Sunrise On The Absaroke
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Intro:
|C |G |F |C |
|Am |G |F |C |C |
[Verso 1]
C F
Rollin' into Angeles, with bluried eyes and busted fists
Am F C
I cannot take much more of this but I can't see the end
C
The summer's sun is fading fast
F
and the first day now will later pass
Am F C
In time I'm gonna ride that northern highway to my home
[Refrão]
G F C
And all this time, all the money that you earned
G F C
Will take you back to the lessons that you learned
Am G F C
Is it the highway signs or county lines or the roads running between
Am G F C
I'm falling ever faster dear my darling highway queen
Instrumental:
|G |F |C |Am |
|G |F |C |C |
[Verso 2]
C F
Sunrise on the Absaroke and I don't know when I've been this broke
Am F C
I'm just living on the dream they said we had until we don't
C F
Are we all just passing through to find our place along the avenue
Am F C
I wonder if there's nothing more to do until we die
[Refrão]
G F C
And all this time, all the money that you earned
G F C
Will take you back to the lessons that you learned
Am G F C
Is it the highway signs or county lines or the roads running between
Am G F C
I'm falling ever faster dear my darling highway queen
Instrumental:
|G |F |C |Am |
|G |F |C |C |C |C |
[Verso 3]
C F
Living in the in between trying to beat the desert heat
Am F C
there's nothing I could do to keep from crying my way home
C
Are we breaking down or burning out
F
Trying to make it out of this one horse town
Am F C
Praying we could do without the need to start again
[Refrão]
G F C
And all this time, all the money that you earned
G F C
Will take you back to the lessons that you learned
Am G F C
Is it the highway signs or county lines or the roads running between
Am G F C
I'm falling ever faster dear my darling highway queen
Am G F C
Is it the highway signs or county lines or the roads running between
Am G F C
I'm falling ever faster dear my darling highway queen
Outro:
|C |F |C |Am |
|G |F |C |
How to play Sunrise On The Absaroke
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.