Santa Fe (Prologue) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Bb][Ebm]
Them streets down [Gm]there,
they sucked the life right outta my old [F]man
Well they ain't doin' that to me
[Eb]But everyone wants to come to New York[F]
You keep your small [D]life in the big city
Give [C]me a big [D]life in a small [C]town[D]

[Verse 1]
They say [Gm]folks is [G]dyin' to get [C]here
Me, I'm [Gm]dyin' to [G]get a[C]way[Am]
To a [Dm]little town out [G]west
That's [C]spankin' [D]new[C][D]
And while [Gm]I ain't ne[G]ver been the[C]re
I can [Gm]see it c[G]lear as [C]day[Am]
If you [C]want, I bet'[D]cha you could see it, [Bb]too
[G]

[Verse 2]
Close your [C]eyes
Come with [Am]me
Where it's [F]clean and [G]green [F]and pre[C]tty
And [G]they went and [E]made a [Am]city [G]outta [F]clay
[Em]Why, the minut[Dm]e that[G] you get there[Em]
[Am]Folks'll [Dm]walk right [G]up and [Em]say[Am]
"Welcome [Eb]home, [Bb]son, welcome [Am7]home
to [D]Santa [G]Fe!"

[Verse 3]
Plantin' [C]crops
Splittin' [Am]rails
Swappin' [F]tales a[G]round the [F]fire[C]
'Cept for [G]Sunday [E]when you [Am]lie
a[G]round [F]all day
[Em]Soon your frie[Dm]nds are more[G] like fami[C]ly
And they's [F]beggin' [G]you to [E]stay!
Ain't [Dm]that neat?
Livin' [G]sweet
In [C]Santa [D]Fe[C][D]

[Verse 4]
Hey, [F]no one worries
about no gimp leg in Santa Fe
[G]You just hop a [C]Palomino, you'll ride in style!
[G]Picture me, ridin' in style
Hey, I bet a few months of clean air,
you could toss that crutch for good!
San- ta [C]Fe
You can [Am]bet
We won't [F]let them [G]bastards [C]beat us
We won't [G]beg no [E]one to [Am]treat us [G]fair
and [F]square
[C]There's a lif[Dm]e that's wor[G]th the liv[C]in'
And I'm [F]gonna [G]do my [E]share
Work the [Dm]land, chase the [G]sun
Swim the [C]whole Rio [G]Grande just for [Am]fun!
[G]Watch me [F]stand!
Watch me [G]run
[C]Hey[D], h[C]ey[D]

[Verse 5]
Don't you [Gm]know that [G]we's a [C]family?
Would I [Gm]let you [G]down?
[C]No [Am]way
Just hold [Dm]on, kid
Till that [G]train makes Santa [C]Fe[D]
[C][D][C]