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 + 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 + 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 + Ref: Gone and overdue, hey hey hey Riff: x2