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Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 12:35:41 -0700
From: Brent Wood 
Subject: c/cowboy_junkies/murder_tonight_in_the_trailer_park.crd

MURDER, TONIGHT, IN THE TRAILER PARK

written by M. Timmins and The Cowboy Junkies,
from the album Black Eyed Man (1992)
submitted and transcribed in May 1998
by Brent Wood, bwood@artcenter.edu


A (x02220@1)              GMurder (320003@1)tonight in the trailer park.
FMrs. (133211@1)Annabelle Evans found
	 Ewith (022100@1)her throat cut after dark.
AHer (x02220@1)pockets turned inside out
	    Gher (320003@1)dresser drawers turned upside down.
FAnna's (133211@1)neighbor, Peg, identifies the body
E (022100@1)	  B (x2444x@1)   Elets (022100@1)out a hollow kind of sound.

E (022100@1)   AHomicide (x02220@1)is tying yellow ribbons
E (022100@1)            Aaround (x02220@1)her silver Airstream.
E (022100@1)    ARed (x02220@1)cherries slashing up the night
B (x2444x@1)     A (x02220@1)           Ecutting (022100@1)through that cordoned crime scene.
A (x02220@1)      G (320003@1)	   EThere's (022100@1)been a murder in the trailer park tonight.

A (x02220@1)	      GMurder (320003@1)tonight in the trailer park.
FPack (133211@1)your things, Ann Marie, we're heading
Ewest, (022100@1)we're gonna make a fresh start.
AI've (x02220@1)been saving pennies,
	     Gbeen (320003@1)looking forward to this day.
FNo (133211@1)time for questions, are you coming
E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1)   Eor (022100@1)are you gonna stay?

E (022100@1)   ACrosstown (x02220@1)at the Waterton
E (022100@1)		 AGeorge (x02220@1)Evans is sitting tall and tight,
E (022100@1)	  Abuying (x02220@1)drinks for all the regulars
B (x2444x@1)	A (x02220@1)     Ebragging (022100@1)about how them bones danced for him tonight.
A (x02220@1)      G (320003@1)	  EThere's (022100@1)been a murder in the trailer park tonight.

A (x02220@1)              GMurder (320003@1)tonight in the trailer park.
FFaceless (133211@1)man counting crumpled bills,
Ehotel (022100@1)neon fights the dark.
A (x02220@1)		      GTV (320003@1)set in the corner, they're talking murder on the late-night news.
FHe (133211@1)turns down the sound, waits for the sports.
E (022100@1)       B (x2444x@1)  EHe (022100@1)only wants to know "did I win or did I lose?"

E (022100@1)      A (x02220@1)     E (022100@1)  AThere's (x02220@1)been a murder in the trailer park tonight.
E (022100@1)     A (x02220@1)      EMurder (022100@1)in the trailer park.

The song sounds right except for the first B (and its repetitions), which I
think sounds a little off.  It must be some B variation.  If you can
correct me, I can go to my grave happy.

Brent Wood
bwood@artcenter.edu