The Gift Chords by Ian Tyson
Tempo:
85.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Dm
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [G] [C]
In old St.
Louis, [F] over in [C] Missouri, [F] the [C] mighty Mississippi, well it [Bb] goes and flows.
[G]
[C] Son was born to [F] [C] Mary Russell, [F]
and it [C] starts the legend [G] every [C] cowboy knows.
Young kid Russell [F] was [C] born to wander [F] [C] every westward, he was [Bb] bound to roam.
[G] Just a [C] kid of sixteen, [F] in [C]
1880, [F] up in [C] Wild Montana, [G] he [C] found his home.
God [Am] made Montana for [C] the wildin', [Am] for the pagan and the [Dm] Sioux and the cold.
But his baby's greatest [C] gift for Charlie, sendin' it [Dm] all down.
[C] Before she goes, you gotta get [Dm] her all down, cause she's [C] bound to go.
God hung the stars [F] over [C] Judith Basin.
[F] God put [C] the magic in young [Bb] Charlie's hands.
[G] And [C] all the scenes, [F] and [C] all remembered, [F] every [C] shinin' mountain, [G] every [C] longhorned ram.
She could paint the light [F] on horse [C]-hide [F] shinin', the great [C] fastened herbs of the [Bb] buffalone.
[G]
And a cow [C] camped cold [F] on a [C] rainy morning, [F]
and the [C] twistin' wrist [G] of the hula [C] hand throw.
[Am] God made Montana [C] for the wildin', for [Am] the pagan and the Sioux [Dm] and the cold.
But his baby's greatest gift [C] for Charlie, sendin' it [Dm] all down.
Before [C] she goes, you gotta get her [Dm] all down, cause she's [C] bound to go.
[F] [C] [F]
[C] [G] [C]
When the Lord called Charlie [F] to his home [C] up yonder, [F] he says,
[C] Kid Russell, I got a job [Bb] for you.
[G] You're in charge [C] of [F] Sunset's up in old [C] Montana, [F] cause I [C] can't think them [G] quite as good [C] as you.
[F] And when [C] you're done, [G] we'll go out and help [C] you.
[F] And Nancy [C] Russell [G] will make sure it's [C] just the two.
God made [Am] Montana for [C] the wildin', for [Am] the pagan and the Sioux [Dm] and the cold.
But his baby's greatest gift [C] for Charlie, sendin' it all [Dm] down.
Before [C] she goes, you gotta get her [Dm] all down, cause she's bound [C] to go.
[Dm] Get her all down, before [C] she goes.
You gotta get her [Dm] all down, cause she's bound [C] to go.
You gotta [Dm] get her all down, before [C] she goes.
[Dm]
[C] [G] [C]
In old St.
Louis, [F] over in [C] Missouri, [F] the [C] mighty Mississippi, well it [Bb] goes and flows.
[G]
[C] Son was born to [F] [C] Mary Russell, [F]
and it [C] starts the legend [G] every [C] cowboy knows.
Young kid Russell [F] was [C] born to wander [F] [C] every westward, he was [Bb] bound to roam.
[G] Just a [C] kid of sixteen, [F] in [C]
1880, [F] up in [C] Wild Montana, [G] he [C] found his home.
God [Am] made Montana for [C] the wildin', [Am] for the pagan and the [Dm] Sioux and the cold.
But his baby's greatest [C] gift for Charlie, sendin' it [Dm] all down.
[C] Before she goes, you gotta get [Dm] her all down, cause she's [C] bound to go.
God hung the stars [F] over [C] Judith Basin.
[F] God put [C] the magic in young [Bb] Charlie's hands.
[G] And [C] all the scenes, [F] and [C] all remembered, [F] every [C] shinin' mountain, [G] every [C] longhorned ram.
She could paint the light [F] on horse [C]-hide [F] shinin', the great [C] fastened herbs of the [Bb] buffalone.
[G]
And a cow [C] camped cold [F] on a [C] rainy morning, [F]
and the [C] twistin' wrist [G] of the hula [C] hand throw.
[Am] God made Montana [C] for the wildin', for [Am] the pagan and the Sioux [Dm] and the cold.
But his baby's greatest gift [C] for Charlie, sendin' it [Dm] all down.
Before [C] she goes, you gotta get her [Dm] all down, cause she's [C] bound to go.
[F] [C] [F]
[C] [G] [C]
When the Lord called Charlie [F] to his home [C] up yonder, [F] he says,
[C] Kid Russell, I got a job [Bb] for you.
[G] You're in charge [C] of [F] Sunset's up in old [C] Montana, [F] cause I [C] can't think them [G] quite as good [C] as you.
[F] And when [C] you're done, [G] we'll go out and help [C] you.
[F] And Nancy [C] Russell [G] will make sure it's [C] just the two.
God made [Am] Montana for [C] the wildin', for [Am] the pagan and the Sioux [Dm] and the cold.
But his baby's greatest gift [C] for Charlie, sendin' it all [Dm] down.
Before [C] she goes, you gotta get her [Dm] all down, cause she's bound [C] to go.
[Dm] Get her all down, before [C] she goes.
You gotta get her [Dm] all down, cause she's bound [C] to go.
You gotta [Dm] get her all down, before [C] she goes.
[Dm]
Key:
C
F
G
Dm
Am
C
F
G
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
In old St.
