Wide Open Plain
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CmCapotraste:
3rd traste
From the album Say What You Like
Capo 3
[Intro]
Dm | F | C | Am | C | C/B G | Am | Am | x2
F | C | C | F | F | F | Am | Am | x2
[Verse 1]
C G/B
What we put before
F C
The glove and the rain
Am G F
In the wide open plain
C G/B
What we choose to take
F C
What will remain
Am G F
On the wide open plain
C G/B
From the skies on high
F C
Nothing has changed
Am G F
Stars are peering out again
C G/B
In a wave of wind
F C
A flood of rain
Am G F G C
We are washed grain by grain
[Chorus 1]
F Am F
You will not hide inside the shadows
G F G
when the day begins again
F Am
You won’t be watching from your window
C F G
In the wide open plain
F | C | F | C
[Verse 2]
C G/B
Oh they come to me
F C
One by one
Am G F
In the little time remains
C G/B
I felt the sting
F C
Of deeds I'd done
Am G F
By which I’d hoped to gain
C G
The melodies of
F C
The songs unsung
Am G F
Are drawn out slow with pain
C G
And swell beyond
F C
Horizon lines
Am G F G C
On the wide open plain
[Chorus 2]
F Am F
You will not see me up and running
G F G
For there are no heights to gain
F Am
And we will surely see it coming
C F G
In the wide open plain
F | C | F | C
[Solo]
Dm | F | C | Am | C | C/B G | Am | Am | x2
F | C | C | F | F | F | Am | Am | x2
[Verse 3]
C G/B
We stand once more
F C
On golden shores
Am G F
A still and stony train
C G/B
The sea of glass
F C
The sea that roars
Am G F
Where all our our spoils are drained
C G/B
Will now and ever
F C
Deeply lie
Am G F
Anchoring our chains
C G/B
And divide us endless
F C
Depthless from
Am G F G C
The wide open plain
[Chorus 3]
F Am F
I wake up trembling in the morning
G F G
To a cold and soundless rain
F Am
I know beneath these streets aborning
C F G
Is a wide open plain
F | C | F | C
[Outro]
Dm | F | C | Am | C | C/B G | Am | Am | x2
F | C | C | F | F | F | Am | Am | x2
C | C/B G | Am | Am | C | C/B G | Am | G/A Am G/A Am
How to play Wide Open Plain
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 E. 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.