I've written a couple of new verses to "Abilene" which I think finish it better than the ones in the data base, and I also made some changes in the traditional second verse to bring it in line with the rhyme scheme of the rest of the song.

    C        E      F        Fdim  C     A7
  Abilene, Abilene, prettiest town I ever seen
   D7                 G7
  People there don't treat you mean,
         C   C7 F Fm C  G7
  In Abilene my Abilene

Crowded city, there ain't nothin' free,
Nothin' in this crowd for me,
Wish to God that I could be
In Abilene, my Abilene

I stand at my window every night
Watch them trains roll out of sight
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Ride one back to Abilene.

I came to this city but I can't remember why,
I've been scratchin' to survive as the years go by,
Hope that sometime before I die,
I make it back to Abilene.

I get so lonely I lose my way
If I don't get straight there'll be hell to pay,
Lord, I hope I make it back some day,
To Abilene, my Abilene.

HTML line breaks added. --JoeClone, 4-May-02.