Wide Open Spaces Chords by The Chicks

Tempo:
89.95 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

F#m

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Wide Open Spaces chords
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[E] [A] [E] [A]
[E] [A] [E]
[F#m] [E]
[F#m] [E]
Who [F#m] doesn't know [E] what I'm talking [A] about?
[E] Who's [F#m] never left home, [E] who's never struck out?
To [A] find a dream and a life [E] of their own.
[A] A place in the clouds, a foundation [B] of stone.
[E] [F#m] Many precede and [E] many will follow.
A [F#m] young girl's dreams no [E] longer hollow.
It [A] takes the shape of a place out [E] west.
But [A] what it holds for her, she [E] hasn't yet [B] guessed.
She [E] needs [F#m] wide open [A] [B] spaces.
[E] [F#m] Room to make a [A] big mistake.
[B] She [E] needs [F#m] new [A] faces.
[B] She knows the [E] highest stakes.
[F#m] [A] [B]
[E] She [A] traveled this road [E] as a child.
Wide [F#m]-eyed and gritty, she [E] never tired.
But [A] now she won't be coming back [E] with the rest.
If [A] these are life's lessons she'll [B] take this.
[E] She needs [F#m] wide open [A] spaces.
[B]
[E] [F#m] Room to make a [A] big mistake.
[B]
[E] She [F#m] needs new [A] faces.
[B] She knows the [E] highest stakes.
[F#m] She knows the [A] highest [B] stakes.
[E] [F#m] [E]
[F#m] As [E]
[F#m] [E]
[A] her folks drive away, [E] her dad yells, check the oil.
Mom stares out [A] the window [E] and says, I'm leaving my girl.
[A] She said it didn't seem like that [E] long ago.
[A] When she stood there and let her [B] own folks know she [E] needed
[F#m] wide [A] open [B] spaces.
[E] [F#m] Room to make a [A] big mistake.
[B] [E]
She needs [F#m] new [A] faces.
[B] She knows the [E] highest stakes.
[F#m] She knows the [A] highest stakes.
[B] She knows the [E]
highest [A] stakes.
[E] She knows the highest [F#m] [A] [B]
[E] stakes.
[F#m] [A] [B] [E] [F#m] [A]
[E]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
F#m
123111112
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
F#m
123111112
B
12341112
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To start learning The Chicks - Wide Open Spaces chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: F#m, A, B, E, A and E. Start with a comfortable 44 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 90. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Major.

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[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
Who [F#m] doesn't know [E] what I'm talking [A] about? _
[E] Who's [F#m] never left home, [E] who's never struck out?
To [A] find a dream and a life [E] of their own.
[A] A place in the clouds, a foundation [B] of stone.
[E] _ [F#m] Many precede and [E] many will follow. _ _
A [F#m] young girl's dreams no [E] longer hollow.
It [A] takes the shape of a place out [E] west.
But [A] what it holds for her, she [E] hasn't yet [B] guessed.
She [E] needs [F#m] wide open [A] _ [B] spaces. _
[E] _ [F#m] Room to make a [A] big mistake.
[B] She [E] needs [F#m] new [A] faces.
[B] She knows the [E] highest stakes.
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] She [A] traveled this road [E] as a child. _ _
Wide [F#m]-eyed and gritty, she [E] never tired.
But [A] now she won't be coming back [E] with the rest.
If [A] these are life's lessons she'll [B] take this.
[E] She needs [F#m] wide open [A] spaces.
[B] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] Room to make a [A] big mistake.
[B] _ _
[E] She [F#m] needs new _ [A] faces.
[B] She knows the [E] highest stakes.
[F#m] She knows the [A] highest [B] stakes. _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] As _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] her folks drive away, [E] her dad yells, check the oil. _
Mom stares out [A] the window [E] and says, I'm leaving my girl.
[A] She said it didn't seem like that [E] long ago. _
[A] When she stood there and let her [B] own folks know she [E] needed
[F#m] wide [A] open [B] spaces. _
[E] _ [F#m] Room to make a [A] big mistake.
[B] _ [E]
She needs [F#m] new _ [A] faces.
[B] She knows the [E] highest stakes.
[F#m] She knows the [A] highest stakes.
[B] She knows the [E]
highest [A] stakes.
_ _ _ [E] She knows the highest _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] stakes.
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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