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Whenever Kindness Fails
as performed by Joe Ely
appearing on the album, Love and Danger
originally written by Robert Earl Keen, Jr.

Whenever Kindness Fails

Capo 3rd Fret!!

Intro:  D Bm D Bm

Verse 1:

DD Piano Chord 
                       BmBm Piano Chord 

Crossed the desert in a dining car
DD Piano Chord 
                  BmBm Piano Chord 

In the spring of '91
DD Piano Chord 
                        BmBm Piano Chord 

Met some people drinkin' at the bar,
AA Piano Chord 

They were laughin', havin' fun

Told 'em that I hadn't heard the joke
That was so hilarious
They said that I was just a dumb cowpoke
I didn't want to make a fuss

Chorus:

GG Piano Chord 
               AA Piano Chord 

So I shot them down, one by one
DD Piano Chord 
                       GG Piano Chord 

And left them 'long the rails
DD Piano Chord 

I only use my gun
AA Piano Chord 
            BmBm Piano Chord 

Whenever kindness fails

Verse 2:

Moon was in the sign of Scorpio
The sun was at my back
I didn't know how far the train would go
Till the law would find my track

Saw the brakeman and the engineer
Drinking wine and eating brie
I asked them who would brake and who would steer
They started pointing back at me

Chorus

Solo:  Repeat chords in chorus

Verse 3:

I only have a momment to explain
Just a chance to let you know
When it's time to board that train
There are 2 ways you can go.

You can ride the wind into the sun
Feel a cool wind on your face
Or you can laugh into a loaded gun
And you'll likely lose your place

Chorus:
Yeah I shot them down, one by one
And left them 'long the rails
I only use my gun
Whenever kindness fails

I shot them down, one by one
And left them 'long the rails
When I use my gun
That lonesome whistle wails

Outro:  D  Bm (repeat)