Chris Ledoux - Western skies

My ^GNashville friends ^Dthink I'm strange to ^Cmake my home out on the ^Grange Think it's nothin' but a God forsaken land ^Em

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^D Why don't you ^Gbring your ^Dguitar and family^Bm, ^Cmove on down to ^GTennesse Well, I just smile because ^Dthey don't understand^{Em D}But if they ^Amever saw a sunrise on a ^Dmountain mornin' ^GWatched those cotton ^Dcandy clouds roll by^Em They'd know ^Cwhy I live be^Dneath these ^GWestern Skies ^D

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I got ^Gpeace of mind and ^Delbow room I ^Clove the smell of ^Gsage in bloom Catch a rainbow ^Don my fishin' line We got ^Gcounty fairs and ^Drodeos, ain't a ^Cbetter place for my ^Gkids to grow Just turn'm loose in the ^Dwestern summer ^Emtime ^DAnd if you ^Amever held your woman on a ^Dsummer's evening While the ^Gprairie moon was ^F#mblazin' in her ^Emeyes You'd know ^Cwhy I live ^Dbeneath these ^GWestern Skies^F#m

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^{G Em}You ain't lived until you've ^Dwatched those Northern ^CLights ^{D Em}Set around the campfire and hear the ^Dcoyotes call at ^Bmnight ^Am Makes you ^Gfeel alright^Bm

So ^Bguess I'll stay right ^Dwhere I'm at, ^Cwear my boots and my ^Gcowboy hat But ^EmI'll come and ^Dsee ya once in a ^Emwhile ^D I'll ^Gbring my guitar and ^Bmsing my songs, ^Csorry if I don't ^Gstay too long I love Tennessee but ya know it's just not my ^Emstyle ^{D Am}I gotta be where I can see those ^DRocky Mountains ^GRide my horse and ^Dwatch an eagle ^Emfly I gotta ^Clive my life and write my songs ^Dbeneath these ^BmWestern ^GSkies ^{D Em} When I di^Ce you can bury me ^Dbeneath these Western^G Skies, ^CYippee ^GYi