Chords for These Prairies
Tempo:
118.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [Em]
[C] [G]
[C] [Bm] [D]
These prairies hold my [Em] childhood In [C] a warm and sweet [G] embrace
[C] You can see it [G] when I get there [Am] By the smile upon [C] my face
[G] The open sky, [D] the kill-deer cry Have [B] left their [E] tender trace
[D]
[C] These [G] prairies hold [Am] my childhood In [D] a warm and sweet [G] embrace
Things [C] moved slower then [G] You saw the bird foot [Am] traces on a [G] trail
How [C] the dust would [G] sometimes hit it [Am] Saw a hawk upon [D] the rail
There [Em] were cousins [B] and bale stacks to [Em] defend
[G]
[C] There was driving in [G] a pickup Down [A] a road without a [D] bend
[G] These prairies hold [Em] my childhood [Am] In a [D] warm and sweet [G] embrace
[C] You can see it [G] when I get there By [Am] the smile upon my [D] face
[G] The open [D] sky, the kill-deer [B] cry Have left their tender [E] trace
[C] These [Bm] prairies hold [Am] my childhood [D] In a warm and [G] sweet embrace
The taste [C] of water from a [G] well [Am] Drunk from a sealer [G] jar
[C] And the day stretched out forever Like the [Am] dust behind a car
[G] There was the [Em] prairie grass, [B] the wind, my thoughts, and me
[G] And [C] the kind of [G] stars that set a [A] child's imagination [D] free
These prairies hold [Em] my childhood [Am] In a warm and sweet [G] embrace
You [C] can see it [G] when I get there [Am] By the smile upon [C] my face
[G] The open sky, [D] the kill-deer cry [B] Have left their tender [Em] trace
[D] These [G] prairies hold my [Am] childhood [D] In a warm and sweet embrace
Go [Em] for holes [B] and cinnamon rolls And [Em] bow your head [A] for grace
[C] These prairies hold [Am] my childhood In [C] a warm and sweet [G] embrace
[C] [G]
[C] [Bm] [D]
These prairies hold my [Em] childhood In [C] a warm and sweet [G] embrace
[C] You can see it [G] when I get there [Am] By the smile upon [C] my face
[G] The open sky, [D] the kill-deer cry Have [B] left their [E] tender trace
[D]
[C] These [G] prairies hold [Am] my childhood In [D] a warm and sweet [G] embrace
Things [C] moved slower then [G] You saw the bird foot [Am] traces on a [G] trail
How [C] the dust would [G] sometimes hit it [Am] Saw a hawk upon [D] the rail
There [Em] were cousins [B] and bale stacks to [Em] defend
[G]
[C] There was driving in [G] a pickup Down [A] a road without a [D] bend
[G] These prairies hold [Em] my childhood [Am] In a [D] warm and sweet [G] embrace
[C] You can see it [G] when I get there By [Am] the smile upon my [D] face
[G] The open [D] sky, the kill-deer [B] cry Have left their tender [E] trace
[C] These [Bm] prairies hold [Am] my childhood [D] In a warm and [G] sweet embrace
The taste [C] of water from a [G] well [Am] Drunk from a sealer [G] jar
[C] And the day stretched out forever Like the [Am] dust behind a car
[G] There was the [Em] prairie grass, [B] the wind, my thoughts, and me
[G] And [C] the kind of [G] stars that set a [A] child's imagination [D] free
These prairies hold [Em] my childhood [Am] In a warm and sweet [G] embrace
You [C] can see it [G] when I get there [Am] By the smile upon [C] my face
[G] The open sky, [D] the kill-deer cry [B] Have left their tender [Em] trace
[D] These [G] prairies hold my [Am] childhood [D] In a warm and sweet embrace
Go [Em] for holes [B] and cinnamon rolls And [Em] bow your head [A] for grace
[C] These prairies hold [Am] my childhood In [C] a warm and sweet [G] embrace
Key:
G
C
D
Am
Em
G
C
D
_ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ These prairies hold my [Em] childhood _ In [C] a warm and sweet [G] embrace
