The Bob Zentz Songbook: Waiting For Dawn

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The Bob Zentz Songbook

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Waiting For Dawn

From Beaucatcher Farewell

(In F# – capo 2)

When the shadows come on, I’ll be waiting for dawn (E-A-E)

When this desert seems sullied and gray (E-F#-B7)

When the cook-fire burns low, tired and weary, I’ll know (E-A-E)
That dawn cannot be far away (E-B7-E)

And I’ll wait with my songs in the saddle (A-E)

It’s a hot dusty world way out there (E-F#-B7)

And a damn lonesome life punchin’ cattle (E-A)

Make me live for the moment when dawn will be near (E-B7-E)

2. When the trail boss gets rough and the goin’ gets tough

And the noon sun is too hot to bear

I’ll be riding along, makin’ up some new song

‘Bout mornin’, when dawn will be near

And I ride with my song in the saddle

It’s a hot dusty world way out there

And a damn lonesome life punchin’ cattle

Makes me live for the moment when dawn will be near

3. In the evenings I’ll lie under God’s starry sky

And the stars seem to whisper in rhyme

Have patience, old friend, every roundup must end

You been waitin’ for dawn a long time

And I wait with my songs and my saddle

In that hot dusty world way out there

It’s a damn lonesome life punchin’ cattle

Makes you live for the mornin’ when dawn’ll be there

4. So when this long drive is over, this lonesome drover

Hit the trails without a care

I’ll go off and find me some peace of mind

In the mornin’ when dawn’ll be there

Now I lie on the ground in my bedroll

Not a pillow to rest my head on

And I empty my mind of these dusty old times

Lie there and dream about dawn

(repeat last chorus)

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