Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)
Point Your Wagon Tongue - Red Steagall
Verse 1:
GCG
I hired on with col. Slaughter, driving steers to Abilene
D
Green and wet behind the ears, a kid of seventeen
GCG
Though I was raised in Texas, I was not a seasoned hand
DG
So I got the job of hoodilum, the coosies right hand man.
Verse 2:
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GCG
On the llano estecato, all you see are endless plains
D
You dread the sound of thunder, there's no shelter from the rain
GCG
Now the coosie did a strange thing, when the evening meal was done,
DG
He'd wait until the stars come out, then move the wagon tongue.
Chorus:
GCG
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
GC
But you'll never lose direction and you'll know just where you are
GDG
If you'll always point the wagon tongue, toward that ol' north star.
Verse 3:
GCG
Out along the Cimarron, one cold and stormy night
D
I watched the cattle stampede, through the lightnings' eerie light.
GCG
Took several days to round em up, get em settled down
DG
And we followed in the wagon, through the soft and muddy ground.
Verse 4:
GCG
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
GCG
But that night the stars came out, his theory stood the test;
DG
Abilene's up north of us, but we were headed west.
Chorus:
GCG
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
GC
But you'll never lose direction and you'll know just where you are
GDG
If you'll always point the wagon tongue, toward that ol' north star.
Verse 5:
GCG
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.
GCG
For a while I wondered aimlessly and I still wear the scars
DG
Of when I didn't point my wagon tongue, toward that ol' north star.
Final Chorus and Outro:GCG
'Cause life is like a grassy sea, the trail ain't always plain,
D
One may lead to pleasure and another lead to pain,
GC
But you'll never lose direction and you'll know just where you are
GDG
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
GDG
If you'll always point your wagon tongue, toward that ol' north star.
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