E (022100@1)                          AA (x02220@1)passenger traveling quietly conceals himself 
        B (x2444x@1)             EWith (022100@1)a magazine and a sleepless pillow 
 E (022100@1)                                       A (x02220@1)Over the crest of the mountain the moon begins its climb  
       B (x2444x@1)                            E (022100@1)  
And he wakes to find he's in rolling farmland

Am (x02210@1)                   EThe (022100@1)farmer sleeps against his wife  
Am (x02210@1)        G (320003@1)                 C (x32010@1)  EmHe (022000@1)wonders what their life must be   
Am (x02210@1)                         G (320003@1)A Trailways bus is heading south 
 F (133211@1)             B7 (x21202@1)       EInto (022100@1)Washington, D.C.   
   
    E (022100@1)                             AA (x02220@1)mother and child, the baby maybe two months old  
 B (x2444x@1)                     EPrepare (022100@1)themselves for sleep and feeding.  
E (022100@1)                          AThe (x02220@1)shadow of the Capitol dome slides across his face 
         B (x2444x@1)                      E (022100@1)And his heart is racing with the urge to freedom.

Am (x02210@1)                     EThe (022100@1)father motionless as stone,  
Am (x02210@1)         G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)      EmA (022000@1)shepherd resting with his flock, 
Am (x02210@1)                           G (320003@1)The Trailways bus is turning west
F (133211@1)    C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)
Dallas via Little Rock.

E (022100@1)                   AO (x02220@1)my darling, darling Son  
B (x2444x@1)                     EThe (022100@1)desert moon is my witness. 
E (022100@1)                   A (x02220@1)I've no money to come East,
    B (x2444x@1)                    EBut (022100@1)I know you'll soon be here  
   
 
    D (xx0232@1)                                           GWe (320003@1)pull into downtown Dallas by the side of the grassy knoll 
            A (x02220@1)              DWhere (xx0232@1)the leader fell and a town was broken.  
 D (xx0232@1)                                     GAway (320003@1)from the feel and flow of life for so many years  
           A (x02220@1)                D (xx0232@1)          D7He (xx0212@1)hears music playing and Spanish spoken  
  
   
      E (022100@1)                             AThe (x02220@1)border patrol outside of Tucson boarded the bus  
      B (x2444x@1)                     EAny (022100@1)aliens here? You better check with us,  
 E (022100@1)                                       EHow (022100@1)about you son? You look like you got Spanish blood.  
         B (x2444x@1)                   EDo (022100@1)you 'Habla Ingles,' and I understood.  
   
Am (x02210@1)           EYes, (022100@1)I am an alien, from Mars.
Am (x02210@1)        G (320003@1)        C (x32010@1)           Em (022000@1)
I come to Earth from outer space.  
Am (x02210@1)                         GAnd (320003@1)if I traveled my whole life  
F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)             GYou (320003@1)guys would still be on my case
F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)             G (320003@1)
You guys would still be on my case

Am (x02210@1)                           GBut (320003@1)he can't leave his fears behind, 
Am (x02210@1)    G (320003@1)        C (x32010@1)         Em (022000@1)     
He recalls each fatal thrust  
     Am (x02210@1)                   GThe (320003@1)screams carried by the wind, .
F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)Phantom figures in the dust  
F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)     GPhantom (320003@1)figures in the dust 
F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)Phantom figures in the dust.