Wichita Skyline chords by Drag The River

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

In the chorus, there is a descending chord progression -
I cheat on the B minorBm like this:

     C majorC   B minorBm  A augmentedA   G+G
e|---------------3---|
BB|---1-------2---3---|
G+G|---0-------2---0---|
D MajorD|---2---0---2---0---|
A augmentedA|---3---2-------2---|
E MajorE|---------------3---|

Where I have the G+G C majorC chords close together in the second chorus:
play the G+G for just one beat, then back to the C majorC

Intro:
G+G    C majorC
G+G    C majorC


Verse 1:
G+G                                        C majorC
Busted flat, passed out in the back of a beat up pick up
G+G                                          C majorC
Drivin' me home, but I can't be alone on a night like this
D MajorD       E minorEm      C majorC    D MajorD         E minorEm     C majorC    G+G                 C majorC
Walkin' the roadside, dreamin' of a life I wanted to live


Verse 2:
G+G
The cold wind blows from who the hell knows
        C majorC
And the liquor stores are closed
G+G                                                 C majorC
Rain touches down and it freezes the town and the taillights are out
D MajorD       E minorEm      C majorC    D MajorD         E minorEm      C majorC        G+G
Starin' at road signs, thinkin' of the times, I wanted to live

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Chorus 1:
C majorC                D MajorD
Wichita Skyline, deliver me home
                E minorEm              D MajorD                   C majorC B minorBm A augmentedA G+G    C majorC
Be the light of my eyes, 'cause my life, ain't worth living


Verse 3:
G+G                                                      C majorC
The sun beats down on the bad side of town and there's too many cops around
G+G                                              C majorC
Fireworks fly like the fourth of July 'til the factories close down
D MajorD       E minorEm      C majorC    D MajorD         E minorEm     C majorC    G+G
Walkin' the roadside, dreamin' of a life, I just can't forget


Chorus 2:
C majorC                D MajorD
Wichita Skyline, deliver me home
                E minorEm              D MajorD                   C majorC B minorBm A augmentedA G+G
Be the light of my eyes, 'cause my life, ain't worth living
C majorC               G+G C majorC                                     D MajorD
Wichita Skyline, I've got a black eye that matches the other
        G+G                        C majorC         G+G C majorC
And the sun that shines when the winter is over
C majorC                  D MajorD                  E minorEm
I can't see eye to eye with anyone at all


Outro:
C majorC                                  D MajorD
Wichita Skyline (deliver me home), deliver me home
                C majorC
Be the light in my eyes
                                   D MajorD
Wichita Skyline (deliver me home), deliver me home
                C majorC
Be the light in my eyes
                                   D MajorD
Wichita Skyline (deliver me home), deliver me home