Chords for Cam Penner "Montana Sky"
Tempo:
55.25 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Bb
G
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Corb Lund.
Yep.
Allen, who's the girl?
Romy Mace.
Romy Mace.
She's been down here and
Eagle Smith has been down here.
He's always down here I think.
Yeah, he likes Texas.
It's been pretty good to him.
I think so.
What are you gonna do for us, Ken?
Oh, I'm gonna [Bb] do one that you want to hear.
I'll do [C] Montana Sky.
You're gonna have to pull that up a hair.
I'm gonna do Montana Sky.
I'll pull it down for you.
This is just one that we get a lot of requests for.
[Em] Sure.
I wrote this one a long time ago, eight years ago, as [G] I was in Montana, you know, just bumming [A] around
checking things out, going to [Gb] the, you know, the reserve [C] down there.
The reserve?
[B] Like that, the Indian Reserve, the Native Reserve.
[C] And just bumming around, seeing what I could see.
Well, the first time you did [E] it,
you were telling us a group of people about the Texas Gates.
The Texas Gates.
[B] We just weren't getting it.
Well, it's like those, what do you call them, cattle?
Cattle guards.
Cattle guards, but we call them Texas Gates, you know, so [Eb] the cows don't get through.
That's what they're called up there, Texas Gates.
Yeah, they have that thing so the cows can't get out of the road.
Those are just ignorant [C] hillbillies down there.
We don't know those things.
Cattle guards.
Cattle guards, yeah.
We were making famous stuff.
Rick Dale and Rick Dunham always liked the song.
It's a great song.
[E] Sounds like a great story.
Sure, yeah.
[C] You can't ever put this one on the shelf.
No, no, I enjoy playing it.
[Gm]
[C]
[F] If it weren't these Texas Gates, Lord, I [F] wouldn't be awake.
[C] In the Montana sky, it is so big.
Must be a dog way [F] to heaven.
[C] Yeah, my heart is peeling now.
Montana sun, Lord, [F] burn it to hell.
[C] And the cheap [F] beer is flowing.
[C] [C] Like a river from town to town.
Like a river [F] from town to town.
Yeah, from [C] town to town.
[G] [C]
[F] [C] [F]
[C] And the cigarettes that [F] I'm smoking.
[C] I barely got them into a brew.
[D] But it's all about [F] feeling.
Crossing the border.
[C] In this cheap [F] living room.
[C] Yeah, the neon signs [F] are flashing.
Telling [C] me it's maritime once [F] again.
[C] And as I look up from [F] the ashes.
[C] Well, there you are.
Shaking your head.
Well, there you are.
[Cm] Shaking [F] your head.
[C] I quit shaking your head.
[G] [F]
[C]
If it [Bb] weren't these Texas [C] Gates, I know I wouldn't be [F] awake.
[Cm] [C] In [Bb] the Montana sky, [F]
it is [C] so big.
Must be a doorway [F] to heaven.
[C] Must be a doorway [F] to heaven.
[C] Must [Bb] be a doorway [F] to heaven.
Must [C] be a doorway, a doorway, [F] a doorway.
[D] Must [C] be a doorway, [Bb] a doorway, [F] a doorway [C] to heaven. A [F] doorway.
[C] [Bb] [F]
[Cm]
Yep.
Allen, who's the girl?
Romy Mace.
Romy Mace.
She's been down here and
Eagle Smith has been down here.
He's always down here I think.
Yeah, he likes Texas.
It's been pretty good to him.
I think so.
What are you gonna do for us, Ken?
Oh, I'm gonna [Bb] do one that you want to hear.
I'll do [C] Montana Sky.
You're gonna have to pull that up a hair.
I'm gonna do Montana Sky.
I'll pull it down for you.
This is just one that we get a lot of requests for.
[Em] Sure.
I wrote this one a long time ago, eight years ago, as [G] I was in Montana, you know, just bumming [A] around
checking things out, going to [Gb] the, you know, the reserve [C] down there.
The reserve?
[B] Like that, the Indian Reserve, the Native Reserve.
[C] And just bumming around, seeing what I could see.
Well, the first time you did [E] it,
you were telling us a group of people about the Texas Gates.
The Texas Gates.
[B] We just weren't getting it.
Well, it's like those, what do you call them, cattle?
Cattle guards.
Cattle guards, but we call them Texas Gates, you know, so [Eb] the cows don't get through.
