Abilene

Intro: Em 


 
Em 
  It's kinda hard to say what the trigger really was 
Em 
She went out for cigarettes, ended up on a bus 
Em 
Headed somewhere, didn't really care where it was 
Em                                Bm      Am 
  As long as it was far away from Abilene 
 

 
Em 
Feelin' overwhelmed, overworked and needin' Jesus 
Em 
Hands always gettin' cut from pickin' up the pieces 
Em 
Always gettin' mad and never gettin' even 
            Em                          Bm     Am 
Didn't even tell anyone she was leavin' Abilene 
 

 
Em 
Oh, no, there she goes 
            Em 
Your little honey bee 
    Em 
The whole town's 'bout to know 
                           Bm        Am 
She's never gonna be la-la-la, la-la-la 
 

 
Em 
  All we could ever really do is speculate 
Em 
What was in her head when she up and hit the interstate 
Em 
Guess the pills didn't help, couldn't kill all the pain 
    Em                                  Bm     Am 
And nothing good ever happens anyway in Abilene 
 

 
Em 
  Around the time that she met him, he was out of work 
Em 
  And her daddy said, "You couldn't clean off the dirt" 
Em 
Even if you hose him down, put him in a collared shirt 
Em                   Bm              Am 
  Is it really worth all your dreams? 
 

 
Em 
Oh, no, there she goes 
            Em 
Your little honey bee 
    Em 
The whole town's 'bout to know 
                           Bm        Am 
She's never gonna be la-la-la, la-la-la 
 

Outro: 
Bm 
  They always say there's ain't no place like your home 
Am 
Guess that's the thing she was countin' on (That's the thing) 
                    G 
Can't believe she's really gone, really gone (She's really gone, y'all) 
                       B7                                      Am 
I gotta say I thought about it but I probably won't ever leave Abilene 
             B7 
Ain't ever leavin' Abilene 

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Bm Am