first
C  G6/ B  Gm6/ Bb  D  
"Get back to the clouds, we're dying of thirst
There's not enough time to Fmake that call
C  G6/ B  Gm6/ Bb  D  
Let's ditch this rider, shadow and all."
(Same chords next 2 verses)
The sky was filled with the beautiful birds
Still on the ground some crying was heard
With his dime in his hand and his hand on the dial
His cars were sweating as he forced a smile
Hoofbeats beating across the range
He rode through the night with his cup of change
Tired and beaten he fell into slumber
But up in the sky they still had his number
DUp and down the old Fhomestead
C  G6/ B  Gm6/ Bb  D  
The naked rider gallops through his head
And although the mooFn isn't full
C  G6/ B  Gm6/Bb  
He still feels the pull
Still feels the pullF/D  
Still feels the pullG/D  
Still feels the pullBb/D  
Still feels the pullC/D  D  
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