Intro: D Bm7 A G

Verse 1:
        D
You can take him off the plains but the plains live in him
       Bm7
Like a moccasin sittin' with his river-bend venom
A                                         G
Gets into your blood and remains 'til you die

Verse 2:
        D
You can call him off the mountain but the mountain stays callin'
Bm7
Call him on his bluff but he's always all in
A                                      G
Killin' coyotes, know a country boy survive

Chorus:
         D
So where would you go when you need someone honest?
     Bm7
What would you wish if you only had a comet?
      A                                  G
Would you understand, beauty of a barren land?
      Bm             A        G               D
If it wasn't for the hometown home now, plainsman

Interlude: D Bm7 A G

Verse 3:
        D
You can take him off the river but the rivers stays flowin'
Bm7
Take him off the hook but the flier stays floatin'
A                                                       G
Have a trout jumpin' out, askin' where hold old friends been

Verse 4:
        D
You can take him off the saw but the saw stays cuttin'
        Bm7
You can take him off the hammer but the frame needs buttin'
A                                          G
Worker's hands bloody, still come back for more

Chorus:
      D
Now I hear you go, cut out, runnin'
Bm7
Bet you know doubled or nothin'
       A                                              G
You'll never find the beauty that'll beat this barren land
    Bm               A        G                  D
Or another like your hometown home now, plainsman

Interlude: D Bm7 A G

Verse 5:
D                          A
Honeysuckle choking out an old fence row
Bm                   G
Hardwood yellow of a bodaark post
D                       A                      G
Feelin' that you got it right when you had the chance

Verse 6:
D                       A
She ain't gone if I can sit here with her
  Bm                           G
I feel her on the water with a cold chill shiver
D                          A             G
Lorrie lit a cigarette and I just headed home

Chorus:
         D
So where would you go when you need someone honest?
     Bm
What would you wish if you only had a comet?
      A                                  G
Would you understand, beauty of a barren land?
      Bm             A        G         D
If it wasn't for the hometown home now, plains man

Instrumental:
   D    Bm     A    G
   D    Bm     A    G

Out-chorus:
      D
Where would you go when you need someone honest?
     Bm
What would you wish if you only had a comet?
      A                                  G
Would you understand, beauty of a barren land?
      Bm             A        G         (nc)
If it wasn't for the hometown home now, plains man
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