Cale Prater
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[Verso 1]
D G
Maybe we were running toward the mountains
D G
For their beauty, serenity and grace
D G
Or maybe we were running from the prairie
D G
That kept blowing dust in our face
Em D
Either way we knew we had to fly
Em D
We were drowning in the bluestem and the mud
Em D
We were gonna chase that Rocky Mountain high
Em A
And wed get there any way that we could
[Refrão]
C G
It was a black Honda shadow,
C G
Tail pipes loud like thunder
C Em D G
We were riding fast enough to outrun the cloud we were under
C G
Two-up on that shadow
Em G
A little tent and some pocket change
C Em D G
We pointed that bike toward the west and burned across the plains
C G
As the Rockies rose before us
C G
Our spirits rose up like a phoenix
C Em D G
When the Kansas clay gets in your soul theres just one way to clean it
Em G D Em
You said if we survived that ride we could last through anything
G
Now its 20 years later
D G
And youre right here next to me
[Verso 2]
D G
Today I no longer have that shadow
D G
Sold it to some guy I didnt know
D G
Theres some things in life we just outgrow
D G
When we got kids and jobs and shit ya know
Em D
But sometimes I think back and smile
Em D
Jet black paint and shiny chrome
Em D
And I think about the thousands of miles
Em A
That we travelled till we realized we were home
[Ponte]
C G
We thought we knew our destination
C G
But the highway had in mind another fate
C G
And when we came up on the crossroads
Em D
We hit the gas and kept on going strait
C G
And I dont know, where those other paths would take us
C G
What lies to the left or to the right
C G
But I got memories of an old black Honda shadow
Em D
And I got you with me tonight
[Refrão]
C G
It was a black Honda shadow,
C G
Tail pipes loud like thunder
C Em D G
We were riding fast enough to outrun the cloud we were under
C G
Two-up on that shadow
Em G
A little tent and some pocket change
C Em D
We pointed that bike toward the west and burned across the plains
C G
As the Rockies rose before us
C G
Our spirits rose up like a phoenix
C Em D G
When the Kansas clay gets in your soul theres just one way to clean it
Em G D Em
You said if we survived that ride we could last through anything
G
Now its 20 years later
D G
And youre right here next to me
How to play Cale Prater
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.