At The Hundredth Meridian

	  		
Intro: E  D  A  E 


Verse 

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 Me debunk an american myth? 
    A                   E 
And take my life in my hands? 
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Where the great plains begin 
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At the hundredth meridian 
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At the hundredth meridian 
A               E 
Where the great plains begin 

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Driving down a corduroy road 
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Weeds standing shoulder high 
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Ferris wheel is rusting 
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Off in the distance 


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At the hundredth meridian 
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At the hundredth meridian 
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At the hundredth meridian 
 A               E 
Where the great plains begin 


Verse 

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Left alone to get gigantic 
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Hard, huge and haunted 
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A generation so much dumber than it’s parents 
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Came crashing through the window 

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A raven strains along the line of the road 
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carrying muddy old skull 
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The wires whistle their approval 
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Off down the distance 


 E               D 
At the hundredth meridian (hundredth meridian) 
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At the hundredth meridian (you’re going to miss me) 
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At the hundredth meridian (trust me) 
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Where the great plains begin (at the hundredth meridian) 

 E               D 
At the hundredth meridian (at the hundredth meridian) 
 A                E 
At the hundredth meridian (you’re going to miss me) 
 E               D 
At the hundredth meridian (trust me) 
 A              E 
Where the great plains begin 



Verse 

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I remember, I remember Buffalo 
    A           E 
And I remember Hengelo 
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It would seem to me 
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I remember every single fucking thing I know 


Hook 

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If I die of vanity, promise me, promise me 
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If they bury me some place I don’t want to be 
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You’ll dig me up and transport me, unceremoniously 
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Away from the swollen city breeze, garbage bag trees 
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Whispers of disease and the acts of enormity 
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And lower me slowly and sadly and properly 
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Get Ry Cooder to sing my eulogy 


Outro 

 E               D 
At the hundredth meridian (hundredth meridian) 
 A                E 
At the hundredth meridian (you’re going to miss me) 
 E               D 
At the hundredth meridian (trust me) 
 A              E 
Where the great plains begin (at the hundredth meridian) 
 E                D 
At the hundredth meridian (at the hundredth meridian) 
 A                E 
At the hundredth meridian (baby, you’re going to miss me) 
 E               D 
At the hundredth meridian (trust me) 
 A              E 
Where the great plains begin 

E  D  A  E