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The Next Thing Smokin

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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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check out this version of "the next thing smokin'" by ole Tom Russell.
Wat a guy, hes irish ya know.

VERSE 1

well i live out in [G]Southern Ariz[D]ona
I [Bm]followed an ab[A]andoned railroad t[D]rack
Trains they used r[G]un from [D]Bisby out to Juarez
But the [E]copper mines are closed and the [A]trains ain't comin back[D]This heres the
of stolen p[D]onies[F]
Rattlesnakes and poison water w[Bm]ells
Each [G]god-forsaken mile leads right to h[D]eavenBut t[Bm]ryin to please that w[A]oman
was h[D]ell

CHORUS

[D]Put me on the [G]next thing sm[D]okin
Put me [Bm]on the n[A]ext train out of [D]here
This heart ain't m[G]ade for bein br[D]oken
Well s[E]he ain't my conductor and she a[A]int my engineer[D]
Put me on the n[G]ext thing le[D]avin
The n[F]orthern or the southern hemi[Bm]sphere[G]
Put me on the next thing s[D]mokin[G]
Put me on the n[A]ext train outta h[D]ereI'm bound to [Bm]ride

I got my p[D]ride
I'm bound to [Bm]ride
I'm bound to [A]ride

(play the chorus chords again but without the words, like a solo)

VERSE 2

I made it to the [G] ghost town of Hac[D]hita
I [Bm] got drunk in the[A] Hachita General[D] store
I [G]passed the place Geronimo[D] surrendered
Well [E]Geronimo he just[A] couldn't take it[D] anymore
I'll[G] hitchhike from[D] Columbus to El[F] Paso
Where I can catch an Amtrak or a [Bm]freight
I've[G] walked 300 miles [D]across these bad-lands(yeah)[Bm] buddy
I have[A] made my great[D] escape

Chorus

[D]Put me on the [G]next thing sm[D]okin
Put me [Bm]on the n[A]ext train out of [D]here
This heart ain't m[G]ade for bein br[D]oken
Well s[E]he ain't my conductor and she a[A]int my engineer[D]
Put me on the n[G]ext thing le[D]avin
The n[F]orthern or the southern hemi[Bm]sphere[G]
Put me on the next thing s[D]mokin[G]
Put me on the n[A]ext train outta h[D]ereI'm bound to [Bm]ride

I got my p[D]ride
I'm bound to [Bm]ride
I'm bound to [A]ride

(Play this as the solo) D G D F# Bm
D Bm E A D

Enjoy