written by Lester Brown, John D. Loudermilk, Bob Gibson
 
C        E7       F              C
Abilene  Abilene  prettiest town I've ever seen
D7                      G7             C     F     C
Women there don't treat you mean in Abilene  my Abilene
 
            E7
I sat alone most every night 
F                C
Watch the trains pull out of sight
D7                     G7
Don't I wish they were carrying me back 
   C        F     C
To Abilene  my Abilene
 
repeat #1
             E7
Crowded city there ain't nothing free 
F               C
Nothing in this town for me
D7                      G7
Wish to the Lord that I could be back 
      C     F        C
In Abilene  sweet Abilene
 
repeat #1