The Spirit Trail Chords by Dan Fogelberg

Tempo:
125.85 bpm
Chords used:

G

A

F

Am

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Spirit Trail ~ Dan Fogelberg [ CC ] chords
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[E]
[G] [C] [G]
[A] [Em]
[G]
[A]
[G]
[A]
[G]
[A] The light is long, the sun is [G] low [F#] I'm riding past the [G] coast of Dusty [F] Road
But I don't [G] wanna be, no I don't [A] wanna be
[Am]
[A] [A] Above the red, the negro flies [G] And [D] there's a circus in the [G] western [F] skies
I wanna [G] fly with them, I wanna [A] walk the spirit [G] trail
[A]
[G]
[A] [Am]
[G]
[A] [B] I seen them come, I seen them go [G] [B] Off to the oil fields and [F] rodeo
To find a [G] better road than lead [A] the native song
But I [Dm] can hear [A] a different [G] song The drum [A] within my heart [G] is beating [F] strong
I wanna [G] follow, I got [A] to walk the [Em] spirit trail
[A]
[C] Let every [G] creature I see
[Dm] Be a brother [Am] and a friend to [G]
me
[C] Let every step that [G] I take [Dm] Be the footprints of [E] a warrior [A] along [G] the spirit trail
[G]
[A]
[G]
[F]
[Em] [E]
[F] Hey-ya, hey [E]-ya-yo
[F]
[E]
[F]
[E] They
[A]
[G]
[A]
[G]
[A] took the land, they took control
[G] They robbed [B] my father of [G] his very
[F] soul
To feel like one [G] of them, to feel like [A] one of them
I was born of a native son [G] And I will never be another [F] one
To give it all [G] away, [A] I got to walk the [G] spirit trail
[A]
[C] Let every creature [G] I see
[Dm] Be a brother [Am] and a friend [G] to [C] me
Let every step [G] that I take
[D] Be [Am] the footprints of a [G] warrior [F] along the spirit trail
[Em] [E]
[F] Hey-ya, hey-ya [E]-yo
[F] Hey-ya, hey-ya [Em]-yo
[E]
[F]
[E] Let
[C] every creature [G] I see
[Dm] Be a brother [Am] and a friend [G] to [C] me
Let every step [G] that I take [Dm] Be the footprints [Am] of a [G] warrior [A] along the spirit trail
[G]
[A]
[G]
[A] [Am]
[G]
[A] [Am]
[G]
[A]
[G] [Am]
[G]
[Am]
[G] [C] [G]
[Am]
[G] [C] [G]
[Am]
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
A
1231
F
134211111
Am
2311
E
2311
G
2131
A
1231
F
134211111
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To start learning Dan Fogelberg - The Spirit Trail chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: A, G, A, G, C, G and Dm. A strategic approach would be to train at 63 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 126. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of A Minor in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ The light is long, the sun is [G] low [F#] I'm riding past the [G] coast of Dusty [F] Road
But I don't [G] wanna be, no I don't [A] wanna _ be
_ _ [Am] _ _
[A] _ [A] Above the red, the negro flies [G] _ And [D] there's a circus in the [G] western [F] skies
I wanna [G] fly with them, I wanna [A] walk the spirit [G] trail
_ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [B] I seen them come, I seen them go [G] _ [B] Off to the oil fields and _ [F] rodeo
To find a [G] better road than lead [A] the native song _ _ _ _ _ _
_ But I [Dm] can hear [A] a different [G] song The drum [A] within my heart [G] is beating [F] strong
I wanna [G] follow, I got [A] to walk the [Em] spirit trail
[A] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Let every [G] creature I see _
_ [Dm] Be a brother [Am] and a friend to [G]
me
[C] Let every step that [G] I take _ [Dm] Be the footprints of [E] a warrior [A] along [G] the spirit _ _ trail _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ Hey-ya, hey [E]-ya-yo _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ They _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ took the land, they took control _
[G] They robbed [B] my father of [G] his very _
[F] soul
To feel like one [G] of them, to feel like [A] one of them
I _ _ _ _ _ _ was born of a native son [G] _ And I will never be another [F] one
To give it all [G] away, [A] I got to walk the [G] spirit trail
[A] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Let every creature [G] I see _
[Dm] _ Be a brother [Am] and a friend [G] to [C] me
Let every step [G] that I take _
[D] _ Be [Am] the footprints of a [G] warrior [F] along the spirit trail _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F] Hey-ya, _ hey-ya [E]-yo _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Hey-ya, _ hey-ya [Em]-yo
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ Let _ _ _
[C] _ every creature [G] I see _
[Dm] _ Be a brother [Am] and a friend [G] to [C] me
Let every step [G] that I take [Dm] Be the footprints [Am] of a [G] warrior [A] along the spirit _ trail _ _
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