Western Skies Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]Wel[D]l I[G]'d rather be
Walking through the tall pine trees
[C]High

[Verse 2]
Up [C]above Lake [G]Louise
And I'd rather be
Chasing after shooting stars
Than wait[C]ing for this dumb 503 T-T-C

[Verse 3]
[G]I'd [D]I'd[G] like to see[C]
The sun [D]set behind Saddle [G]Mountain
And [C]listen to the [D]wind whisper my [G]name
Yea this [C]world and me [D]don't fit
[G]One of us is go[D]ing to have [Em]to quit
[C]Oh how I mis[D]s those
western skies
[G][D][G]

[Verse 4]
And I'd rather be
Back in the Rocky Mountains
[C]Than sitting in some bar on
Queen [G]Street[D][G]

[Verse 5]
And I'd rather [G]be
Walking through the high meadow
Than [C]watching the latest war on my [G]TV
So please don't [C]you [D]stand in my [G]way[D][G]
I just [C]got to get [D]out of this [G]place

[Verse 6]
If I [C]waste another day
[D]I'm sure the[G] sun will forget my nam[Em]e
[C]Oh how I mis[D]s those western s[G]kies[D][G][C][G][C]
[G][C][D][G]
[C][D][G][C][D][G][D][Em]
[C][D][G][D][G]
[F]Oh to see [C]the sunset in her [G]eyes
[F]Oh to see the sun[C]shine in her [D]eyes

[Verse 7]
And I'd rather [G]be
Lying by the Bow River
[C]Just watching the clouds go by
[G]

[Verse 8]
Yea [D]I'd [G]rather be
Anywhere else than [C]here tonight
Than stuck in the city
[G]

[Verse 9]
But through the [C]pain[D]
Good things will [G]come
After the [C]rain [D]the[G] sun
But that [C]don't mean much to [D]me

[Verse 10]
[G]Stuck in the [D]city[Em][C][D][G]
[C]Oh [D]how[Bm] I miss th[Em]ose we[C]st[D][G]
[C]ern[D] sk[Bm]ies[Em][C][D]

[Outro 1]
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