Long Bed From Kenya
Ton : CCapo 4English
See Cthe Redtail on heGr perch upon the AmfencepostF
C Highway 40 roll on by. G
C If I could reaGch across the distancAme for a momFent
C I'd steal the sadGness from her eyes. C
2. C It's FebruarGy and the weather'Ams clear for drFiving
C how I've missed your Tennessee.G
C The morning sun jusGt stole the shadows froAmm the mountainFs
C and the yearsG away from meC.
G Yes I've changed and I knew that IF was ableC
G but you still looEk the same to me. Am
F And your eyes aGre just as blue acrossC the tabAmle
C as the skyG in Tennessee. C
(Instrumental)
ThiCs old farm is nGe'er so big as I reAmmembeFr
C now the fields are burned and browGn.
C The Pigeon River'Gs running deeper thaAmn DecembeFr
C where the WinterG snows lay dowCn.
How you loCve your house and -thGis lonAmg bed sent from KenFya
and the tellCing of the story of the woman you met there. G
She'Cs a darkhaired beauty - -G my haAmir's only gFrowing thinner
C and my threads Ga little bare.C
G Yes I've changed and I knew that IF was ableC
G but you still looEk the same to me. Am
F And your eyes aGre just as blue acrossC the tabAmle
C as the skyG in Tennessee. C
(Instrumental)
In tChe silence Ghear the years we darAme not speak of F
C let this arrow pass on through.G
C And I'll be gonGe before my heart hasAm met resistFance
C like you hopeGd that I would dCo.
See tChe Redtail turn Gher wing tAmoward the mFountain
C God there's sunlight in your smGile.
C If I could reaGch across the diAmstance for a Fmoment
C I'd steal her memorGy from your eyeCs.
G Yes I've changed andF I knew that I wasC able
G but you still looEk the same to me. Am
F And your eyes aGre just as blue acrossC the tabAmle
CThan the Gsky in TenCnessee (bis)