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New Mexico Song
Johnny Hobo And The Freight Trains
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Thought I'd tab this as the other one's quite difficult to understand, work out
the muting and strumming patterns for yourselves, it's pretty easy.
Intro
C G Am F
As he lights an American spirit
C G
He asks how I can smoke such shit
Am F
C G Am F
I say there's nothing like chaining
C G
G-P-C ciggarettes.
Am F
Cuz any smokes will kill ya
C G
But these will make you feel like it.
Am F
I sit back down,
Am C
on the parking lot curb
G Dm
And remember back to February
Am C
The trip to Hartford
G Dm
And five minutes ago
C G
He was passed out on the staircase
Am F
Trying to make it to his appartment
C G
but not making it all the way.
Am F
And now he's driving us
C G
100 miles an hour down the interstate
Am F
Another beer in his hand
C G
Swearin' we won't be late.
Am F
That was before everyone moved to New Mexico.
Am C
They all left a couple of months ago
Am C
Until the day my friend
Am C G Dm
When I sleep on the floor of your van again
Am C G Dm
I'll be waiting in this parking lot,
Am C G Dm
and in my dreams, I am dirty broke, beautiful, and free.
Am C G Am C
My hands clenched in a fist, and my face in a smile, after hitching to
Dm Am C G Am
many miles.
C
Not really sure whats played here, I just play C G Am F twice over, which fits nicely.
We aren't revolutionaries, but we are the revolution.
Am C G Dm Am C G Dm
And sometimes I think that the whole movement is just me and you
Am C G Dm
And maybe we'd all be better off if that was true
Am C G Dm
Cuz then we'd at least know where we stand
Am C G Dm
And we could tell our comrades apart from the man
Am C G Dm
cuz if the world isn't that simple
C G
Maybe this town is at least
Am F
And if I'm not marching with them for war I'm sure not marching with you for
C G Am F
peace
Class traitor? What fucking ever!
C G Am F
I'm just another middle class kid, too.
C G Am F
But if I'm not good at changing, I'm good at self loathing
C G Am F
So I'll class hate myself with you.
C G Am F
May our only occupation be not having a job
Am C
And may the only cocktails that we make be molotov
Am C
May that day be now, and for as many days after that as we know how
Am C G Dm Am C G Dm
It starts in this parking lot,
Am C G Dm
and in my dreams, I am dirty broke beautiful
Am C G Am
and free. My hands clenched in a fist, and my face in a smile, after
C Dm Am C G
hitching too many miles.
Am C