Am               F                  C 
I took three days to drive down one street 
Am            F                C 
The radio on, tuned to the big fleet 
Am            F                       C 
Invisible planes are cracking the concrete 
G                    F                A      F 
That's just what some people say     hey hey 
 
Am                F                    C 
I put down my blanket on cigarette butt beach 
Am                F                  C 
I saw the old man, he was doing okay 
Am                       F              C             Am 
He's making his last stand - on old   bottles and cans 
G                F             A     F 
Round there, Calistan way    hey hey 
 
E              F 
Used to be sixteen lanes 
C              B 
Used to be Neuvo Spain 
Bb             G 
Used to be Juan Wayne 
E              F 
Used to be Mexico 
C              B 
Used to be Navajo 
Bb             G         Am      F     C  (solo here) 
Used to be yippe-yay-I-don't know 
 
Am F C 
Am F C 
G  F A F 
 
     
Am                   F                  C 
Went in from the weather when I got wheezy 
Am                F               C 
I play some pachinko I play pachisi 
Am                    F               C 
And saint Anne is still making it breezy 
       G                  F            A     F 
In the valley of tar that once was LA    hey hey 
Am              F                       C 
And my best friend he's the king  of karaoke 
Am                 F                 C 
He struck up a chord and took it away 
Am             F       C        Am 
Out of the pan and   into Japan 
G                F             A     F 
Round there, Calistan way    hey hey 
 
(pause one bar) 
     
E              F 
Used to be sixteen lanes 
C              B 
Used to be Juan Wayne 
Bb             G 
Used to be Mexican 
E              F 
Used to be Espano Nuevo 
C              B 
Used to be Navajo 
Bb             G         Am      F     C  (second solo - outro) 
Used to be yippe-yay-I-don't know 
 
Am F C 
Am F C 
G  F A F