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Broken Parakeet Blues

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Broken Parakeet Blues :  Intro -    D     A     G    D  A  
DEast of the village and west of the trees
GUp on the high ground where the soldiers would stand
DCooling themselves in the sulfurous breeze
It Aseemed like something to Glose
DThe houses were filled with flattering hosts
In Gtight shirts and compliments for soldiers and ghosts
DUp on the high ground blowing their loads
For the Acowgirls left back Ghome
DHow can you say there’s nothing to lose
ASinging your broken parakeet blues
On the Gside of the highway lighting the fuse
DBlack like the crows from the Acattlecar fumes
DYeah, up on the highway near 29 Palms
AI saw busloads of soldiers rolling along
And Gpeople like crows on the side of the road
DWaving goodbye to Alovers and sons
DThe soldiers were boys, there were brown ones and fat ones
AWhite ones and cool ones and camouflaged black ones
GSweet ones and cruel ones but I didn’t see
DAnybody I thought had Amoney like me
DSome were sleeping, some dreaming, some quietly weeping
Out of A29 Palms the buses kept creeping
GRight through the desert and out to the shore
D29 Palms won’t Asee ’em no more
DHow can you say there’s nothing to lose
ASinging your broken parakeet blues
On the Gside of the highway lighting the fuse
DBlack like the crows from the Acattlecar fumes
DHow can you just wave farewell to them
AKnowing what you know and where you have been
On the Gside of the highway lighting the fuse
DSinging your broken Aparakeet blues
DHow can you say Athere’s nothing to Dlose
D   A   G   D  A
DEast of the village and west of the trees
GUp on the high ground where the soldiers would stand
DCooling themselves in the sulfurous breeze
We all Acrowed those parakeet Gblues

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Broken Parakeet Blues

by Ike Reilly

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D A G D A

Broken Parakeet Blues : Intro -

East of the village and west of the trees

Up on the high ground where the soldiers would stand

Cooling themselves in the sulfurous breeze

A G

It seemed like something to lose

The houses were filled with flattering hosts

In tight shirts and compliments for soldiers and ghosts

Up on the high ground blowing their loads

A G

For the cowgirls left back home

How can you say there’s nothing to lose

Singing your broken parakeet blues

On the side of the highway lighting the fuse

D A

Black like the crows from the cattlecar fumes

Yeah, up on the highway near 29 Palms

I saw busloads of soldiers rolling along

And people like crows on the side of the road

D A

Waving goodbye to lovers and sons

The soldiers were boys, there were brown ones and fat ones

White ones and cool ones and camouflaged black ones

Sweet ones and cruel ones but I didn’t see

D A

Anybody I thought had money like me

Some were sleeping, some dreaming, some quietly weeping

Out of 29 Palms the buses kept creeping

Right through the desert and out to the shore

D A

29 Palms won’t see ’em no more

How can you say there’s nothing to lose

Singing your broken parakeet blues

On the side of the highway lighting the fuse

D A

Black like the crows from the cattlecar fumes

How can you just wave farewell to them

Knowing what you know and where you have been

On the side of the highway lighting the fuse

D A

Singing your broken parakeet blues

D A D

How can you say there’s nothing to lose

D A G D A

East of the village and west of the trees

Up on the high ground where the soldiers would stand

Cooling themselves in the sulfurous breeze

A G

We all crowed those parakeet blues

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