Western Skies Chords by Chris Ledoux

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[G] Well Nashville friends [D] that think I'm [C] strange [Am] to make [G] my home out on the range
I think [D] it's nothing but a [C] godforsaken land
[D] Why [G] don't [D] you bring your guitar and family [C] move on [G] down to Tennessee?
Well, I just [D] smile cuz they don't understand
[C] _ [D] But [Am] if they ever saw sunrise on [D] Mountain morning
[G] Watch those [D] cotton candy clouds [Em] go by _
And they [C] know why I live [D] beneath these western [G] skies [D] _ [Em] I
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_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _
[G] Got peace of [D] mind and elbow room.
[C] I love to [G] smell the sage in bloom or catch a [D] rainbow on my [C] fishing line
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We [G] got county [D] fairs and rodeos [C] ain't a better place [G] for my kids to grow
Just turn them [D] loose in the western [C] summertime
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And [Am] if you ever held your woman [D] on summer's evening
[G] While the prairie [D] moon was blazing [Em] in her eyes
And [C] you know why I live [D] beneath these western [G] [D] skies
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_ [Bm] _ [Em] You ain't lived [D] until you watch those [C] northern lights
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[G] _ [Em] _ Set around the [D] campfire near the coyotes [C] call at [Am] night
[G] [D] Makes you [G] feel all [Bm] right
_ [G] _ [D] So _ [C] _ [G] _ _
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_ guess I'll stay [D] right where I'm at
[C] [A] Wearing my [G] boots and the cowboy hat, but I'll [Bm] come and see you once in [C] a while.
[D] _
[G] I
Bring the [D] guitar and sing the [C] songs.
[Am] Sorry if I [G] don't stay too long.
I love Tennessee, [D] but you know, it just ain't [C] my style
[D] _
_ [Am] Gotta be where I can see [D] those Rocky Mountains
[G] Ride my horse [D] and watch an eagle [Em] fly. _
I
[C] Gotta live my life and write my [D] songs
beneath these western [G] skies
[D] _ [Em] And _ when I [C] die you can bury [Em] me [D] beneath these western [G] _ skies
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[G] Yippee-yi-yay
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