Gold Rush Brides
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Gm F C
[Verse 1]
N.C. F C/E C G Am C
Follow the typical signs, the hand painted lines down prairie roads.
F C/E C G Am C
Pass the lone church spire, pass the talking wire from where to who knows?
C F C/E C G Am C
There's no way to divide the beauty of the sky from the wild western plains.
F C/E C G Am C
Where a man could drift in legendary myth by roaming over spaces
F C
The land was free and the price was right
[Verse 2]
Gm F C
Dakota on the wall is a white robed woman tall yet maidenly
Gm F C
Such power in her hand as she hails the wagon man's family.
Gm F C
I see Indians that crawl through this mural that recalls our history
[Verse 3]
F
Who were the homestead wives?
C
Who were the gold rush brides?
C G Am C
Does anybody know?
F C C G Am C
Do their works survive their yellow fever lives in pages they wrote?
C F C
The land was free yet it cost their lives
[Verse 4]
Gm F C
In miner's lust for gold a family's house was bought and sold piece by piece
Gm F C
A widow staked her claim on a dollar and his name so painfully
Gm F C
In letters mailed back home her Eastern sisters they would moan as they would read
Gm F C
Accounts of madness childbirth loneliness and grief
Gm F C
Accounts of madness, childbirth, loneliness and grief
[Coda]
Gm F C
How to play Gold Rush Brides
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.