Sierra Chords by Boz Scaggs

Tempo:

76.95 bpm

Chords used:

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[B] [Bm] [Em]
[A] [D]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] What about the one who said [Em] he loved you?
[A] What about the one who said [D] he cared?
[Bm] Don't bother [A] trying to find him [Bm] way up in the [A] icy [F#m] air.
[Bm] Oh, you played with [Em] his heart strings,
[A] and he played without [D] a care.
[Bm] But not up in the high [A] Sierra,
[Bm] you won't play his [B] heart out there.
[Em] [D] The angels [A] lay their cross across [F#] the sky, [Bm] and line up for him [Em] every night.
[D] Some have [A] wings, and others sing, [Em] the rest do lazy ballets [D] in the [A] air.
[Bm] There he's got a bird to give [Em] him warning,
[A] and he's got a [D] lookout too.
[Bm] The beauty of the high [A] Sierra,
[Bm] and she's looking [A] out for you.
[G] [Bm] [Em]
[A] [D]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [B] [Em]
[B] [Em] [A] The angels lay their cross across [F#] the sky, [Bm] [F#] [Bm] and line up for him [Em] every night.
[D] [A] Some have wings, and others sing, [Em] the rest do lazy ballets in the air.
[C#m]
[Bm] What about the one who [G] said he loved you?
[A] What about the one who [D] said he cared?
[Bm] He's up in the high [A] Sierra,
[Bm] but don't bother [A] looking there.
[Bm] [Em]
[A] [D]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [G] [Em]
[A] [D]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [B] [Em]
[B] [Em] [D] [A]
[F#] [Bm] [F#] [Bm]
[Em] [D] [A]
[Em] [D] [A]
[Bm] [Em]
[A] [D]
The angels [Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A] lay
[Bm] [Em]
[A] [D]
their cross across the sky, and

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To learn Boz Scaggs - Sierra chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: A, D, Bm, A, Em, A and Bm. A strategic approach would be to train at 38 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 77. Considering the song's key of D Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

[B] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] What about the one who said [Em] he loved you? _
_ [A] _ What about the one who said [D] he cared? _
_ [Bm] _ Don't bother [A] trying to find him _ [Bm] _ way up in the [A] icy [F#m] air.
_ [Bm] _ Oh, you played with [Em] his heart strings, _
_ [A] _ and he played without [D] a care. _
_ [Bm] But not up in the high [A] Sierra, _
_ [Bm] you won't play his [B] heart out there. _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] The angels [A] lay their cross across [F#] the sky, _ _ [Bm] and line up for him [Em] every night.
_ _ [D] Some have [A] wings, and others sing, [Em] the rest do lazy ballets [D] in the [A] air.
_ [Bm] There he's got a bird to give [Em] him warning, _
_ [A] _ and he's got a [D] lookout too. _
_ [Bm] The beauty of the high [A] Sierra, _
_ [Bm] _ and she's looking [A] out for you. _
_ [G] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Em] _
[B] _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] The angels lay their cross across [F#] the sky, [Bm] _ [F#] _ [Bm] and line up for him [Em] every night.
_ _ [D] [A] Some have wings, and others sing, [Em] the rest do lazy ballets in the air.
[C#m] _
_ [Bm] _ What about the one who [G] said he loved you? _
_ [A] What about the one who [D] said he cared? _
_ [Bm] _ He's up in the high [A] Sierra, _
_ [Bm] _ but don't bother [A] looking there.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _
[B] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ [F#] _ [Bm] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
The angels [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] lay _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ their cross across the sky, and

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