Trailways Bus Chords & Lyrics by Paul Simon
Trailways Bus
guitar chords lyrics
E A
A passenger traveling quietly conceals himself
B E
With a magazine and a sleepless pillow
E A
Over the crest of the mountain the moon begins its climb
B E
And he wakes to find he's in rolling farmland
Am E
The farmer sleeps against his wife
Am G C Em
He wonders what their life must be
Am G
A Trailways bus is heading south
F B7 E
Into Washington, D.C.
E A
A mother and child, the baby maybe two months old
B E
Prepare themselves for sleep and feeding.
E A
The shadow of the Capitol dome slides across his face
B E
And his heart is racing with the urge to freedom.
Am E
The father motionless as stone,
Am G C Em
A shepherd resting with his flock,
Am G
The Trailways bus is turning west
F C G D
Dallas via Little Rock.
E A
O my darling, darling Son
B E
The desert moon is my witness.
E A
I've no money to come East,
B E
But I know you'll soon be here
D G
We pull into downtown Dallas by the side of the grassy knoll
A D
Where the leader fell and a town was broken.
D G
Away from the feel and flow of life for so many years
A D D7
He hears music playing and Spanish spoken
E A
The border patrol outside of Tucson boarded the bus
B E
Any aliens here? You better check with us,
E E
How about you son? You look like you got Spanish blood.
B E
Do you 'Habla Ingles,' and I understood.
Am E
Yes, I am an alien, from Mars.
Am G C Em
I come to Earth from outer space.
Am G
And if I traveled my whole life
F C G
You guys would still be on my case
F C G
You guys would still be on my case
Am G
But he can't leave his fears behind,
Am G C Em
He recalls each fatal thrust
Am G
The screams carried by the wind, .
F C G
Phantom figures in the dust
F C G
Phantom figures in the dust
F C G
Phantom figures in the dust.
