Trace
View chords used in this chart
CAPO: 3rd Fret
Intro: G C (4x) G
Em D G
First of many flowers growing close behind the wall
Em D
Flax and seed, want and need, the wonder of it all
C G
There's a place in that garden
C Em C
We've both been there, darling
D C
I won't forget
Cadd9 C Am C D G
That day we met long ago____
Em D G
Woods of miles and acres, winding through the hills
Em D
Moaning of the barnyard dogs and barbed wire fences
C G
There's a place in that countryside
C Em C
You'll build a house so deep and wide
D C
I see the stones
Cadd9 C Am C D G
Fires and the thrones of long ago____
Em
Long ago
C D G
Rooms of abandoned houses in my mind
Em
Long ago
C A7 D
Back porch living suits me fine
C ~ Am
There were paints of blue and green
~ C D
I was somewhere in between
G Em D G
Mama rings the dinner bell, women and men
Em D
Move towards the sacred sound of a chiming metal wind
C G
Daddy he flips a dime
C Em
How will we survive this time
Instrumental: Am C Am C D G
Em
And long ago
C D G
There were sharecropping farmers on the land
Em
Long ago
C A7 D
All that's left are rusty nails in your hand
C ~ Am
There were walls of yellow hue
~ C D G
Yeah, I learned a thing or two
Em D
The Trace winds a 1000 ways, the Natchez drew it well
G Em D
Their hallowed bones, the native ones, ours a merchant trail
C G
There are places in that road
C Em C
Where lie the seeds we sowed
D C
And I won't forget
Cadd9 C Am C D G
That day we met long ago____
Am C D G
Long ago____
G C G C G C G
Long ago
How to play Trace
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 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.