Biography:
James McMurtry (born March 18, 1962 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a Texas rock/Texas Country singer, songwriter, guitarist, bandleader and occasional actor (Daisy Miller, Lonesome Dove). He performs as James McMurtry And The Heartless Bastards with veteran bandmates and rhythm section Darren Hess and Ronnie Johnson (not to be confused with the Cincinnati, OH, band Heartless Bastards).
The son of acclaimed author Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove, Terms of Endearment), James grew up on a steady diet of Johnny Cash and Roy Acuff records.
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Other songs:
- Broken Bed
- Charlemagnes Home Town
- Childish Things
- Choctaw Bingo
- Copper Canteen
- Crazy Wind
- Dont Waste Away
- Fast As I Can Acoustic
- Fireline Road
- Fuller Brush Man
- Gulf Road
- Hands Like Rain
- Hurricane Party
- Iolanthe
- Lights Of Cheyenne
- Lost In The Backyard
- Memorial Day
- Out Here In The Middle
- Painting By Numbers
- Pocatello
- Ruby And Carlos
- State Of The Union
- Too Long In The Wasteland
- Walk Between The Raindrops
- We Cant Make It Here
- We Cant Make It Here Anymore
- Wheres Johnny
- You Got To Me
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From: [email protected] (Fred Handloser)
Subject: CRDPRO: Too Long In The Wastland - James McMurtry
Someone was looking for some James McMurtry songs.
I transcribed this some time ago. Corrections welcome.
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{t:Too Long In The Wasteland}
{st:James McMurtry}
[D]Hear the trucks on the highway, And the tickin' of the clocks
There's a ghost of a moon in the afternoon, Bullet holes in the mailbox [G]
Bullet holes in the mailbox, Keyholes in my mind [D]
[Bb] Too long in the wasteland, [A] Too long in the wasteland
I've [D]fallin' behind
[D]She said won't you come see me, When the sun goes down
It'll be just like the old days, When I used to let you hang around [G]
Well I don't know, I might not speak the language any more [D]
[Bb] Too long in the wasteland, [A] Too long in the wasteland
I've [D]closed some doors
[D]People in the village, Watch the children play
At the sight of a stranger, They call the kids away [G]
Just leave that man alone, I hear the mothers say [D]
[Bb] Too long in the wasteland, [A] Too long in the wasteland
What's [D]made him that way
[D]I hadn't intended, To bend the rules
Wiskey dont make liers, It just makes fools [G]
So I didn't mean to say it, But I meant what I said [D]
[Bb] Too long in the wasteland, [A] Too long in the wasteland
Must have [D]gone to my head
{comment: Instrumental with some vocal sounds }
[D]Jet trails in the sunset, a long way away
cuttin' cross the horizon, At the edge of the day [G]
And it calls out to me, Come fly away, I've been [D]
[Bb] Too long in the wasteland, [A] Too long in the wasteland
I believe I'll [D]have to stay
[Bb] Too long in the wasteland, [A] Too long in the wasteland
I'll [D]have to stay
{comment: Final instrumental }
[D] There's a ghost of a moon in the afternoon
Bullet holes in the mailbox [G]
Bullet holes in the mailbox [D]
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
From: [email protected] (Fred Handloser)
Subject: CRDPRO: Too Long In The Wastland - James McMurtry
Someone was looking for some James McMurtry songs.
I transcribed this some time ago. Corrections welcome.
====================================================================
{t:Too Long In The Wasteland}
{st:James McMurtry}
[D]Hear the trucks on the highway, And the tickin' of the clocks
There's a ghost of a moon in the afternoon, Bullet holes in the mailbox [G]
Bullet holes in the mailbox, Keyholes in my mind [D]
[Bb] Too long in the wasteland, [A] Too long in the wasteland
I've [D]fallin' behind
[D]She said won't you come see me, When the sun goes down
It'll be just like the old days, When I used to let you hang around [G]
Well I don't know, I might not speak the language any more [D]
[Bb] Too long in the wasteland, [A] Too long in the wasteland
I've [D]closed some doors
[D]People in the village, Watch the children play
At the sight of a stranger, They call the kids away [G]
Just leave that man alone, I hear the mothers say [D]
[Bb] Too long in the wasteland, [A] Too long in the wasteland
What's [D]made him that way
[D]I hadn't intended, To bend the rules
Wiskey dont make liers, It just makes fools [G]
So I didn't mean to say it, But I meant what I said [D]
[Bb] Too long in the wasteland, [A] Too long in the wasteland
Must have [D]gone to my head
{comment: Instrumental with some vocal sounds }
[D]Jet trails in the sunset, a long way away
cuttin' cross the horizon, At the edge of the day [G]
And it calls out to me, Come fly away, I've been [D]
[Bb] Too long in the wasteland, [A] Too long in the wasteland
I believe I'll [D]have to stay
[Bb] Too long in the wasteland, [A] Too long in the wasteland
I'll [D]have to stay
{comment: Final instrumental }
[D] There's a ghost of a moon in the afternoon
Bullet holes in the mailbox [G]
Bullet holes in the mailbox [D]
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