Standard tuning, Capo on 4
This is in the key of B originally, so it's easiest to play with Capo 4 in standard and the chords below.
You could also play it with the guitar tuned down a half step in C (C-E7-F-C and so on).
[Intro]
G B7 C G
A7 D7 G C G
[Verse 1]
G B7
I used to sit most every night
C G
And watch them trains boys pull out of sight
A7 D7
Oh how I wish they were carrying me
G C G
To Abilene, my Abilene
[Chorus]
G B7 C G
Abilene, Abilene, purdiest town, boys, that I've ever seen
A7 D7 G C G
Oh how I wish that I could be in Abilene, my Abilene
[Interlude]
G B7 C G
A7 D7 G C G
[Verse 2]
G B7
Crowded city, there ain't nothing free
C G
Nothing in this town for me
A7 D7
Oh how I wish that I could be
G C G
To Abilene, my Abilene
[Chorus]
G B7 C G
Abilene, Abilene, purdiest town, boys, that I've ever seen
A7 D7 G C G
Women there, they don't treat you mean in Abilene, my Abilene
[Interlude]
G B7 C G
A7 D7 G C G
[Chorus]
G B7 C G
Abilene, Abilene, purdiest town, boys, that I've ever seen
A7 D7 G C G
Women there, they don't treat you mean in Abilene, my Abilene
G B7 C G
Abilene, Abilene, purdiest town, boys, that I've ever seen
A7 D7 G C G
Women there, they don't treat you mean in Abilene, my Abilene