Written by Tom Paxton.
Heard Allan Shaw, president of Folk Era Records,
play this one in Scottsdale two years ago. Fell in love with the song. Tamara sings harmony.
lyrics
Passing Through Tulsa Tom Paxton
Capo 1st fret
(Am) (Bb) (C) (F)
Passing through Tulsa at (Am)four in the morning,
(Bb) Crossing the Arkansas (C)one more time.
(F) Moon on the river is (Am)lower than usual,
(Bb) Can’t get much lower than this (C)gas (C7)gauge (C)of (F)mine. (F/E)
(Dm) All the lights in Tulsa could not (Am)warm up my heart now,
(Dm) That is something only (Am) you would know.
(F) Passing through Tulsa at (Am)four in the morning,
I (Bb)really got (C)nowhere to (F)go. (Am) (Bb) (C)
(F) Stoppin’ for gas and a (Am)bottle of iced tea,
(Bb) I ask the kid if he’s (C)new around here.
(F) He’s up from Dallas, he (Am)moved here in ’80.
(Bb) I had a hell of a (C)fu(C7)ture (C)that (F)year. (F/E)
(Dm) Movin’ and shakin’, I was (Am)always in motion,
My (Dm)name in the papers, a (Am)man in the know,
Now I’m (F) passing through Tulsa at (Am)four in the morning,
But I (Bb)really got (C)nowhere to (F)go. (F/E)
(Dm) Sun’s coming up in my (Am) rear view mirror now,
(Bb)Opening a wide blue (F)sky.
(Dm) I hope the sun helps me (Am)see things clearer now,
As (Bb)mile after meaningless (C)mile rolls by.
(F) Up in the visor, I (Am) stash all my photographs,
(Bb) All of them taken a (C)long time ago.
(F) You in the swimming pool, (Am) you on your bicycle,
(Bb) You on the river at (C)Cape (C7)Gi(C)rar(F)deau. (F/E)
(Dm) Gone with the Arkansas, (Am) swept by the current now,
(Dm) Where you are now only (Am)you and God know.
Me, I’m (F) passing through Tulsa at (Am)four in the morning,
And I (Bb)really got (C)nowhere to (F)go. (F/E)
(Dm) Sun’s coming up in my (Am) rear view mirror now,
(Bb)Opening a wide blue (F)sky.
(Dm) I hope the sun helps me (Am)see things clearer now,
As (Bb)mile after meaningless (C)mile rolls by.
(F) Up in the visor, I (Am)stash all my photographs,
(Bb) All of them taken a (C)long time ago.
(F) You in the swimming pool, (Am)you on your bicycle,
(Bb) You on the river at (C)Cape (C7)Gi(C)rar(F)deau. (F/E)
(Dm) Gone with the Arkansas, (Am) swept by the current now,
(Dm) Where you are now only (Am)you and God know.
Me, I’m (F) passing through Tulsa at (Am)four in the morning,
And I (Bb)really got (C)nowhere to (F)go.
Me, I’m passing through Tulsa at (Am)four in the morning,
And I (Bb)really got (C)nowhere to (F)go. (Am) (Bb) (C)
(F) (Am) (Bb) (C) (F) (Am) (Bb) (C) (F) (Am) (Bb) (C) (F)
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