Written by Jimmy Webb.
Its actually in the key of F, but is much easier and enjoyable to play in G.


G (320003@1)           C (x32010@1) D7G                      G7 (320001@1)      C (x32010@1)    Am7Galveston, (x02010@1)oh Galveston, I still hear your sea winds blowin'
  D7 (xx0212@1)   G (320003@1)                C (x32010@1)   Am7 (x02010@1)I still see her dark eyes glowin'
            D7 (xx0212@1)Em (022000@1)    C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1) 
She was twenty-one when I left Galveston


G (320003@1)           C (x32010@1) D7G                      G7 (320001@1)      C (x32010@1)     Am7 (x02010@1)Galveston, oh Galveston, I still hear your sea waves crashing
      D7 (xx0212@1)G (320003@1)               C (x32010@1)    Am7 (x02010@1)While I watch the cannons flashing
        D7 (xx0212@1)Em (022000@1)     C (x32010@1)               G (320003@1)I clean my gun and dream of Galveston


Bb (x1333x@1)                     C (x32010@1)     Bb (x1333x@1)   CI (x32010@1)still see her standing by the water
Dm (xx0231@1)                           BbStanding (x1333x@1)there lookin' out to sea
            Gm (355333@1)     C7 (x32310@1)     FAnd (133211@1)is she waiting there for me?
        Am (x02210@1)           Dm (xx0231@1)    Gm (355333@1)   C (x32010@1) D7On (xx0212@1)the beach where we used to run


G (320003@1)           C (x32010@1)D7 (xx0212@1)G (320003@1)           G7 (320001@1)     C (x32010@1)   Am7Galveston, (x02010@1)oh Galveston, I am so afraid of dying
       D7G                    C (x32010@1)   Am7 (x02010@1)Before I dry the tears she's crying
         Em (022000@1)                  C (x32010@1)   Bm (x24432@1)   Am7 (x02010@1) 
Before I watch your sea birds flying in the sun
         E (022100@1) C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)At Galveston, at Galveston.

Rob.