Mark Preston
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[Verso 1]
G D C D
Theres a ridge above Sundance where old aspens grow,
G D C D
And the dust settles soft in Elk Meadows below,
G D C D
Your hand found mine in that cool mountain air,
G D C D
Like itd always been waiting for me there.
G D C D
We rode those trails where the shadows grew so long,
G D C D
Spent days together,at nights I played our song.
G D C D
The creak of my saddle and Timps shadow oerhead,
G D C D D
Every word unspoken, your eyes said.
[Refrão]
G Em C D G Em C
Its in the miles we made and in the calves held,
D G Em C D G Em C
that quiet love you never have to tell,
D G Em C D G Em C
From old Wasatch high to Alberta plains,
D G Em C D G
Through sunburnt Knight days and cold Corrine rains,
D G Em C D G Em C
We didnt know then and we still dont know now
D G Em C D G Em C
But God blessed our love, its not just something you vow,
D G Em C D G Em C
Loves like a trail, or a dance that you learn,
D G Em C D G Em C
and Ill ride it through, my heart for you does yearn
D
[Verso 2]
G D C D
First mare we bought, she was tough and true,
G D C D
Just a little green,and we were too,
G D C D
Wrote out the check with a big hopeful grin,
G D C D
Didnt know then what I was gettin in.
[Refrão]
G Em C D G Em C
Its in the miles we made and in the calves held,
D G Em C D G Em C
that quiet love you never have to tell,
D G Em C D G Em C
From old Wasatch high to Alberta plains,
D G Em C D G
Through sunburnt Knight days and cold Corrine rains,
D G Em C D G Em C
We didnt know then and we still dont know now
D G Em C D G Em C
But God blessed our love, its not just something you vow,
D G Em C D G Em C
Loves like a trail, or a dance that you learn,
D G Em C D G Em C
and Ill ride it through, my heart for you does yearn
D
[Ponte]
Em D C D
Milk River cold on a warm July day,
Em D C D
Through coulee winds and wind-blown plain,
Em D C D
Youll ride with me all over the world
Em D C D
Just you and me, my Cowboy Girl
[Verso 3]
G D C D
Southern Alberta, wide and wild,
G D C D
You made that country feel like home awhile,
G D C D
Wind in your hair and dust on your jeans,
G D C D
Youre the finest thing I have ever seen.
G D C D
And every trail that weve left behind
G D C D
Is a map of you and me in time,
G D C D
Cause every turn and every mile
G D C D
Started the day you made me smile.
[Refrão]
G Em C D G Em C
Its in the miles we made and in the calves held,
D G Em C D G Em C
that quiet love you never have to tell,
D G Em C D G Em C
From old Wasatch high to Alberta plains,
D G Em C D G
Through sunburnt Knight days and cold Corrine rains,
D G Em C D G Em C
We didnt know then and we still dont know now
D G Em C D G Em C
But God blessed our love, its not just a thing you vow,
D G Em C D G Em C
Loves like a trail, or a dance that you learn,
D G Em C D G Em C
and Ill ride it through, my heart for you does yearn
D
Outro
G Em C D G Em C
So if the trail runs long and the light blurs,
D G Em C D G Em C
Ill ride next to you, my Cowboy Girl
D G Em C D
my Cowboy Girl
How to play Mark Preston
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