Robert Earl Keen – Levelland chords

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Levelland by Robert Earl Keen 


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Intro: D G D Bm G

DFlatter than a tabletop
GMakes you wonder why they stopped here
D Bm GWagon must have lost a wheel or they lacked ambition one
DOn the great migration west
GSeparated from the rest
D BmThough they might have tried their best
GThey never caught the sun
ASo they sunk some roots down in the dirt
GTo keep from blowin' off the earth
ABuilt a town around here
G AAnd when the dust had all but cleared
D G AThey called it Levelland, the pride of man
D G AIn Levelland
DGranddad grew the dry land wheat
GStood on his own two feet
D Bm GHis mind got incomplete and they put him into the home
DDaddy's cotton grows so high
GSucks the water table dry
D BmRollinÂ’ sprinklers circle by
GBleedin' them to the bone
AAnd I won't be here when it comes a day
GIt all dries up and blows away
AI'd hang around just to see
G A DBut they never had much use for me in Levelland
G A D G AThey don't understand me out in Levelland
G Bm A EAnd I watch those jet trails carvinÂ’ up that big blue sky
G Bm ACoast to coasters watch 'em go
G BmAnd I never would blame 'em one damn bit
A DIf they never looked down on this
G Bm ANot much here they'd wanna know
DJust Levelland
G AFar as you can point your hand
D G ANothin' but Levelland
G Bm A D G Bm A G Bm A D G Bm A
DMama used to roll her hair
GBack before the central air
D Bm GWe'd sit outside and watch the stars at night
DShe'd tell me to make a wish
GI'd wish we both could fly
D BmDon't think she's seen the sky
GSince we got the satellite dish and
DI can hear the marching band
GDoin' the best they can to play
D Bm G"Smoke on the Water", "Joy to the World"
DI've paid off all my debts
GGot some change left over yet and I'm
D BmGettin' on a whisper jet
G A DI'm gonna fly as far as I can get from Levelland
G A doin' the best I can
D G AOut in Levelland - imagine that
(D G A)x4 Bm G A D
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