Dust Of Oklahoma chords by The Common Linnets
Guitar chords with lyrics
----NOTES---- Lyrics (and chords) are temporary, waiting for the band to actually release the song. Based on their video diary: https://youtu.be/tCMwDWxhi78 F usually stands in for Fadd9, so play it as xx3213. --END NOTES-- ORDER: I V1 C1 INT1 V2 C2 INT2 V3 FC O [INTRO] C F C Am G F F G Am G F
[VERSE 1]
C
Don't you judge me
F C
I'm church-grown, worn, and patched
Am7 F C
I'm much tougher than I look
C
It's been hard here
F C
The sky went dry way back
Am7 F
My father's fields went empty
C G
Nothing ever took
[CHORUS 1]
Am7 G F C
I hate the dust of Ok - lahoma
Am7 G F
The wind that carries years away
Am7 G F C
I hate the sand, my Lord knows it to be true
C G F C
and that rain just keeps a-coming like all bad dreams do
[INTERLUDE 1]
C F C
[VERSE 2]
C F C
All I can see against that scarecrow horizon is
Am7 F C
endless night and a telephone wire
C F C
The only thing that I can seem to keep my eyes on are
Am7 F C G
iron tracks that disappear into the scorching sun
[CHORUS 2]
Am7 G F C
I hate the dust of Ok - lahoma
Am7 G F
The wind that carries years away
Am7 G F C
I hate the sand, my Lord knows it to be true
C G F C
and that rain just keeps a-coming like all bad dreams do
[INTERLUDE 2]
C C | F C G/B |
Am7 F | C C |
C C | F C G/B |
Am7 F | C G |
G |
[VERSE 3]
C F C
My father's dreams, leaves have overtaken
Am7 G Fmaj7
And they're buried in the ground
C G/B Am7 Gsus4 F C
And I made a promise, these lands I'll always trea - sure
Am7 G F
There's no treasure to be found
[FINAL CHORUS]
Am7 G F C
I hate the dust of Ok - lahoma
Am7 G F
The wind that carries years away
Am7 G F C
I hate the sand, my Lord knows it to be true
C G/B Am7 G F C
and that rain just keeps a-coming like all bad dreams do
C G/B Am7 G F C
and that day just keeps a-coming like all bad dreams do
[OUTRO]
C F C
Am G F
F G Am G
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