Salisbury Plain
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Am Bm
[Verse 1]
C D Em
Cold blows the wind on Silbury
G D C
Cold blows the wind on Frome
A C D G
But colder still the wind does blow
G D
All around the ragged stones
[Verse 2]
C D Em
I worked the land with all my kin
G D C
And many's the change I've known
A C D G
That strangers now have come to blight
G D
The seeds that we have sown
[Verse 3]
C D Em
The harmless hare that runs the ridge
G D C
The gulls that chase the plough
A C D G
The lofty pheasant all are seen
G D
And each is wary now
[Verse 4]
C D Em
And daily sounds the cannon-fire
G D C
Its echoes shake the plain
A C D G
The fox and rabbit both are forced
G D
To flee from their domain
[Verse 5]
C D Em
The girls once flocked to see the blues
G D C
As they passed gaily by
A C D G
But you're welcome as the cold, cold rain
G D
That darks the summer sky
[Verse 6]
C D Em
And friends ask me, when will there be
G D C
A bull without a horn
A C D G
And I say when there grows a rose
G D
Without a prickly thorn
[Interlude]
Am Bm
[Verse 1]
C D Em
Cold blows the wind on Silbury
G D C
Cold blows the wind on Frome
A C D G
But colder still the wind does blow
G D
All around the ragged stones
How to play Salisbury Plain
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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.