Leon
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: DCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Written by Brent Giddens
[Intro]
D D/C# D/B D/A
D D/C# D/B D/A
D
(pause)
[Verse 1]
Em
Had an Uncle named of Leon
A D
Was his fathers only boy
Em
Born just south of Anadarko
A D
Was his mothers pride and joy
[Chorus]
D/C# D/B D/A Em
Yes and joy was just a thing he was raised on
A D
Love was just a way to live and die
D/C# D/B D/A Em
Gold was just an Oklahoma wheat field
A D G D
Blue was just an Oklahoma sky (pause)
[Verse 2]
Em
All the stories that he told me
A D
Back when I was just a lad
Em
All the memories that he gave me
A D
All the good times that he had
Em
Growin up an Okie farm boy
A D
Life was mostly havin fun
Em
Ridin on his daddy's shoulders
A D
Behind the mule behind the sun
[Chorus]
D/C# D/B D/A Em
Yes and joy was just a thing he was raised on
A D
Love was just a way to live and die
D/C# D/B D/A Em
Gold was just an Oklahoma wheat field
A D G D
Blue was just an Oklahoma sky (pause)
[Verse 3]
Em
Well you know there were some hard times
A D
And I was told some years were lean
Em
They had a storm in forty seven
A D
Twister came and stripped em clean
Em
He lost the farm and lost his family
A D
He lost the wheat and lost his home
Em
But he found the family bible
A D
His faith was solid as a stone
[Chorus]
D/C# D/B D/A Em
Yes and joy was just a thing he was raised on
A D
Love was just a way to live and die
D/C# D/B D/A Em
Gold was just an Oklahoma wheat field
A D G D
Blue was just an Oklahoma sky (pause)
[Verse 4]
Em
So he came to live at our house
A D
And he came to work the land
Em
He came to ease my daddy's burden
A D
And he came to be my friend
Em
So I wrote this down for Leon
A D
And it's for him the song is sung
Em
Ridin on his daddy's shoulders
A D
Behind the mule behind the sun
[Chorus]
D/C# D/B D/A Em
Yes and joy was just a thing he was raised on
A D
Love was just a way to live and die
D/C# D/B D/A Em
Gold was just an Oklahoma wheat field
A D G D
Blue was just an Oklahoma sky
[Chorus]
D/C# D/B D/A Em
Yes and joy was just a thing he was raised on
A D
Love was just a way to live and die
D/C# D/B D/A Em
Gold was just an Oklahoma wheat field
A D G D
Blue was just an Oklahoma sky
[Outro]
D D/C# D/B D/A
D D/C# D/B D/A
D
How to play Leon
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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.