Elton John – American Triangle (Guitar)

Capo 3
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Chords

[Verse 1]
C                       G
Seen him playing in his backyard

F                        C
Young boy just starting out

G       E7              Am
So much history in this landscape

Bb                         G
So much confusion, so much doubt

C                            G
Been there drinking on that front porch

F                     C
Angry kids, mean and dumb

G            E7                   Am
Looks like a painting, that blue skyline

Bb                            E Am E
God hates fags where we come from
[Chorus]
F              C
'Western skies' don't make it right

G             E                   Am
'Home of the brave' don't make no sense

             E
I've seen a scarecrow wrapped in wire

        Am
Left to die on a high ridge fence

                  Dm                      C
It's a cold, cold wind, It's a cold, cold wind

                  D E      Am  E Am Dm E C F G
It's a cold wind blowing, Wyoming
[Verse 2]
C                   G
See two coyotes run down a deer

F                        C
Hate what we don't understand

G      E7                 Am
You pioneers give us your children

Bb                                    E Am E
But it's your blood that stains their hands
[Chorus]
F              C
'Western skies' don't make it right

G             E                   Am
'Home of the brave' don't make no sense

             E
I've seen a scarecrow wrapped in wire

        Am
Left to die on a high ridge fence

                  Dm                      C
It's a cold, cold wind, It's a cold, cold wind

                  D E      Am  E Am Dm E C F G
It's a cold wind blowing, Wyoming
[Bridge]
E                            Am
Somewhere that road forks up ahead

E                    Am
To ignorance and innocence

F                              G
Three lives drift on different winds

           E                Am    Am/G
Two lives ruined, one life spent
[Chorus]
F              C
'Western skies' don't make it right

G             E                   Am
'Home of the brave' don't make no sense

             E
I've seen a scarecrow wrapped in wire

        Am
Left to die on a high ridge fence

                  Dm                      C
It's a cold, cold wind, It's a cold, cold wind

                  D E      Am  E Am Dm E C F G
It's a cold wind blowing, Wyoming
[Outro] It's a cold, cold wind [2x] It's a cold wind blowing, Wyoming