_ [C] You can see it [G] when I get there [Am] By the smile upon [C] my face
[G] The open sky, [D] the kill-deer cry Have [B] left their [E] tender trace
_ [D]
[C] These [G] prairies hold [Am] my childhood In [D] a warm and sweet [G] embrace _ _ _
Things [C] moved slower then [G] You saw the bird foot [Am] traces on a [G] trail
How [C] the dust would [G] sometimes hit it [Am] Saw a hawk upon [D] the rail
There [Em] were cousins [B] and bale stacks to [Em] defend
_ _ [G] _ _
[C] There was driving in [G] a pickup Down [A] a road without a [D] bend _ _ _ _
[G] These prairies hold [Em] my childhood _ [Am] In a [D] warm and sweet [G] embrace
[C] You can see it [G] when I get there By [Am] the smile upon my [D] face
[G] _ The open [D] sky, the kill-deer [B] cry Have left their tender [E] trace
_ [C] These [Bm] prairies hold [Am] my childhood [D] In a warm and [G] sweet embrace
_ The taste [C] of water from a [G] well _ [Am] Drunk from a sealer [G] jar
_ [C] And the day stretched out forever Like the [Am] dust behind a car
[G] _ There was the [Em] prairie grass, [B] the wind, my thoughts, and me
_ [G] _ And [C] the kind of [G] stars that set a _ [A] child's imagination [D] free
_ _ _ These prairies hold [Em] my childhood [Am] In a warm and sweet [G] embrace
You [C] can see it [G] when I get there [Am] By the smile upon [C] my face
[G] The open sky, [D] the kill-deer cry [B] Have left their tender [Em] trace
_ [D] These [G] prairies hold my [Am] childhood _ [D] In a warm and sweet embrace
Go [Em] for holes [B] and cinnamon rolls And [Em] bow your head [A] for grace
_ _ _ [C] These prairies hold [Am] my childhood In [C] a warm and sweet [G] embrace _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ These prairies hold my [Em] childhood _ In [C] a warm and sweet [G] embrace
_ [C] You can see it [G] when I get there [Am] By the smile upon [C] my face
[G] The open sky, [D] the kill-deer cry Have [B] left their [E] tender trace
_ [D]
[C] These [G] prairies hold [Am] my childhood In [D] a warm and sweet [G] embrace _ _ _
Things [C] moved slower then [G] You saw the bird foot [Am] traces on a [G] trail
How [C] the dust would [G] sometimes hit it [Am] Saw a hawk upon [D] the rail
There [Em] were cousins [B] and bale stacks to [Em] defend
_ _ [G] _ _
[C] There was driving in [G] a pickup Down [A] a road without a [D] bend _ _ _ _
[G] These prairies hold [Em] my childhood _ [Am] In a [D] warm and sweet [G] embrace
[C] You can see it [G] when I get there By [Am] the smile upon my [D] face
[G] _ The open [D] sky, the kill-deer [B] cry Have left their tender [E] trace
_ [C] These [Bm] prairies hold [Am] my childhood [D] In a warm and [G] sweet embrace
_ The taste [C] of water from a [G] well _ [Am] Drunk from a sealer [G] jar
_ [C] And the day stretched out forever Like the [Am] dust behind a car
[G] _ There was the [Em] prairie grass, [B] the wind, my thoughts, and me
_ [G] _ And [C] the kind of [G] stars that set a _ [A] child's imagination [D] free
_ _ _ These prairies hold [Em] my childhood [Am] In a warm and sweet [G] embrace
You [C] can see it [G] when I get there [Am] By the smile upon [C] my face
[G] The open sky, [D] the kill-deer cry [B] Have left their tender [Em] trace
_ [D] These [G] prairies hold my [Am] childhood _ [D] In a warm and sweet embrace
Go [Em] for holes [B] and cinnamon rolls And [Em] bow your head [A] for grace
_ _ _ [C] These prairies hold [Am] my childhood In [C] a warm and sweet [G] embrace _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _