Mineral Wells
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
The orginal is on ukelele so the suggested picking is up an octave.
[Intro]
G G G/F# E
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----12----12----12----12----12----12--------------9---9---9---9--9----9--------|
D|----12----12----12----12----12----12--------------9---9---9---9--9----9--------|
A|-10----10----10----10----10----10----10-12-9-10-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-9-10-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat just the G part then into the verse...
[Verse 1]
G C
In '81 I was just a drink on the shelf, a daiquiri
G Em
Not even a thought til sometime in July
G
Sometime in July
[Verse 2]
G
And something happened in '84
C
I ended up with two places to be from
G
The only tree with leaves in Lubbock
Em
With roots in Mineral Wells
G
Mineral Wells
[Chorus]
G
At night I dream I'm in the Brazos River
D
Pines and cypress of the West Cross Timbers
A7 D
And oh, I know, it shows
G
I'm another one still thirsting for my home
[Instrumental]
G G/F# Em
Em Em/F# G
[Verse 3]
G
There's a spot under the train track trestles
C
The water's too deep to stand in
G
And you were there once
Em
We climb the sandstone and jump in
G
Hold your breath and jump in
[Verse 4]
G
We take the airboats way upstream
C
The heat's tiring and I fall asleep
G
In my folding chair
Em
I dreamed Dad was smoking cigarettes
G
He always had one hanging from his lips
[Chorus]
G
At night I dream I'm in the Brazos River
D
Pines and cypress of the West Cross Timbers
A7 D
And oh, I know, it shows
G
I'm another one still thirsting for my home
[Instrumental]
G G/F# Em
Em Em/F# G
G G/F# Em
Em Em/F# G
[Verse 5]
G
I've tried drinking water from the Gibson well
C
Folks before me say, "it cures what ails ya"
G
I think it might be true
Em
That there's something in the well
G
In Mineral Wells
[Chorus]
G
At night I dream I'm in the Brazos River
D
Pines and cypress of the West Cross Timbers
A7 D
And oh, I know, it shows
G
I'm another one still thirsting for my home
[Instrumental]
G G/F# Em
Em Em/F# G
G G/F# Em
Em Em/F# G
How to play Mineral Wells
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.