James McMurtry, born March 18, 1962, Fort Worth, Texas, is an American rock and folk-rock/americana singer, songwriter, guitarist, bandleader and occasional actor (Daisy Miller, Lonesome Dove). He performs with veteran bandmates and rhythm section The Heartless Bastards. His father, novelist Larry McMurtry, gave him his first guitar at age seven. His mother, an English professor, taught him how to play it: "My mother taught me three chords and the rest I just stole as I went along. I learned everything by ear or by watching people."
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #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.
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[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
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[D] There's a ghost of a moon in the afternoon Bullet holes in the mailbox [G] Bullet holes in the mailbox [D]