Tone: [D]
#Intro
[D] [Bm7] [A] [G]
#Verse 1
You can [D]take him off the plains but the plains live in him
Like a [Bm7]moccasin sittin' with his river-bend venom
[A]Gets into your blood and remains 'til you [G]die
#Verse 2
You can [D]call him off the mountain but the mountain stays callin'
[Bm7]Call him on his bluff but he's always all in
[A]Killin' coyotes, know a country boy sur[G]vive
#Chorus
So where [D]would you go when you need someone honest?
What [Bm7]would you wish if you only had a comet?
Would [A]you understand, beauty of a barren [G]land?
If it [Bm]wasn't for the [A]hometown [G]home now, plains[D]man
#Interlude
[D] [Bm7] [A] [G]
#Verse 3
You can [D]take him off the river but the rivers stays flowin'
[Bm7]Take him off the hook but the flier stays floatin'
[A]Have a trout jumpin' out, askin' where hold old friends [G]been
#Verse 4
You can [D]take him off the saw but the saw stays cuttin'
You can [Bm7]take him off the hammer but the frame needs buttin'
[A]Worker's hands bloody, still come back for [G]more
#Chorus
Now I [D]hear you go, cut out, runnin'
[Bm7]Bet you know doubled or nothin'
You'll [A]never find the beauty that'll beat this barren [G]land
Or a[Bm]nother like your [A]hometown [G]home now, plainsman [D]
#Interlude
[D] [Bm7] [A] [G]
#Verse 5
[D]Honeysuckle choking out an [A]old fence row
[Bm]Hardwood yellow of a [G]bodaark post
[D]Feelin' that you got it [A]right when you had the [G]chance
#Verse 6
[D]She ain't gone if I can [A]sit here with her
I [Bm]feel her on the water with a [G]cold chill shiver
[D]Lorrie lit a cigarette and [A]I just headed [G]home
#Chorus
So where [D]would you go when you need someone honest?
What [Bm]would you wish if you only had a comet?
Would [A]you understand, beauty of a barren [G]land?
If it [Bm]wasn't for the [A]hometown [G]home now, [D]plains man
#Instrumental
[D] [Bm] [A] [G]
[D] [Bm] [A] [G]
Out-chorus:
Where [D]would you go when you need someone honest?
What [Bm]would you wish if you only had a comet?
Would [A]you understand, beauty of a barren [G]land?
If it [Bm]wasn't for the [A]hometown [G]home now, plains man