Fences
Jason Boland & The Stragglers
Capo 2
Intro: G – C/B – C – Am – D2 – D – D2 – G
Verse 1:
D2 D C G
A single town county, a hundred horse town
D2 D C D
The rodeo rides away, then comes back around
G C/B C G
The fiddler was shorted tho he played Cherokee
C D
That’s a warning for to a white boy like me
Chorus:
G C/B C
All I see now are fences
Am
The cards turn a profit
D G
But their people are gone
G C/B
These old holes in the highway
C A
Are so brutal on bones
D D2
You don’t dance with who brought you
D G
It’s a lonesome walk home
Verse 2:
D2 D C G
Can I catch a ride sir, if you’re goin’ this way
D2 D C D
I forgot what would all the Protestants say
G C/B C G
She was there for the takin’, there were promises made
C D
The small pox and whiskey, were a mighty bad trade
Chorus:
G C/B C
All I see now are fences
Am
The cards turn a profit
D G
But their people are gone
G C/B
These old holes in the highway
C A
Are so brutal on bones
D D2
You don’t dance with who brought you
D G
It’s a lonesome walk home
Instrumental:
G – C/B – Am – D2 – D – D2 – G
G – C/B – A – D2 – D – D2 – G
Bridge:
D C G
The tables are turned into dried up remains
C D
Since the storm from the east, blew across the Plains
Chorus:
G C/B C
All I see now are fences
Am
The casinos turn the profit
D G
But their people are gone
G C/B
These old holes in the highway
C A
Are so brutal on bones
D D2
You don’t dance with who brought you
D G
It’s a lonesome walk home
D D2
You don’t dance with who brought you
D G
It’s a lonesome walk home
Outro:
G – C/B – C – Am – D2 – D – D2 – G