Calico Plains
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: BCapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by Matraca Berg
(From the 1990 Album LYING ON THE MOON)
[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
A
Sweet Abilena looked out at the midwestern sky
A
Sweet seventeen with a far away look in her eyes
D C
She said "I feel like a bird in a cage
D C
"But come September I'm flying away."
A
I said "I'll miss you," then I made her promise to write
[Chorus]
E
Since we were tall as the corn in the spring
D
We shared every secret, shared every dream
E
So anxious to grow in the new summer rain
C D A
And bloom like a rose on the calico plains
[Verse 2]
A
How could she hear as we laughed on that long summer night
A
The tiny heart of the baby she carried inside
D C
I stood beside her when September came
D C
Watched her get married, then caught the bouquet
A
And like those hand-me-down dresses she gave me
A
I made her dreams mine
[Chorus]
E
From a seat by the window on wings made of steel
D
I stared at the patchwork over the fields
E
Where young tears that once flowed like warm summer rain
C D A
Were turning to snow on the calico plains
[Guitar Solo]
Em D C Bm A Em D C G D A
[Verse 3]
A
Sweet Abilena looks out at the midwestern sky
A
Closer to thirty, but farther away in her eyes
D C
She holds her babies like she holds her dreams
D C
Each night she kisses and rocks them to sleep
A
While she reads the letters she makes me promise to write
[Outro]
A Em A
Sweet Abilena looks out at the midwestern sky
How to play Calico Plains
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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.