That's what they're called up there, Texas Gates.
Yeah, they have that thing so the cows can't get out of the road.
Those are just ignorant [C] hillbillies down there.
We don't know those things.
Cattle guards.
Cattle guards, yeah.
We were making famous stuff.
Rick Dale and Rick Dunham always liked the song.
It's a great song.
[E] Sounds like a great story.
Sure, yeah.
[C] You can't ever put this one on the shelf.
No, no, I enjoy playing it.
[Gm]
[C]
[F] If it weren't these Texas Gates, Lord, I [F] wouldn't be awake.
[C] In the Montana sky, it is so big.
Must be a dog way [F] to heaven.
[C] Yeah, my heart is peeling now.
Montana sun, Lord, [F] burn it to hell.
[C] And the cheap [F] beer is flowing.
[C] [C] Like a river from town to town.
Like a river [F] from town to town.
Yeah, from [C] town to town.
[G] [C]
[F] [C] [F]
[C] And the cigarettes that [F] I'm smoking.
[C] I barely got them into a brew.
[D] But it's all about [F] feeling.
Crossing the border.
[C] In this cheap [F] living room.
[C] Yeah, the neon signs [F] are flashing.
Telling [C] me it's maritime once [F] again.
[C] And as I look up from [F] the ashes.
[C] Well, there you are.
Shaking your head.
Well, there you are.
[Cm] Shaking [F] your head.
[C] I quit shaking your head.
[G] [F]
[C]
If it [Bb] weren't these Texas [C] Gates, I know I wouldn't be [F] awake.
[Cm] [C] In [Bb] the Montana sky, [F]
it is [C] so big.
Must be a doorway [F] to heaven.
[C] Must be a doorway [F] to heaven.
[C] Must [Bb] be a doorway [F] to heaven.
Must [C] be a doorway, a doorway, [F] a doorway.
[D] Must [C] be a doorway, [Bb] a doorway, [F] a doorway [C] to heaven. A [F] doorway.
[C] [Bb] [F]
[Cm]
Key:
C
F
Bb
G
Cm
C
F
Bb
Corb Lund.
Yep.
Allen, who's the girl?
Romy Mace.
Romy Mace.
She's been down here and
_ Eagle Smith has been down here.
He's always down here I think.
Yeah, he likes Texas.
It's been pretty good to him.
I think so.
What are you gonna do for us, Ken?
Oh, I'm gonna [Bb] do one that you want to hear.
I'll do [C] Montana Sky.
You're gonna have to pull that up a hair.
I'm gonna do Montana Sky.
I'll pull it down for you.
This is just one that we get a lot of requests for.
[Em] Sure.
I wrote this one a long time ago, eight years ago, as [G] I was in Montana, you know, just bumming [A] around
checking things out, going to [Gb] the, you know, the reserve [C] down there.
The reserve?
[B] Like that, the Indian Reserve, the Native Reserve.
[C] And just bumming around, seeing what I could see.
Well, the first time you did [E] it,
you were telling us a group of people about the Texas Gates.
The Texas Gates.
[B] We just weren't getting it.
Well, it's like those, what do you call them, cattle?
Cattle guards.
Cattle guards, but we call them Texas Gates, you know, so [Eb] the cows don't get through.
That's what they're called up there, Texas Gates.
Yeah, they have that thing so the cows can't get out of the road.
Those are just ignorant [C] hillbillies down there.
We don't know those things.
Cattle guards.
Cattle guards, yeah.
We were making famous stuff.
Rick Dale and Rick Dunham always liked the song.
It's a great song.
[E] Sounds like a great story.
Sure, yeah.
[C] _ You can't ever put this one on the shelf.
No, no, I enjoy playing it.
_ [Gm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ If it weren't these Texas Gates, _ _ _ _ Lord, I [F] wouldn't be awake.
[C] _ _ _ In the Montana sky, it is so big.
_ Must be a dog way [F] to heaven.
[C] _ _ _ Yeah, my heart is peeling now.
_ _ _ Montana sun, Lord, [F] burn it to hell.
_ _ _ [C] _ And the cheap [F] beer is flowing.
[C] _ [C] Like a river from town to town.
_ _ Like a river [F] from town to town.
_ Yeah, from [C] town to town.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ And the cigarettes that [F] I'm smoking.
[C] _ _ _ _ I barely got them into a brew.
