John Cale - Buffalo Ballet (1974) Chords 12/8-2013 by Jon Malmin ([email protected]) Tuning: Standard E The verses and choruses all have the same chord progressions, so I'm only including chords above the first one of each. Intro: D A G Em D A G D When Abilene was young and gay D A G D And thunder storms filled up the day G D G D The cattle roamed outside the town A Em Sleeping in the midday sun D Sleeping in the midday sun A Em Sleeping in the midday sun D Sleeping in the midday sun Then tracks were lain across the plain By broken, old men in torrid rain The towns grew up and the people were still Sleeping in the midday sun Sleeping in the midday sun Sleeping in the midday sun Sleeping in the midday sun F G Bb D We all joined in and we'll all hold hands F G Bb A Yes, we'll all join in to help run the land G Dmaj7 Then soldiers once, long, long ago G Dmaj7 Rode through the town, rode down those Sleeping in the midday sun Sleeping in the midday sun Sleeping in the midday sun Sleeping in the midday sun Gold came and went, quickly spent And the people broke down and often drowned From wealth and the pain of old Abilene They were sleeping in the midday sun Sleeping in the midday sun Sleeping in the midday sun Sleeping in the midday sun [Repeat chorus until song fades out]
