Old 97's - Busted Afternoon

old 97s – busted afternoon – from their epic record “fight songs”

intro
G A#

verse i

F
there was a fine rain
Dm
there was a red wine
A#
there was a long whistle
C
it was a good sign

F
there was a band playing
Dm
somewhere off screen
A#
there was a girl saying
C C7 ( add pinky on 3rd string , 4th fret )
come clean

chorus

A# C F G A#
in a dream , on a bus , on a busted afternoon
A# C F G A#
in a haze , on a bus , on a busted afternoon
A# C F G G A#
in a bad way , on a busted afternoon

verse ii

F
there was a sad truth
Dm
there was a punch line
A#
there was a long whistle
C
it was a good sign
F Dm
there was a looooooooooooooooooooooong goodbye
A# C C7
there was a looooooooooooooooooooooong goodbye

A# C F G A#
in a dream , on a bus , on a busted afternoon
A# C F G A#
in a haze , on a bus , on a busted afternoon
A# C F G G A#
in a bad way , on a busted afternoon

bridge

( repeat of verse )
F Dm A# C
F Dm A# C

chorus

A# C F G A#
in a dream , on a bus , on a busted afternoon
A# C F G A#
in a haze , on a bus , on a busted afternoon
A# C F G A#
in a bad way , on a busted afternoon
A# C F G G A# F

end
let F ring out .

thanks – corrections always welcome .
david . burnstein@gmail . com