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Second Effort

Stan Rogers

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From: Barrie McCombs SECOND EFFORT Time: 2/2 (sync) Tenor: Bb Bass: Bb - Stan Rogers, 1978, on: Turnabout 6m 4 1 * I've been sitting here crying since long before the day be-gan 5 * 2m 4 With my pockets full of nothing but broken dreams and my head in my empty hands 6m 4 1 * The winnings that I thought I had and come so far to get 5 * 4 1 (* * *) Are further away then they've ever been, they've been taken by anoth-er man 6m 4 1 * I wouldn't take a train for home even if I could 5 * 2m 4 Cause they've been saving their joy for the hometown boy who went away to make it good 6m 4 1 * I bet they cleared away the parlour so my Ma can dance me in the door 5 * 4 1 And the old man can wink, and pour me a drink and ask me what the tears are for CHORUS: 3m 4 5 1 * It's harder to try a-gain than it was to be-gin 5 * 4 1 A man can play a lone hand in a high stakes game, but it doesn't mean he's gonna win 3m 4 1 * And somehow I've got to keep from getting further down 5 * 2m 1 (*) Before I buy myself a bottle of cheap escape, and a ticket to anoth-er town 6m 4 1 * I know I'm not crying 'cause I think I've had it mighty tough 5 * 2m 4 I did my best with all the rest, but it just wasn't good e-nough 6m 4 1 * And I've been working and training too long just to make it here 5 * 4 1 To merely swallow my pride and walk outside and come back anoth-er year REPEAT CHORUS THEN: 5 * 2m 4 (1) I want to drown in the grape and make my escape, on a ticket to anoth-er town NOTES: - Strum: Clawhammer B, 43, B2, 43 SYMBOLS: - Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord - Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure - Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure CHORDS (Number System): - Example: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - Key of C: C D E F G A B - Detailed description: /pub/guitar/other_stuff/numbering_system.txt - Submitted by: Barrie McCombs (bmccombs@acs.ucalgary.ca)
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