Tablature whenever kindness fails - Joe Ely

          



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  Date: 10/24/96; 8:56:00 AM

  From: "Krall, Steve" <kralls@isspos1a.daytonoh.ncr.com>

  Subject: Joe Ely:  Whenever Kindness Fails

  

  Whenever Kindness Fails

  as performed by Joe Ely

  appearing on the album, Love and Danger

  originally written by Robert Earl Keen, Jr.

  Transcribed by Steve Krall (steve.krall@daytonoh.ncr.com)

  

  Whenever Kindness Fails

  

  Capo 3rd Fret!!

  

  Intro:  D Bm D Bm

  

  Verse 1:

  

  D                       Bm

  Crossed the desert in a dining car

  D                  Bm

  In the spring of '91

  D                        Bm

  Met some people drinkin' at the bar,

  A

  They were laughin', havin' fun

  

  Told 'em that I hadn't heard the joke

  That was so hilarious

  They said that I was just a dumb cowpoke

  I didn't want to make a fuss

  

  

  Chorus:

  

       G               A

  So I shot them down, one by one

  D                       G

  And left them 'long the rails

         D

  I only use my gun

       A            Bm

  Whenever kindness fails

  

  

  Verse 2:

  

  Moon was in the sign of Scorpio

  The sun was at my back

  I didn't know how far the train would go

  Till the law would find my track

  

  Saw the brakeman and the engineer

  Drinking wine and eating brie

  I asked them who would brake and who would steer

  They started pointing back at me

  

  Chorus

  

  Solo:  Repeat chords in chorus

  

  Verse 3:

  

  I only have a momment to explain

  Just a chance to let you know

  When it's time to board that train

  There are 2 ways you can go.

  

  You can ride the wind into the sun

  Feel a cool wind on your face

  Or you can laugh into a loaded gun

  And you'll likely lose your place

  

  Chorus:

  Yeah I shot them down, one by one

  And left them 'long the rails

  I only use my gun

  Whenever kindness fails

  

  I shot them down, one by one

  And left them 'long the rails

  When I use my gun

  That lonesome whistle wails

  

  Outro:  D  Bm (repeat) 


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 Whenever kindness fails, de Joe ely 

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