Ian Tyson - Albertas Child

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

Capo 2nd Fret
Standard Tuning

[Chords]
A   x02220
D   xx0232
E   022100
F#m 244222
Bm  x24432
D5  x577xx
E5  x799xx

[Intro]
A

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

[Chorus]
A                           E                                     
Ride with me Jesus, help me pull this heavy load
                                  A     D5  E5                              
Don't let her slip, don't let her slide
A                                    E                            
You answer all our questions further down this muddy road
                              A                                    
Old cowboys cross the Great Divide
A         D  G  D  A
Diviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide

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

[Chorus]
A                           E                                     
Ride with me Jesus, help me pull this heavy load
                                  A     D5  E5                              
Don't let her slip, don't let her slide
A                                    E                            
You answer all our questions further down this muddy road
                              A                                    
Old cowboys cross the Great Divide
A         D  G  D  A
Diviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide

[Final Chorus]
A                           E                                     
Ride with me Jesus, help me pull this heavy load
                                  A     D5  E5                              
Don't let her slip, don't let her slide
A                                    E                            
You answer all our questions further down this muddy road
                              A                                    
Old cowboys cross the Great Divide
A         D  G  D  A
Diviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide
D  G  D  A
iiiiiiiiiiiide
D  G  D  A
iiiiiiiiiiiide
D  G  D  A
iiiiiiiiiiiide

[Outro]
D G D A