Three Chain Road
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[Intro ]Dm
Dm C
Billy was a drover
Dm
He lived out on the Three Chain Road
C
Fell in love with Mary and they married
Dm
She made his shack a home
Dm
He drove a mob to Queensland
Am Dm
And it hurt to have to leave her on her own
Dm A
She promised she'd be waiting
Dm
When he brought the cattle home
[Refrão] F Bb C F
There's a lonesome wind blowin down the Three Chain Road tonight
F Bb C
It's sending out a warning as she moans
F Bb C Dm
Billy don't go riding down the Three Chain Road tonight
C A Dm
The wind is crying Billy please don't go
Dm C
Billy came home early
Dm
He wasen't due for many days
C
He walked into the cabin found his Mary
Dm
In a strangers arms she lay
Dm
In the blindness of his anger
Am Dm
The fatal shots rang out from Billy's gun
A
In that smokey silence he knew
Dm
And he wept for what he'd done
[Refrão] F Bb C F
There's a lonesome wind blowin down the Three Chain Road tonight
F Bb C
It's sending out a warning as she moans
F Bb C Dm
Billy don't go riding down the Three Chain Road tonight
C A Dm
The wind is crying Billy please don't go
Dm C
Billy walked out slowly
Dm
He new what must be done
C
Somewhere in the darkness a shot rang out
Dm
Billy's time had come
They say his spirits out there
Am Dm
You can feel it every time the cold wind blows
A Dm///
It's warning all the strangers who come by the Three Chain Road
Chorus
F Bb C F
There's a lonesome wind blowin down the Three Chain Road tonight
F Bb C
It's sending out a warning as she moans
F Bb C Dm
Billy don't go riding down the Three Chain Road tonight
F Bb C F
There's a lonesome wind blowin down the Three Chain Road tonight
F Bb C
It's sending out a warning as she moans
F Bb C Dm
Billy don't go riding down the Three Chain Road tonight
C A Dm
The wind is crying Billy please don't go
How to play Three Chain Road
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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.