Oregon Hill chords by Cowboy Junkies

Chords with lyrics

Oregon Hill (M. Timmins/Cowboy Junkies)
(from the album Black Eyed Man)

Submitted by Steve Scowden ([email protected])

Corrections/improvements welcome.

(I'm playing this song with a E- E6E6 -E7 riff through most of the verses. That is, an E, then an E MajorE with my pinkie added on 2nd fret of 2nd string, then sliding my pinkie up to the 3rd fret. Of course, there may be a better way.)

E- E6E6 -E7 riff
The hoods ..
The great..

                                F# minorF#m
are ..

        A augmentedA                        E- E6E6 -E7
Their ..

(E- E6E6 -E7 riff)
Greasy ..
Folk in ..
                   F# minorF#m  F#m7F#m7
 you can ..

        A augmentedA                              E- E6E6 -E7
but what ..

     C# minorC#m        G#G#         A augmentedA             E MajorE
And Susie ..

E MajorE    BB             A minorAm
Susie ..

   F# minorF#m              E- E6E6 -E7
so I'm ..

(E- E6E6 -E7 riff)
A augmentedA river ..
A augmentedA college ..

                  F# minorF#m   F#m7F#m7
A augmentedA ..

       A augmentedA                E- E6E6 -E7
The child ..

           A augmentedA                  E MajorE
Cause to ..,

        A augmentedA              E MajorE
which ..

            A augmentedA                 E MajorE
but ..

       BB      A augmentedA    E MajorE
will ..

  C# minorC#m        G#G#      A augmentedA         E MajorE
Susie ..

E MajorE    BB          A minorAm        F# minorF#m           E- E6E6 -E7
Susie says ..

(E- E6E6 -E7 riff)
Sunday ..
Sounds ..
                           F# minorF#m F#m7F#m7
Sounds ..

    A augmentedA        G# minorG#m   F# minorF#m     E- E6E6 -E7
But me, ..

       A augmentedA                E MajorE
Baptists ..

  A augmentedA              E MajorE
Rednecks ..

       A augmentedA                   E MajorE    BB    A augmentedA    E MajorE
Me and ..

       F# minorF#m       A augmentedA      E- E6E6 -E7
because..

  C# minorC#m          G#G#
Susie .

      A augmentedA                  E MajorE
cutting ..

E MajorE    BB            A minorAm
Susie ..,

     F# minorF#m              E- E6E6 -E7
when ..