Comal County Blue
by Jason Boland and the Stragglers

Capo 2

Intro: D

DI (xx0232@1)guess it finally rained,
Ait's (x02220@1)down to 85.
GI'll (320003@1)bet the fish are bitin',
D (xx0232@1)              ADown (x02220@1)by the riverside.


DIt's (xx0232@1)the only place made colder
AAround (x02220@1)here in the middle of June
GBy (320003@1)the endless string of strangers
A (x02220@1)                   DBrought (xx0232@1)by the summer moon.

DMy (xx0232@1)brother moved off to Houston
AAnd (x02220@1)most my friends stay gone.
GI (320003@1)need to pay my taxes,
D (xx0232@1)                    AI (x02220@1)don't like to mow my lawn.


DI (xx0232@1)have an honest habbit
AOf (x02220@1)bein' fine wherever I am,
GBut (320003@1)the way this water's risin'
A (x02220@1)                        DI (xx0232@1)need to get up above the dam.

GTonight (320003@1)I'm rollin' up north
        D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)      BmBack (x24432@1)to where I paid the due,
ATonight (x02220@1)the answer's Austin
                     DFor (xx0232@1)the Comal County Blue.

Interlude:
A, D

DThere's (xx0232@1)one roll in my ashtray,
AI'm (x02220@1)takin' Hunter Road
GOut (320003@1)by Riley's Tavern
         D (xx0232@1)             AWhere (x02220@1)my liquor loved to flow.

DWe'll (xx0232@1)skip around San Marcos,
AThen (x02220@1)Stop and tell Doug hello.
GSecond (320003@1)gear up congress,
           A (x02220@1)             DYou (xx0232@1)know I like to take it slow.

GTonight (320003@1)I'm rollin' up north
        D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)      BmBack (x24432@1)to where I paid the due,
ATonight (x02220@1)the answer's Austin
                     DFor (xx0232@1)the Comal County Blue.

Solo:
GD ABm AD

DThe (xx0232@1)one right beside me
AHelped (x02220@1)me make it throught that town.
GWe (320003@1)moved out to the country,
        D (xx0232@1)              AThen (x02220@1)we bought a wedding gown

DBut (xx0232@1)we still know our ways,
AWe (x02220@1)learned those lessons well.
GBack (320003@1)around the turn of the century,
       A (x02220@1)               DFrom (xx0232@1)a one room roadside cell.

GYeah, (320003@1)Tonight I'm rollin' up north
        D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)      BmBack (x24432@1)to where I paid the due,
ATonight (x02220@1)the answer's Austin
                     DFor (xx0232@1)the Comal County Blue.

GOh, (320003@1)Tonight I'm rollin' up north
        D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)      BmBack (x24432@1)to where I paid the due,
ASometimes (x02220@1)the only answer's Austin
                     DFor (xx0232@1)the Comal County Blue.

Outro:
AD

This was my first attempt at tabs to anything...make changes if you want.  I couln't 
lyrics or chords anywhere for this song so I just took matters into my own hands.  I just 
to play this song about my home here in Comal County Texas. (I live about a mile off Hunter Road).
Happy strumming!
James from New Braunfels, TX
mrjimbob12@hotmail.com