G#                                F
Weeds blow tall on a broken train track
G#                               F
Ruth B' draws were fixin' to get high
G#                                                         F
Maybe we'll hit the bluffs and find ourselves the same old rum


G
But everybody says this place is beautiful
A
And you'd be so crazy to say goodbye
G
But everything's the same this town is pitiful
A                                        G
And I'll be gettin' out as soon as I can fly


G            F
Life goes by on a Talihina Sky


G#                                       F
The hopped up boys are looking for their trouble
G#                                               F
The knocked up girls, well they've all got their share
G#                                                        F
Ruth seems out of her mind, swears she won't give in this time