Abilene

Buck Owens

Written by Lester Brown, John D. Loudermilk, Bob Gibson

Key of C · Chords: I II III IV V

Verse 1

C        E7                 F              C
Abilene  Abilene  prettiest town I've ever seen
D7                      G7                   C  C F
Women there don't treat you mean in Abilene  my Abilene

Verse 2

                       E7
I sat alone most every night
F                            C
Watch the trains pull out of sight
D7                                 G7
Don't I wish they were carrying me back
   C           C F
To Abilene  my Abilene

Verse 1

C        E7                 F              C
Abilene  Abilene  prettiest town I've ever seen
D7                      G7                   C  C F
Women there don't treat you mean in Abilene  my Abilene

Verse 3

                                 E7
Crowded city there ain't nothing free
F                        C
Nothing in this town for me
D7                               G7
Wish to the Lord that I could be back
   C        F     C
In Abilene  sweet Abilene

Verse 1

C        E7                 F              C
Abilene  Abilene  prettiest town I've ever seen
D7                      G7                   C  C F
Women there don't treat you mean in Abilene  my Abilene