Louis, [F] over in [C] Missouri, [F] the [C] mighty Mississippi, well it [Bb] goes and flows.
[G] _
[C] Son was born to [F] _ [C] Mary Russell, [F]
and it [C] starts the legend [G] every [C] cowboy knows. _
_ _ Young kid Russell [F] was [C] born to wander [F] _ [C] every westward, he was [Bb] bound to roam.
[G] Just a [C] kid of sixteen, [F] in [C]
1880, [F] up in [C] Wild Montana, [G] he [C] found his home.
God [Am] made Montana for [C] the wildin', [Am] for the pagan and the [Dm] Sioux and the cold.
But his baby's greatest [C] gift for Charlie, sendin' it [Dm] all down.
_ [C] Before she goes, you gotta get [Dm] her all down, cause she's [C] bound to go.
_ _ _ _ God hung the stars [F] over [C] Judith Basin.
[F] God put [C] the magic in young [Bb] Charlie's hands.
[G] And [C] all the scenes, [F] and [C] all remembered, [F] every [C] shinin' mountain, [G] every [C] longhorned ram. _ _
She could paint the light [F] on horse [C]-hide [F] shinin', the great [C] fastened herbs of the [Bb] buffalone.
_ [G]
And a cow [C] camped cold [F] on a [C] rainy morning, [F]
and the [C] twistin' wrist [G] of the hula [C] hand throw. _
[Am] God made Montana _ [C] for the wildin', for [Am] the pagan and the Sioux [Dm] and the cold.
But his baby's greatest gift [C] for Charlie, sendin' it [Dm] all down.
Before [C] she goes, you gotta get her [Dm] all down, cause she's [C] bound to go. _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ When the Lord called Charlie [F] to his home [C] up yonder, [F] he says,
[C] Kid Russell, I got a job [Bb] for you.
_ [G] You're in charge [C] of [F] Sunset's up in old [C] Montana, _ [F] cause I [C] can't think them [G] quite as good [C] as you.
_ [F] And when [C] you're done, [G] we'll go out and help [C] you.
[F] And Nancy [C] Russell [G] will make sure it's [C] just the two.
God made [Am] Montana _ for [C] the wildin', for [Am] the pagan and the Sioux [Dm] and the cold.
_ But his baby's greatest gift [C] for Charlie, sendin' it all [Dm] down.
_ Before [C] she goes, you gotta get her [Dm] all down, cause she's bound [C] to go.
_ [Dm] Get her all down, _ before [C] she goes.
You gotta get her [Dm] all down, _ cause she's bound [C] to go.
You gotta [Dm] get her all down, _ before [C] she goes.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
In old St.
Louis, [F] over in [C] Missouri, [F] the [C] mighty Mississippi, well it [Bb] goes and flows.
[G] _
[C] Son was born to [F] _ [C] Mary Russell, [F]
and it [C] starts the legend [G] every [C] cowboy knows. _
_ _ Young kid Russell [F] was [C] born to wander [F] _ [C] every westward, he was [Bb] bound to roam.
[G] Just a [C] kid of sixteen, [F] in [C]
1880, [F] up in [C] Wild Montana, [G] he [C] found his home.
God [Am] made Montana for [C] the wildin', [Am] for the pagan and the [Dm] Sioux and the cold.
But his baby's greatest [C] gift for Charlie, sendin' it [Dm] all down.
_ [C] Before she goes, you gotta get [Dm] her all down, cause she's [C] bound to go.
_ _ _ _ God hung the stars [F] over [C] Judith Basin.
[F] God put [C] the magic in young [Bb] Charlie's hands.
[G] And [C] all the scenes, [F] and [C] all remembered, [F] every [C] shinin' mountain, [G] every [C] longhorned ram. _ _
She could paint the light [F] on horse [C]-hide [F] shinin', the great [C] fastened herbs of the [Bb] buffalone.
_ [G]
And a cow [C] camped cold [F] on a [C] rainy morning, [F]
and the [C] twistin' wrist [G] of the hula [C] hand throw. _
[Am] God made Montana _ [C] for the wildin', for [Am] the pagan and the Sioux [Dm] and the cold.
But his baby's greatest gift [C] for Charlie, sendin' it [Dm] all down.
Before [C] she goes, you gotta get her [Dm] all down, cause she's [C] bound to go. _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ When the Lord called Charlie [F] to his home [C] up yonder, [F] he says,
[C] Kid Russell, I got a job [Bb] for you.
_ [G] You're in charge [C] of [F] Sunset's up in old [C] Montana, _ [F] cause I [C] can't think them [G] quite as good [C] as you.
_ [F] And when [C] you're done, [G] we'll go out and help [C] you.
[F] And Nancy [C] Russell [G] will make sure it's [C] just the two.
God made [Am] Montana _ for [C] the wildin', for [Am] the pagan and the Sioux [Dm] and the cold.
_ But his baby's greatest gift [C] for Charlie, sendin' it all [Dm] down.
_ Before [C] she goes, you gotta get her [Dm] all down, cause she's bound [C] to go.
_ [Dm] Get her all down, _ before [C] she goes.
You gotta get her [Dm] all down, _ cause she's bound [C] to go.
You gotta [Dm] get her all down, _ before [C] she goes.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _