ARTIST: Tom Lehrer TITLE: The Wild West Is Where I Want to Be Lyrics and Chords Along the trail you'll find me lopin' Where the spaces are wide open In the land of the old A.E.C., yahoo Where the scenery's attractive And the air is radioactive Oh, the wild west is where I wanna be / D - / G - / D - A - / D - / G D / - A D - / Mid the sagebrush and the cactus I'll watch the fellas practice Droppin' bombs through the clean desert breeze, yahoo I'll have on my sombrero And of course I'll wear a pair o' Levis over my lead B.V.D.'s I will leave the city's rush Leave the fancy and the plush Leave the snow and leave the slush and the crowds I will seek the desert's hush Where the scenery is lush How I long to see the mush-room clouds / G - / D - / A - D - / G - / D - / E - A - / 'Mid the yuccas and the thistles I'll watch the guided missiles While the old F.B.I. watches me, yahoo Yes, I'll soon make my appearance Soon as I can get my clearance 'Cause the wild west is where I wanna be
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