Written by Wes Bayliss/Jason Cope
Intro Dm C G DmVerse 1:
Dm F Rode in from the west C With an eye Fowards G Dm C G A dollar to make Dm F He pitched us a sale C About healin' and G Dm C G Oil from a snake Dm F The barkeep he warned him C But the man he G Dm C G Did not comprehend( Dm C G ) ( F Dm )F G How strangers round here disappear Dm Like straw in the windVerse 2:
Dm F Too young but in love C When she met him G Dm C G In some northern town Dm He treated her good C 'Till the sun and G Dm C G The whiskey went down Dm F Did the bruise on her face C Test the patience G Dm C G Of all of her kin( Dm C G Dm )F G Or do strangers round here disappear Dm Like straw in the windVerse 3:
Dm F Oh Clem runs his mouth C When he drinks since G Dm C G His wife passed away Dm F But he's good to the kids G And his crops that F Dm F C G He sells for fair trade Dm F But a travelling man C Had enough took a G Dm C G Pipe to his chinSolo D F G F D D F G F D F E C DF G That travelling man disappeared Dm Like straw in the windVerse 4:
Dm F Oh, if the mouth of this river C Could talk here's G Dm F C G What it would say Dm F If you come here with Good G In your heart F Dm F C G You'll be on your way Dm F Oh but I'm not the one C Here who judged G Dm F C G Another man's sinSolo Final D F G F D D F G F D F G F G D F E C DF G Or do strangers round here disappear Dm Like straw in the wind F G Oh, do strangers round here disappear Dm Like straw in the wind