Star Telegram

The chords are played:
Gadd9 3X5435
A     5X7655

Intro

Gadd9 A
Gadd9 A
(riff begins) Gadd9 A
Gadd9 A

Verse 1

Gadd9
I just remember everything
A
Those Fort Worth drives that summer sings
Gadd9
With lazy beds and polka dots
A
Them backyard chiggers time forgot
Gadd9
At kitchen tables gathered we
A
With talk of mockingbirds for me
Gadd9
My cousins soon come in this house
A
With viewpoints going once around

Chorus

G        D
In those golden Mustang days
G        Bm                  Em
Backyard sulphur and croquet
Bm       G    A
With the Star Telegram
G        D
And I’m talking in the fan
G      Bm                 Em
Orange Crushes in my hand
Bm       G    A
With the Star Telegram

Verse 2

Gadd9
I just remember eggs and bacon
A
Earlier than eyes could open
Gadd9
Crepe myrtle driveway runs
A
Azaleas, rich chrysanthemums
Gadd9
That croquet match both night and day
A
Enough to discombobulate
Gadd9
The sun was somehow not so hot
A
My grandad daily on the spot

Chorus

G        D
In those golden Mustang days
G        Bm                  Em
Backyard sulphur and croquet
Bm       G    A
With the Star Telegram
G        D
And I’m talking in the fan
G      Bm                 Em
Orange Crushes in my hand
Bm       G    A
With the Star Telegram

Bridge

G         G/F#
If you’re looking at me
Em     A                G
If you watch me make my way
              G/F#              Em     A
I hope you’re proud of what you see
G         G/F#
If you’re looking at me
Em     A                G
If you watch me make my way
              G/F#              Em     A
I hope you’re proud of what you see
G        D              Bm          D
In those golden Mustang days . . .
Em Bm G A

Verse 3

Gadd9
I feel the shape that house today
A
The green rocks could all melt away
Gadd9
The train at night that woke my mother
A
Breaking quiet in the ether
Gadd9
The neighbors could all move away
A
The mockingbirds could fly away
Gadd9
We’ll drive by and my dad will say
A
"My goodness, how it’s changed"

Chorus

G        D
In those golden Mustang days
G        Bm                  Em
Backyard sulphur and croquet
Bm       G    A
With the Star Telegram
G        D
And I’m talking in the fan
G      Bm                 Em
Orange Crushes in my hand
Bm       G    A
With the Star Telegram

Outro

G        D              Bm          D
In those golden Mustang days . . .
Em Bm G A
Em Bm G A
Em Bm G A D