Saltillo
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| One strum
Cmaj7/B x22013
Intro
C Fmaj7
C
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Fmaj7
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
C
[Verso 1]
N.C. C Fmaj7 C
Learn to live, learn to love, learn to cope, learn to die
N.C. C Fmaj7 C
Put your feet in the grass, you take a walk, you take a drive
N.C. C Fmaj7 C
Start to wonder if a curse might be on this house
N.C. C Fmaj7
Like the bad air from the city finally made its way south
Am C Cmaj7/B Fmaj7
And the world starts spinnin' so soon
Am C Cmaj7/B Fmaj7
We all go to work, all the kids go to school
[Refrão]
C Fmaj7
What's gone just turns to something I can not bear to lose
Am Cmaj7/B Fmaj7
So whatever I've forgotten, I'll just pretend I never knew
C Fmaj7
This town will fade to nothing, but my head says no goodbyes
Am Cmaj7/B Fmaj7 C
'Cause the air inside will run out, long bfore I'll let something di
Interlude
Fmaj7
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
[Verso 2]
C Fmaj7
Makin' light, making jokes to slow down a year later
C Fmaj7
You promised you'd never smile at our new neighbors
C Fmaj7
Drive past the cop on the hill, and I say, "I swear
C C
The dirt would know your name, the road would know your laugh
Fmaj7
The dark would know the color of your hair
Am C Cmaj7/B Fmaj7 Am C Cmaj7/B Fmaj7
But I won't count the ghosts that live off Lancaster County's most dangerous road"
[Refrão]
C Fmaj7
What's gone just turns to something I can not bear to lose
Am Cmaj7/B Fmaj7
So whatever I've forgotten, I'll just pretend I never knew
C Fmaj7
This town will fade to nothing, but my head says no goodbyes
Am Cmaj7/B Fmaj7
'Cause the air inside will run out, long before I'll let something die
[Ponte]
C Fmaj7 Am
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) I need to know if it was me
Cmaj7/B Fmaj7
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) But you wouldn't let me go
[Refrão]
C C Fmaj7 Fmaj7
What's gone just turns to something I can not bear to lose
Am Cmaj7/B Fmaj7
So whatever I've forgotten, I'll just pretend I never knew
C Fmaj7
This town will fade to nothing, but my head says no goodbyes
Am Cmaj7/B Fmaj7 Fmaj7 C
'Cause the air inside you will run out, long before I will let you die
Outro
Die
How to play Saltillo
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 Cmaj7/B. 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.