Midland
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
4th traste
[Intro]
C G D G x2
[Verse I]
C G
I sure do love me a blue-collar baby
D G
Go to work all day then come home to his lady
C G
And I think you're the finest of your kind
D
But I don't belong here
G
I'm just making my rounds
C G
I can stay for Christmas then I gotta leave town
D G
And you would too if you had half a mind
C
"44 acres with mineral rights
G
Half of it's yours if you sign the line"
D G
And I said, there ain't a chance in hell this is where I die
[Chorus]
C
I'll wreck my daddy's bronco
G
Turn on pop country radio
D
See something flyin, it's a UFO
G
And the cowboys just won the super bowl
Am G
Before you drag my ass back to Midland
[Verse II]
C G
I paid my dues, more than anybody should've
D
I would've packed up my boots and ran
G
Sooner if I could've
C G
But this town ropes you in with a dollar sign
D G
And you look good, and your jokes are funny
C G
Lord knows you've got all the money
D G
But there ain't no chance this is where I die
[Chorus]
C
I'll plant my roots in Oklahoma
G
My redneck brother trades in his Tacoma
D
For a car that runs on a lithium battery
Am G
Before you drag my ass back to Midland
[Bridge]
Am
I'm proud to be an oil riggers daughter
C
We got crude for sale
Am
We got dreams for slaughter
C
And we got the best bars from here to Tennessee
[Verse III]
C
But if you come looking
G
Well I'll be booking it
D
Sorry baby but you must have mistaken me
G
For somebody who's got way different dreams
[Chorus]
C*
Because I'll go back to school it's God's will
G* G*
Sell my songs and my car just to pay the bills
D* G*
You'll see Jesus walk the streets of Nashville
Am
Before you drag my ass
C
Fore you drag my ass
Am G
Fore you drag my ass back to Midland
[Outro]
C G D G x2
How to play Midland
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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.