Tom Russell (born in Los Angeles in either 1947 or 1948) is an American singer-songwriter from California, currently living in El Paso, Texas. His music incorporates elements of folk, traditional country & western, border and cowboy music of the American West. Russell's songs have been recorded by artists such as Johnny Cash, Ian Tyson, Nanci Griffith, Dave Alvin and others. In addition to his music, he is also an artist and published author.
In the 1980s Russell made four albums credited to the Tom Russell Band.
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(G) Look at that headlight shining troug the (Em) rain It (C) must be that old Santa Fe freigh(D)train pause (G) Yeah
Verce 1
I`m (G) standing on Salteo Tile on an (Em) old adobe porch A(C)cross the street the Baptist church, God`s own neon (G) torch With my baby sleeping safe inside, I`m the shadow she`s the light. Now here (C) comes the sound of the (D) Santa Fe at (G) midnight.
Verce 2 same chords as in verce 1
Chorus:
(C) Blowing trough those cotton fields and Cana`tior river (G) breaks past the (Em) shanty towns of (G) old Juarez, The (C) eagle and the (D) snake (C) Blowin across West Texas (D) rattling out of (Em) sight The (C) music of the (D) Santa Fe at (G) midnight, Making (Em) love to the sound of the (D) Santa Fe at (G) midnight.
Verce 3 and 4 same chords than play chorus one more time