Albertas Child chords by Ian Tyson

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Name: Alberta's Child
Artist: Ian Tyson
Album: Old Corrals and Sagebrush
Chorded By: ultimatelefty

Capo 2nd Fret
Standard Tuning

Chords:
A augmentedA  x02220
D MajorD  xx0232
E MajorE  022100
F# minorF#m 244222
B minorBm x24432
D5D5 x577xx
E5E5 x799xx

Intro:
A augmentedA

Verse 1:
A augmentedA
Well, them ol' boys in Texas chew copenhagen
A augmentedA               D MajorD
Wash it all down with that Coors
D MajorD
Ain't a bit bashful about speakin' their minds
D MajorD                     E MajorE
They'll tell you what's theirs and what's yours
A augmentedA
There's Waylon and there's Willie
A augmentedA
They own about half the state
A augmentedA                D MajorD
And sing of her glories all in song
D MajorD                 E MajorE
Talk about your lovers and your fighters
A augmentedA        F# minorF#m
Wild brahma bull riders
  B minorBm         E MajorE       A augmentedA
The whole thing takes a holt and goes on

Chorus:
A augmentedA              E MajorE
Ride with me Jesus, help me pull this heavy load
                 A augmentedA   D5D5 E5E5
Don't let her slip, don't let her slide
A augmentedA                  E MajorE
You answer all our questions further down this muddy road
               A augmentedA
Old cowboys cross the Great Divide
A augmentedA     D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
Diviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide

Verse 2:
A augmentedA
Well up north it's saddle broncs and it's hockey and honkytonks
A augmentedA         D MajorD
Old Wilf Carter 78s Yodelohohhoo
D MajorD
Dumb stuff like chores when it's twenty below
D MajorD                  E MajorE
They're the things that a country boy hates
A augmentedA
Too much damn wind and not enough whiskey
A augmentedA                 D MajorD
Drives them ol' northern boys flat wild
D MajorD         E MajorE  A augmentedA      F# minorF#m
And he many go to Hell or even Vancouver
   B minorBm    E MajorE     A augmentedA
He'll always be Alberta's child

Chorus:
A augmentedA              E MajorE
Ride with me Jesus, help me pull this heavy load
                 A augmentedA   D5D5 E5E5
Don't let her slip, don't let her slide
A augmentedA                  E MajorE
You answer all our questions further down this muddy road
               A augmentedA
Old cowboys cross the Great Divide
A augmentedA     D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
Diviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide

Final Chorus:
A augmentedA              E MajorE
Ride with me Jesus, help me pull this heavy load
                 A augmentedA   D5D5 E5E5
Don't let her slip, don't let her slide
A augmentedA                  E MajorE
You answer all our questions further down this muddy road
               A augmentedA
Old cowboys cross the Great Divide
A augmentedA     D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
Diviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide
D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
iiiiiiiiiiiide
D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
iiiiiiiiiiiide
D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA
iiiiiiiiiiiide

Outro: