Santa Fe
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Intro: C/G D/G C/G D/G
verse 1
Gm7 D9 Em7 C/E
They say folks is dyin' to get here.
Gm7 D9 Em7 Am7
Me, I'm dyin' to get away,
Dm9 G7sus
To a little town out west
G7 C D/C C D/C
That's spankin' new.
Gm7 D9 Em7 C/E
And while I ain't never been there,
Gm7 D9 Em7 Am7
I can see it clear as day.
C/D D9 Bb Dm7/G
If you want, I bet'cha you could see it, too.
verse 2
G7 C
Close your eyes...
Am
Come with me,
F G/F F/C C
Where it's clean and green and pretty.
G/B E/G# Asus2 Cmaj7/G F
And they went and made a city outta clay.
C/E Dm7 G7 Em7 Am7
Why, the minute that you get there,
Dm7 G7 Em7 Am7
Folks'll walk right up and say,
Ebmaj9 Bbmaj9 Am7 D9 Dm7/G G7 Dm7/G
"Welcome home, son, welcome home to Santa Fe!"
G7 C
Plantin' crops,
Am
Splittin' rails,
F G/F F/C C
Swappin' tales around the fire,
G/B E/G# Asus2 Cmaj7/G F
'cept for Sunday when you lie around all day.
C/E Dm7 G7 Em7 C/E
Soon your friends are more like family,
Fmaj7 G/F E7sus
And they's beggin' you to stay!
E7 Dm7
Ain't that neat?
G7sus
Livin' sweet
C D/C C D/C
In Santa Fe.
verse 3
Gm7 D9 Em7 C/E
Don't you know that we's a family?
Gm7 D9 Em7 Am7
Would I let you down? No way.
Dm9
Just hold on, kid,
G7sus G7 C D/C C D/C C
Till that train makes Santa Fe
How to play Santa Fe
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 C/G. 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.