- a + e|---------------------------------------------------| + B|------1------------------------------1-------------| + G|------2--2---------2-------------2---2-------2-----| + D|--2---2--2----0h2-----2----------2---2---0h2-------| + A|--0------0--------------0----0-2-0---0-------------| + E|---------------------------3-----------------------| + + <-----> + Riff: x2 + + #. [Am]With damn cursed [C]eyes, the [G]multitude [Am]sat + As the kettle cars [C]pulled along the [G]rusty tracks[Am] + One [C]raised his hat in the [G]fading l[Am]ight + Said [C] excuse me [C/B]sir,this [G]doesn't seem [Am]right + + Ref: Now he's [Am]gone like [G]whispers, [D]gone like r[Am]ain + Gone like the [G]faithful while the [D]faithless re[Am]main + Gone like the [G]stone the [D]builder re[C]fused + Gone and [C/B] over[Am]due + + Riff: x2 + + ---> + #. There's a river in Texas with a strong undertow + No one crosses it to freedom, no one pans for gold + Its waters are clear, its waters are cold + Its current is swift and no one knows where it goes, it's just + + Ref: Gone and overdue + + Riff: x2 + + #. In a cold desert corner, don't appear on no map + Coyotes scream rips the night in half + He hears the devil calling, footsteps on the path + So he chews off his own leg, to get out of the trap, and he's + + Ref: Gone and overdue, hey hey hey + + Riff: x2