Chinese Silver chords by Tom Russell
Guitar chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
G C
Verse:
F C
The colour of her hair was Chinese silver
Dm G
On a buttermilk mare she rode through town
F C
And the jealous girls would all avoid her
G
And the bachelor men would gather round
Chorus:
F G C
And the men would sing a song to Chinese silver
F G C
Soul of a hawk, eye of a turtle dove
E7 Am G F
And all the fire in Hell won't melt the ice around her heart
G C
And all the gold in Dodge won't buy her love
Verse:
F C
Her pa was a man named Wilmore Grady
Dm G
He ran the mill down by the creek
F C
And the light of his life was Chinese silver
G
He laid his soul down by her feet
Chorus:
F G C
And the men would sing a song to Chinese silver
F G C
Soul of a hawk, eye of a turtle dove
E7 Am G F
And all the fire in Hell won't melt the ice around her heart
G C
And all the gold in Dodge won't buy her love
Instrumental:
C F C Dm G F C G
Chorus:
F G C
And the men would sing a song to Chinese silver
F G C
Soul of a hawk, eye of a turtle dove
E7 Am G F
And all the fire in Hell won't melt the ice around her heart
G C
And all the gold in Dodge won't buy her love
Verse:
D G D
The buttermilk mare went in the Winter
Em A
Then Wilmore Grady passed away
G D
Well, the years rolled on and the men stopped singing
A
Chinese silver turned to grey
Chorus:
G A D
But the wind still sings a song to Chinese silver
G A D
Soul of a hawk, eye of a turtle dove
F#7 Bm A G
And all the fire in Hell won't melt the ice around her heart
A D
And all the gold in Dodge won't buy her love
Chorus:
G A D
And the wind still sings a song to Chinese silver
G A D
Soul of a hawk, eye of a turtle dove
F#7 Bm A G
And all the fire in Hell won't melt the ice around her heart
A D
And all the gold in Dodge won't buy her love
G A D G D
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