Music/words-Lester Brown
John Loudermilk,
Bob Gibson, 1963,
A George Hamilton IV favorite.
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8 8 8 8 8 -8 Abilene, Abilene. 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 Prettiest town I've ever seen. -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 -7 6 Women there will treat you mean 6 -6-7 7 7 7 -6 7 in Abilene, my Abilene. 8 8 8 8 8 -8 8 -8 I sit alone most every night. 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 Watch the trains pull out of sight; -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 -7 -7 6 Don't I wish they were carrying me -6 -8 7 -6 7 7 7 7 -6 Back to Abilene, my Abilene. Abilene, Abilene. Prettiest town that I'v ever seen. Women there don't treat you mean, in Abilene, my Abilene. Crowded city there ain't nothing free Nothing in this town for me Wish to the Lord that I could be In Abilene, my Abilene. (This is better played in accompaniament than solo.)