The Wagon Tongue chords by Red Steagall

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Point Your Wagon Tongue - Red Steagall

Verse 1:
G                    C      G
I hired on with col. Slaughter, driving steers to Abilene
                      D
Green and wet behind the ears, a kid of seventeen
    G              C       G
Though I was raised in Texas, I was not a seasoned hand
                 D         G
So I got the job of hoodilum, the coosies right hand man.

Verse 2:

G               C        G
On the llano estecato, all you see are endless plains
                              D
You dread the sound of thunder, there's no shelter from the rain
  G                    C        G
Now the coosie did a strange thing, when the evening meal was done,
                     D       G
He'd wait until the stars come out, then move the wagon tongue.

Chorus:

G                     C        G
He said there ain't no landmarks on these wide and rollin' plains
                              D
There ain't no trees or mountains, so each day it looks the same
      G                C
But you'll never lose direction and you'll know just where you are
     G               D           G
If you'll always point the wagon tongue, toward that ol' north star.

Verse 3:

G              C        G
Out along the Cimarron, one cold and stormy night
                               D
I watched the cattle stampede, through the lightnings' eerie light.
   G              C       G
Took several days to round em up, get em settled down
                     D       G
And we followed in the wagon, through the soft and muddy ground.

Verse 4:

G                    C        G
As we pushed the herd across the plains, we had no way to know
                        D
That we had drifted way off course, towards New Mexico
     G             C          G
But that night the stars came out, his theory stood the test;
               D       G
Abilene's up north of us, but we were headed west.

Chorus:

G                     C        G
He said there ain't no landmarks on these wide and rollin' plains
                              D
There ain't no trees or mountains, so each day it looks the same
      G                C
But you'll never lose direction and you'll know just where you are
     G               D           G
If you'll always point the wagon tongue, toward that ol' north star.

Verse 5:

G                C       G
My life has been a full one, my hair is turnin gray
                              D
And I've seen a lot of sunshine, but I've seen some cloudy days.
   G               C        G
For a while I wondered aimlessly and I still wear the scars
                    D           G
Of when I didn't point my wagon tongue, toward that ol' north star.

Final Chorus and Outro:

G                 C           G
'Cause life is like a grassy sea, the trail ain't always plain,
                       D
One may lead to pleasure and another lead to pain,
      G                C
But you'll never lose direction and you'll know just where you are
     G                D           G
If you'll always point your wagon tongue, toward that ol' north star
                      C
Yes you'll never lose direction and you'll know just where you are
     G                D           G
If you'll always point your wagon tongue, toward that ol' north star.