Northern Plains chords by Alan Doyle

Chords with lyrics

-Standard Tuning-

-No Capo-

The chords are played as follows:
*All choruses and verses are played the same
D: xx0232
A: x02220
Bm: x24432
G: 320003

[Intro]
D, A augmentedA (x4)

[Verse 1]
 D MajorD      A augmentedA        D MajorD
A augmentedA stupid me, I took a morning picture
(D MajorD)         A augmentedA        D MajorD
To send to you ten thousand miles away
(D MajorD)      A augmentedA       D MajorD
The yolky sun rising on the snowfield
   B minorBm        D MajorD       G+G
And I swore I wouldn't think of you today

[Verse 2]
The frozen line takes me across the border
A augmentedA hundred years of horses lead the way
Why do stubborn leaves turn forever colder?
There's nothing left to cling to anyway

[Chorus]
 G+G          A augmentedA
I know you'll break my heart again
D MajorD         B minorBm
Somewhere on the northern plains
G+G              A augmentedA
Tired lovers left alone to lie
G+G        A augmentedA
Far beyond the golden grave
  D MajorD      B minorBm
An emptiness I can't explain
  G+G                 A augmentedA
Our hearts are always broken in the sky
(N.C.)
As the northern plains go by

[Instrumental]
D, A augmentedA (x2)

[Verse 3]
Holding on to ghosts gets you nowhere
You'll burn, forgetting quietly each day
I've never seen so far without an ocean
And I've never longed for something more to say

[Chorus]
I know you'll break my heart again
Somewhere on the northern plains
Tired lovers left alone to lie
Far beyond the golden grave
An emptiness I can't explain
Our hearts are always broken in the sky
             G+G
As the northern plains go by

[Bridge]
(G+G)
I don't know where the moments go
   A augmentedA
Or if love can be replaced
  G+G
And I don't know why the morning snow
  A augmentedA
Reminds me of your face

[Chorus]
But I know you'll break my heart again
Somewhere on the northern plains
Tired lovers left alone to lie
Far beyond the golden grave
An emptiness I can't explain
Our hearts are always broken in the sky
As the northern plains go by
As the northern plains go by
As the northern plains go by