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Barstow

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Words and music by Jay Farrar from the 2001 Album "Sebastopol."
Standard tuning, 3/4 time.  Listen to the record for the exact timing
Intro
C G D C G
 GAnyone caught speaking Esperanto
Is thought crazy or headed for  Djail
There's peace in the wilds of west Texas
Where the sun and the  Csky preGvail
 GTake no notice of the rising waters
Take no notice where the rivers run  Ddry
They'll be diggin through the landfills
To find evidence of  Cour great deGmise
 Cadd9There's a changing pattern before us
And the past tells the story quite  Gwell
By the  Dtime we make it to Barstow
We'll be more than  Chalfway to  Ghell 
[Cadd9][G] [D]
 GWaves of adverts that promise revival
Trick it where it batters the  Dbrain
The devil bought the key to Branson
Drives a backhoe and  Cwears a gold  Gchain
 GNow we're living in the unnamed time frame
That's in Reno we're on the huDman race
Woke up in another test market
With a new headache  Cfilter in  Gplace
 Cadd9There's a changing pattern before us
And the past tells the story quite  Gwell
By the  Dtime we make it to Barstow
We'll be more than  Chalfway to  Ghell 
[Cadd9][G] [D]
By the  Dtime we make it to Barstow
We'll be more than  Chalfway to  Ghell

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Barstow

by Jay Farrar

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Words and music by Jay Farrar from the 2001 Album "Sebastopol."

Standard tuning, 3/4 time. Listen to the record for the exact timing

Intro

C G D C G

Anyone caught speaking Esperanto

Is thought crazy or headed for jail

There's peace in the wilds of west Texas

C G

Where the sun and the sky prevail

Take no notice of the rising waters

Take no notice where the rivers run dry

They'll be diggin through the landfills

C G

To find evidence of our great demise

Cadd9

There's a changing pattern before us

And the past tells the story quite well

By the time we make it to Barstow

C G

We'll be more than halfway to hell

Cadd9 G D

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Waves of adverts that promise revival

Trick it where it batters the brain

The devil bought the key to Branson

C G

Drives a backhoe and wears a gold chain

Now we're living in the unnamed time frame

That's in Reno we're on the human race

Woke up in another test market

C G

With a new headache filter in place

Cadd9

There's a changing pattern before us

And the past tells the story quite well

By the time we make it to Barstow

C G

We'll be more than halfway to hell

Cadd9 G D

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By the time we make it to Barstow

C G

We'll be more than halfway to hell

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