Prairie Lullabye Chords by Don Edwards
Tempo:
65.875 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
C#m
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [C#m] [B]
[E] [C#m] [B]
[E] When shadows creep [A] across the [E] hills and purple [B] streaks the sky,
[E] When cattle [A] bunch up [E] closer for the [B] night,
[E] That's when you [A] hear the whippoorwill [E] start singing [B] sweet and high.
[E] That's when you [C#m] hear the [B] prairie [E] [A] lullaby.
[E]
[A] The breezes [E] play, the branches sway, [B] somewhere [E] a coyote cries,
[C#m] [A] I hear [E] your [A] loo [E]-dee, it's a [B] prairie [E] lullaby.
When later on [A] the sun is gone, [E] the campfire [B] fights the dark,
[E] And a million [A] stars are [E] twinkling [B] in the sky,
[E]
[B] [E] That's when you'll see [A] a cowboy [E] reaching for his [B] old mouth harp.
[E] That's when you'll [C#m] hear the [B] prairie [E] lullaby.
[A]
[E] [A] The breezes [B] play, the branches [E] [B] sway, somewhere a [E] coyote cries,
[C#m] I [A]
[E] hear your [A] loo [E]-dee, it's a [B] prairie [E] lullaby.
[B] [C#m] [A] I hear [E] your [A] loo-dee, [E] it's a [B] prairie [G#m] [E] lullaby.
[E] [C#m] [B]
[E] When shadows creep [A] across the [E] hills and purple [B] streaks the sky,
[E] When cattle [A] bunch up [E] closer for the [B] night,
[E] That's when you [A] hear the whippoorwill [E] start singing [B] sweet and high.
[E] That's when you [C#m] hear the [B] prairie [E] [A] lullaby.
[E]
[A] The breezes [E] play, the branches sway, [B] somewhere [E] a coyote cries,
[C#m] [A] I hear [E] your [A] loo [E]-dee, it's a [B] prairie [E] lullaby.
When later on [A] the sun is gone, [E] the campfire [B] fights the dark,
[E] And a million [A] stars are [E] twinkling [B] in the sky,
[E]
[B] [E] That's when you'll see [A] a cowboy [E] reaching for his [B] old mouth harp.
[E] That's when you'll [C#m] hear the [B] prairie [E] lullaby.
[A]
[E] [A] The breezes [B] play, the branches [E] [B] sway, somewhere a [E] coyote cries,
[C#m] I [A]
[E] hear your [A] loo [E]-dee, it's a [B] prairie [E] lullaby.
[B] [C#m] [A] I hear [E] your [A] loo-dee, [E] it's a [B] prairie [G#m] [E] lullaby.
Key:
E
B
A
C#m
G#m
E
B
A
[E] _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] When shadows creep [A] across the [E] hills and purple [B] streaks the sky,
[E] When cattle [A] bunch up [E] closer for the [B] night, _ _ _
[E] That's when you [A] hear the whippoorwill [E] start singing [B] sweet and high. _
[E] That's when you [C#m] hear the [B] prairie [E] _ [A] lullaby.
[E] _ _ _
[A] The breezes [E] play, the branches sway, [B] somewhere [E] a coyote cries,
[C#m] _ [A] I hear [E] your [A] loo [E]-dee, it's a [B] prairie [E] lullaby.
When _ _ _ later on [A] the sun is gone, [E] the campfire [B] fights the dark,
_ [E] And a million [A] stars are [E] twinkling [B] in the sky,
[E] _
[B] _ _ _ [E] That's when you'll see [A] a cowboy [E] reaching for his [B] old mouth harp.
_ [E] That's when you'll [C#m] hear the [B] prairie [E] lullaby.
[A] _
[E] _ _ _ [A] The breezes [B] play, the branches [E] [B] sway, somewhere a [E] coyote cries,
_ [C#m] I [A]
[E] hear your [A] loo [E]-dee, it's a [B] prairie [E] lullaby.
_ [B] _ [C#m] [A] I hear [E] your [A] loo-dee, [E] it's a [B] prairie _ [G#m] [E] lullaby. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] When shadows creep [A] across the [E] hills and purple [B] streaks the sky,
[E] When cattle [A] bunch up [E] closer for the [B] night, _ _ _
[E] That's when you [A] hear the whippoorwill [E] start singing [B] sweet and high. _
[E] That's when you [C#m] hear the [B] prairie [E] _ [A] lullaby.
[E] _ _ _
[A] The breezes [E] play, the branches sway, [B] somewhere [E] a coyote cries,
[C#m] _ [A] I hear [E] your [A] loo [E]-dee, it's a [B] prairie [E] lullaby.
When _ _ _ later on [A] the sun is gone, [E] the campfire [B] fights the dark,
_ [E] And a million [A] stars are [E] twinkling [B] in the sky,
[E] _
[B] _ _ _ [E] That's when you'll see [A] a cowboy [E] reaching for his [B] old mouth harp.
_ [E] That's when you'll [C#m] hear the [B] prairie [E] lullaby.
[A] _
[E] _ _ _ [A] The breezes [B] play, the branches [E] [B] sway, somewhere a [E] coyote cries,
_ [C#m] I [A]
[E] hear your [A] loo [E]-dee, it's a [B] prairie [E] lullaby.
_ [B] _ [C#m] [A] I hear [E] your [A] loo-dee, [E] it's a [B] prairie _ [G#m] [E] lullaby. _
_ _ _ _ _ _