Calistan — Frank Black
Chords and lyrics for Calistan by Frank Black (key of F).
Verse 1
Frank Black - Calistan
Intro
[A] [F] [C] [A] [F] [C] [A] [F] [C]
[G] [F] [A] [F]
Verse
[A]I took three [F]days to drive down one street[C]
[A]The radio [F]on, tuned to the big [C]fleet
[A]Invisible [F]planes are cracking the concrete[C]
[G]That's just what some [F]people say
[A]Hey hey[F]
[A]I put down my [F]blanket on cigarette-butt beach[C]
[A]I saw the [F]old man, he was doing [C]okay
[A]He's making[F] his last stand
[C]On old bottles and cans[A]
[G]'Round [F]there, Calistan way
[A]Hey hey[F]
Chorus
[E]Used to be [F]sixteen lanes
[C]Used to be Nuevo[B] Spain
[Bb]Used to be [G]Juan Wayne
[E]Used to be [F]Mexico
[C]Used to be [B]Navajo
[Bb]Used to be [G][A][F]yippy-ay-I-don't-know[C]
Solo
[A] [F] [C] [A] [F] [C] [G] [F] [A] [F]
Verse
[A]Went in from the[F] weather when I got wheezy[C]
[A]I play some [F]Pachinko I play Pachisi[C]
[A]And St. [F]Anne is still making it breezy[C]
[G]In the valley of tar [F]that once was L.A.
[A]Hey hey[F]
[A]And my best [F]friend, he's the king of [C]Karaoke
[A]He struck up a [F]chord and he took it [C]away
[A]Out of the [F]pan
[C]And into [A]Japan
[G]'Round there, [F]Calistan way
[A]Hey [F]hey
Chorus
[E]Used to be [F]sixteen lanes
[C]Used to be Juan [B]Wayne
[Bb]Used to [G]Mexicain
[E]Used to be [F]Espano Nuevo
[C]Used to be [B]Navajo
[Bb]Used to be [G][A][F]yippy-ay-I-don't-know[C]
Outro
[A] [F] [C] [A] [F] [C]
[G] [F] [G] [F] [F]
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