Pale Sun
Cowboy JunkiesVersion1
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Fifty miles from Dakota territory
Cheyenne scalp hangs from his belt
Found him alone washing in the Bighorn
a steady aim and he bagged his game
Pale sun falls without contest
Here is obedient darkness
He will not return
White Cadillac, white man at the wheel,
white faces on the mountain, wounds that will never heal
Black clouds overhead, old man says looks like rain
Thieves' Road winds to the Black Hills sign says South Dakota, U.S.A.
Grass plains stretch to the horizon,
not a soul can be found on them
They will not return
Old rusted pickup and a mad dog in the yard,
purple paint peels but fails to reveal the bitterness that grows inside
Cloud of dust in the distance, strange knock beneath my hood
Is it better to have words left unsaid than to have words misunderstood?
Pale sun falls without contest
Here is obedient darkness
It will return
I know it will return
It will return.
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Readable chord sheet for Pale Sun by Cowboy Junkies
[Am]Fifty miles from [Em]Dakota territory [C]Cheyenne [E]scalp hangs from his [Am]belt [Am]Found him alone [Em]washing in the Bighorn [C]a steady [E]aim and he [Am]bagged his game [Dm]Pale sun falls without [Am]contest [Dm]Here is obedient [Am]darkness [G]He will not [Am]return [Am]White Cadillac, [Em]white man at the wheel, [C]white faces on the [E]mountain, [Am]wounds that will never heal [Am]Black clouds overhead, [Em]old man says looks like rain [C]Thieves' Road winds to the [E]Black Hills sign says [Am]South Dakota, U.S.A. [Dm]Grass plains stretch to the [Am]horizon, [Dm]not a soul can be found [Am]on them [G]They will not [Am]return [Bb] [C] [C] [Bb] [A] [Am7] [A] [Bb] [Am7] [Bb] [A] [Bb] [C] [C] [Bb] [A] [Am7] [A] [Bb] [Am7] [A] [Am]Old rusted pickup and a mad dog in t[Em]he yard, [C]purple paint peels but [E]fails to reveal the [Am]bitterness that grows inside [Am]Cloud of dust in the distance, [Em]strange knock beneath my hood [C]Is it better to have words [E]left unsaid than to have [Am]words misunderstood? [Dm]Pale sun falls without [Am]contest [Dm]Here is obedient [Am]darkness [G]It will r[Am]eturn [G]I know it will [Am]return [G]It will r[Am]eturn.