James Mcmurtry – Angeline chords
Chords:
CHORUS:F C G FAngeline, Angeline, darker nights I've never seenAm C GI don't love these East Texas pinesF C G Fmaj7Where I can't find my sleep in the shadows so deepAm C GAnd dark as the doubts in my mindVERSE 1:Am C G FSlow train on the trestle, going east 'cross the NechesAm C GLike the one I got off of a long time agoF C G Fmaj7Outside of a little town where I never meant to settle downAm C GNot knowing the seeds I would sowVERSE 2:Am C G FBarefoot in the autumn weeds, cotton dress hanging to your kneesAm C GTo the eyes of a stranger you offered a smileAm C G Fmaj7I went to work in your daddy's fields, didn't seem like such a bad dealAm C GAt least it would do for a whileVERSE 3:Am C G FWe were both young and unabashed, we took what life offeredAm C GWhen the folks were distracted or too tired to careAm C G Fmaj7With a frost on the land the fates forced our handAm C GYour dresses fit tighter with spring in the airCHORUS:F C G FAngeline, Angeline, darker nights I've never seenAm C GI don't love these East Texas pinesF C G Fmaj7Where I can't find my sleep in the shadows so deepAm C GAnd dark as the doubts in my mindVERSE 4:Am C G FNow I watch the trains rattle on from the seat of the tractorAm C GYour daddy's old harness still hangs in the barnAm C G Fmaj7And your mama don't like it that our children all scatteredAm C GShe swears it's my blood: it was not meant to farmVERSE 5:Am C G FAnd you and I don't talk a lot, we really don't have toAm C GWe spent many years reading each other's mindsAm C G Fmaj7We used up the lightning, now we don't bother fightingAm C GSuch things will happen in timeCHORUS:F C G FAngeline, Angeline, darker nights I've never seenAm C GI don't love these East Texas pinesF C G Fmaj7Where I can't find my sleep in the shadows so deepAm C GAnd dark as the doubts in my mind