Chords for John Denver Cold Nights In Canada
Tempo:
114.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
C
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[A]
[D] Up in the meadow [G] in Jasper, [A] Alberta, [D] two men and four ponies [C] on a long, [D] lonesome ride.
To see the high country [G] and learn of her [A] people, [D] the ways that they lived there, [C] the ways that [A] they died.
[D]
[A]
[D] And one is a teacher, [G] one [A] a beginner, [D] just wanting to be there, [C] wanting [A] to know.
[Em] [D] And together they're trying [G] to tell [A] us a story [D] that should have been listened [C] to long, [A] long [D] ago.
[A] And [G] life in the mountains is [D] living in danger [C] from too many [G] people, [Em] too many [A] machines.
[D] [G] And the time is upon us, [D] today is for us [C]
[G] [E] one of [A] yesterday's dreams.
[D] Cold nights in Canada and icy [A] blue wind, the man and the mountains are brothers [D] again.
Clear waters are laughing, they sing to [A] the sky, the Rockies are singing, they never will [D] die.
[F#m] [Bm]
[A] [D]
[A]
[D] Up in the meadow [G] in Jasper, [A] Alberta, two [D] men and four ponies on [C] a long, lonesome [D] ride.
[A] [D]
[A]
To see the high country and learn of her people, the ways that they lived there, the ways that they died.
[D] [N]
[A]
[D] Up in the meadow [G] in Jasper, [A] Alberta, [D] two men and four ponies [C] on a long, [D] lonesome ride.
To see the high country [G] and learn of her [A] people, [D] the ways that they lived there, [C] the ways that [A] they died.
[D]
[A]
[D] And one is a teacher, [G] one [A] a beginner, [D] just wanting to be there, [C] wanting [A] to know.
[Em] [D] And together they're trying [G] to tell [A] us a story [D] that should have been listened [C] to long, [A] long [D] ago.
[A] And [G] life in the mountains is [D] living in danger [C] from too many [G] people, [Em] too many [A] machines.
[D] [G] And the time is upon us, [D] today is for us [C]
[G] [E] one of [A] yesterday's dreams.
[D] Cold nights in Canada and icy [A] blue wind, the man and the mountains are brothers [D] again.
Clear waters are laughing, they sing to [A] the sky, the Rockies are singing, they never will [D] die.
[F#m] [Bm]
[A] [D]
[A]
[D] Up in the meadow [G] in Jasper, [A] Alberta, two [D] men and four ponies on [C] a long, lonesome [D] ride.
[A] [D]
[A]
To see the high country and learn of her people, the ways that they lived there, the ways that they died.
[D] [N]
Key:
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Up in the meadow [G] in Jasper, [A] Alberta, [D] two men and four ponies [C] on a long, [D] lonesome ride.
_ _ To see the high country [G] and learn of her [A] people, [D] the ways that they lived there, [C] the ways that [A] they died.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] And one is a teacher, _ [G] one [A] a beginner, [D] just wanting to be there, [C] wanting _ [A] to know.
[Em] _ [D] _ And together they're trying [G] to tell [A] us a story _ [D] that should have been listened [C] to long, [A] long _ [D] ago. _
_ _ _ [A] _ And _ _ [G] life in the mountains is [D] living in danger [C] from too many [G] people, _ [Em] too many [A] machines.
_ _ [D] _ [G] And the time is upon us, [D] today is for us _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [E] one of _ [A] yesterday's _ _ dreams.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Cold nights in Canada and icy [A] blue _ _ _ _ _ _
wind, _ _ the man and the mountains are brothers [D] _ again. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Clear waters are laughing, they sing to [A] the sky, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the Rockies are singing, they never will [D] die. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Up in the meadow [G] in Jasper, [A] Alberta, two [D] men and four ponies on [C] a long, lonesome [D] ride.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
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_ _ _ _ [A] _
To see the high country and learn of her people, the ways that they lived there, the ways that they died.
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Up in the meadow [G] in Jasper, [A] Alberta, [D] two men and four ponies [C] on a long, [D] lonesome ride.
_ _ To see the high country [G] and learn of her [A] people, [D] the ways that they lived there, [C] the ways that [A] they died.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] And one is a teacher, _ [G] one [A] a beginner, [D] just wanting to be there, [C] wanting _ [A] to know.
[Em] _ [D] _ And together they're trying [G] to tell [A] us a story _ [D] that should have been listened [C] to long, [A] long _ [D] ago. _
_ _ _ [A] _ And _ _ [G] life in the mountains is [D] living in danger [C] from too many [G] people, _ [Em] too many [A] machines.
_ _ [D] _ [G] And the time is upon us, [D] today is for us _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [E] one of _ [A] yesterday's _ _ dreams.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Cold nights in Canada and icy [A] blue _ _ _ _ _ _
wind, _ _ the man and the mountains are brothers [D] _ again. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Clear waters are laughing, they sing to [A] the sky, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the Rockies are singing, they never will [D] die. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Up in the meadow [G] in Jasper, [A] Alberta, two [D] men and four ponies on [C] a long, lonesome [D] ride.
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To see the high country and learn of her people, the ways that they lived there, the ways that they died.
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