Ogallala chords by Trapper Schoepp And The Shades

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: C

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
E C#m E C#m

Verse:
       B                  G#m
In the headlights, a semi jackknifed
         C#m                       F#
I felt alright when they shut down I-80
       B           G#m
Pulled over to the shoulder
       C#m             B
Took a winterlude in a snowed mood
B                               G#m
I saw a movie,and An Unexpected Journey
G#m                C#m             F#
I felt like Martin Freeman when he was first leaving
        E                       C#m
Now I'm waitin' for the road to thaw
    E                       C#m
I'm waitin' for the road to thaw

Chorus:
C#m              B
In a town called Ogallala-la
G#m
Ogallala-la
C#m
Ogallala-la
F#
Oh oh, oh oh

B
Ogallala-la
G#m
Ogallala-la
C#m
Ogallala-la
F#
Oh oh, oh oh

Verse:
              B                 G#m
Benny got the best rate at that Super 8
      C#m                   F#
And I dreamt I'd skate with Sugar on the black ice
   B         G#m
It felt like yesterday
   C#m
Oh wait, it was
      F#
I was under the LA sun
E               B  C#m
Wish I'd got to Omaha
E                  C#m
Wish I'd got to Omaha

Chorus:
C#m B
Not Ogallala-la
G#m
Ogallala-la
C#m
Ogallala-la
F#
Oh oh, oh oh

B
Ogallala-la
G#m
Ogallala-la
C#m
Ogallala-la
F#
Oh oh, oh oh

Bridge:
  C#m                 G#m
I watched the news at nine
      C#m                    G#m
Saw a car that could've been mine
       C#m            G#m
It was crushed like a can
        F#
"Travel safe!"
F#
Said the weatherman
        E                       C#m
Now I'm waitin' for the road to thaw
E               B  C#m
Wish I'd got to Omaha

Chorus:
C#m B
Not Ogallala-la
G#m
Ogallala-la
C#m
Ogallala-la
F#
Oh oh, oh oh

B
Ogallala-la
G#m
Ogallala-la
C#m
Ogallala-la
F#
Oh oh, oh oh

Outro:
E                  C#m
Wish I'd got to Omaha
E                       C#m
Waitin' for the road to thaw