Goodnight Loving Trail

The Willows - Goodnight Loving Trail 



Intro: C  G  C  G  C 

                                         G 
You're too old to wrangle or ride on the swing 
                              C 
You beat the triangle and you curse everything 
                             F 
If dirt were a kingdom, then you'd be the king 
       C         G             C      F 
On the Goodnight Trail, on the Loving Trail 



     C                      G 
Your old woman's lonesome tonight 
     C           G            C           F 
Your French harp blows like a low-bawling calf 
       C                     G 
It's a wonder the wind don't tear off your skin 
                              C 
Get in there and blow out the light 


                                                 G 
With your snake oil and herbs and your liniments too 
                           C 
You can do anything that a doctor can do 
                            F 
Except find a cure for your own goddamn stew  
       C         G             C      F 
On the Goodnight Trail, on the Loving Trail 


     C                      G 
Your old woman's lonesome tonight 
     C           G            C           F 
Your French harp blows like a low-bawling calf 
       C                     G 
It's a wonder the wind don't tear off your skin 
                              C 
Get in there and blow out the light 


Instrumental: C   G   C   F  C G C 


                                                   G 
Well, the campfire's gone out and the coffee's all gone 
                                C 
The boys are all up and they're raising the dawn 
                          F 
And you're sitting there, lost in a song 
       C         G             C      F 
On the Goodnight Trail, on the Loving Trail 



     C                      G 
Your old woman's lonesome tonight 
     C           G            C           F 
Your French harp blows like a low-bawling calf 
       C                     G 
It's a wonder the wind don't tear off your skin 
                              C 
Get in there and blow out the light  


Instrumental: Am  C  Am  C  Am  C  F 


Bridge: 
       Am         C 
It's a wonder the wind 
       Am         C 
It's a wonder the wind  
       Am         C      F   C 
It's a wonder the wind  


                                   G 
Oh, it's someday, I'll be just the same 
                   C 
Wearing an apron instead of a name 
                                      F 
There's no one can change it, there's no one to blame 
        C                                    G 
For the dessert's a book writ in lizards and sage 
                     C 
Easy to look like an old torn out page 
                           F 
Faded and cracked with the colours of age 
       C         G             C      F 
On the Goodnight Trail, on the Loving Trail 

     C                      G 
Your old woman's lonesome tonight 
     C           G            C           F 
Your French harp blows like a low-bawling calf 
       C                     G 
It's a wonder the wind don't tear off your skin 
                              C 
Get in there and blow out the light  
                             G 
It's a wonder the wind don't tear off your skin 
                              C 
Get in there and blow out the light 
N.C.                        (G) 
It's a wonder the wind don't tear off your skin 
                             C 
Get in there and blow out the light