SECOND EFFORT Time: 2/2 (sync) Tenor: Bb Bass: Bb
– Stan Rogers, 1978, on: Turnabout
6m 4 1 *
I’ve been sitting here crying since long before the day be-gan
5 * 2m 4
With my pockets full of nothing but broken dreams and my head in my empty hands
6m 4 1 *
The winnings that I thought I had and come so far to get
5 * 4 1 (* * *)
Are further away then they’ve ever been, they’ve been taken by anoth-er man
6m 4 1 *
I wouldn’t take a train for home even if I could
5 * 2m 4
Cause they’ve been saving their joy for the hometown boy who went away to make it good
6m 4 1 *
I bet they cleared away the parlour so my Ma can dance me in the door
5 * 4 1
And the old man can wink, and pour me a drink and ask me what the tears are for
CHORUS:
3m 4 5 1 *
It’s harder to try a-gain than it was to be-gin
5 * 4 1
A man can play a lone hand in a high stakes game, but it doesn’t mean he’s gonna win
3m 4 1 *
And somehow I’ve got to keep from getting further down
5 * 2m 1 (*)
Before I buy myself a bottle of cheap escape, and a ticket to anoth-er town
6m 4 1 *
I know I’m not crying ’cause I think I’ve had it mighty tough
5 * 2m 4
I did my best with all the rest, but it just wasn’t good e-nough
6m 4 1 *
And I’ve been working and training too long just to make it here
5 * 4 1
To merely swallow my pride and walk outside and come back anoth-er year
REPEAT CHORUS THEN:
5 * 2m 4 (1)
I want to drown in the grape and make my escape, on a ticket to anoth-er town
NOTES:
– Strum: Clawhammer B, 43, B2, 43
SYMBOLS:
– Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord
– Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure
– Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure
CHORDS (Number System):
– Example: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
– Key of C: C D E F G A B
– Detailed description: /pub/guitar/other_stuff/numbering_system.txt
– Submitted by: Barrie McCombs ([email protected])