_ _ _ _ [D] But it's all about [F] feeling.
Crossing the border.
[C] _ In this cheap [F] living room.
_ _ _ [C] Yeah, the neon signs [F] are flashing.
_ _ _ Telling [C] me it's maritime once [F] again.
_ _ _ [C] And as I look up from [F] the ashes.
_ [C] Well, there you are.
Shaking your head.
_ Well, there you are.
_ [Cm] Shaking [F] your head.
[C] I quit shaking your head.
[G] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ If it [Bb] weren't these Texas [C] Gates, _ _ _ I know I wouldn't be [F] awake.
[Cm] _ _ _ [C] In [Bb] the Montana sky, [F]
it is [C] so big.
_ Must be a doorway [F] to heaven.
_ _ _ [C] Must be a doorway [F] to heaven.
_ _ [C] Must [Bb] be a doorway [F] to heaven.
Must [C] be a doorway, a doorway, [F] a doorway.
[D] Must [C] be a doorway, [Bb] a doorway, [F] a doorway [C] _ to heaven. A [F] doorway. _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
Yep.
Allen, who's the girl?
Romy Mace.
Romy Mace.
She's been down here and
_ Eagle Smith has been down here.
He's always down here I think.
Yeah, he likes Texas.
It's been pretty good to him.
I think so.
What are you gonna do for us, Ken?
Oh, I'm gonna [Bb] do one that you want to hear.
I'll do [C] Montana Sky.
You're gonna have to pull that up a hair.
I'm gonna do Montana Sky.
I'll pull it down for you.
This is just one that we get a lot of requests for.
[Em] Sure.
I wrote this one a long time ago, eight years ago, as [G] I was in Montana, you know, just bumming [A] around
checking things out, going to [Gb] the, you know, the reserve [C] down there.
The reserve?
[B] Like that, the Indian Reserve, the Native Reserve.
[C] And just bumming around, seeing what I could see.
Well, the first time you did [E] it,
you were telling us a group of people about the Texas Gates.
The Texas Gates.
[B] We just weren't getting it.
Well, it's like those, what do you call them, cattle?
Cattle guards.
Cattle guards, but we call them Texas Gates, you know, so [Eb] the cows don't get through.
That's what they're called up there, Texas Gates.
Yeah, they have that thing so the cows can't get out of the road.
Those are just ignorant [C] hillbillies down there.
We don't know those things.
Cattle guards.
Cattle guards, yeah.
We were making famous stuff.
Rick Dale and Rick Dunham always liked the song.
It's a great song.
[E] Sounds like a great story.
Sure, yeah.
[C] _ You can't ever put this one on the shelf.
No, no, I enjoy playing it.
_ [Gm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ If it weren't these Texas Gates, _ _ _ _ Lord, I [F] wouldn't be awake.
[C] _ _ _ In the Montana sky, it is so big.
_ Must be a dog way [F] to heaven.
[C] _ _ _ Yeah, my heart is peeling now.
_ _ _ Montana sun, Lord, [F] burn it to hell.
_ _ _ [C] _ And the cheap [F] beer is flowing.
[C] _ [C] Like a river from town to town.
_ _ Like a river [F] from town to town.
_ Yeah, from [C] town to town.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ And the cigarettes that [F] I'm smoking.
[C] _ _ _ _ I barely got them into a brew.
_ _ _ _ [D] But it's all about [F] feeling.
Crossing the border.
[C] _ In this cheap [F] living room.
_ _ _ [C] Yeah, the neon signs [F] are flashing.
_ _ _ Telling [C] me it's maritime once [F] again.
_ _ _ [C] And as I look up from [F] the ashes.
_ [C] Well, there you are.
Shaking your head.
_ Well, there you are.
_ [Cm] Shaking [F] your head.
[C] I quit shaking your head.
[G] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ If it [Bb] weren't these Texas [C] Gates, _ _ _ I know I wouldn't be [F] awake.
[Cm] _ _ _ [C] In [Bb] the Montana sky, [F]
it is [C] so big.
_ Must be a doorway [F] to heaven.
_ _ _ [C] Must be a doorway [F] to heaven.
_ _ [C] Must [Bb] be a doorway [F] to heaven.
Must [C] be a doorway, a doorway, [F] a doorway.
[D] Must [C] be a doorway, [Bb] a doorway, [F] a doorway [C] _ to heaven. A [F] doorway. _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _