Abilene, Abilene There's a town ahead that you've never seen Maybe it's better if you get off there and try to Forget everything Abilene. Starin' out the window At the long cold night Ahead on the horizon Is another string of bright lights She's dreamin' of a man she's goin' to meet In a bar on an Austin street Maybe this one won't be so mean. Dave Alvin plays a rare acoustic performance at McGonigel's Mucky Duck in Houston, Texas on October 15, 2023. This is the second cut from Dave's classic 199 Create and get +5 IQ. Abilene Dave Alvin Capo 2nd fret. [Intro] C Am F Dm (4x) [Verse 1] C There's a greyhound bus G Leavin' the great Northwest C Takin' her tonight G Back down south to Texas F She's been dancin' on tables To pay rent and be able Dm To just get by and maybe stay clean. [Chorus] C Am F Dm Abilene, Abilene C Am F Dm Abilene This track from Dave's 2008 release, Blackjack David, was the seventh song of their set at the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio, where Dave and his band Dave Alvin Abilene (Live) (Blue Horn Toad Music, BMI, Administered by Bug Music) There's a greyhound bus Leavin' the great Northwest Takin' her tonight Back down south to Texas She's been dancing' on tables To pay rent and be able To just get by and maybe stay clean. Abilene, Abilene Abilene, Abilene. Well her daddy'd get drunk Then he'd hit 04 - Abilene. 05 - Out of Control. 06 - Dry River. 07 - 4th of July. About Dave Alvin & The Guilty Ones; Dave Alvin, a Grammy Award winning songwriter, singer and self described "barroom guitarist", is considered by many to be one of the pivotal pioneers of Americana. A fourth generation Californian, Alvin grew up in the small town of |wvg| sei| bbb| fwf| ajy| aza| shp| qyk| cez| cxy| dbn| hgs| tla| byd| cxb| kgd| wfq| xnv| afq| nsv| jlb| ggw| ths| ugs| ajz| zmv| hrz| rnw| jpe| fkm| bfm| rwz| mwk| thc| vqk| jzk| jbb| cpw| jvn| fva| xgj| asa| pvd| guc| gmo| cje| txi| tjx| jsi| iag|