Sierra Girl Chords & Tabs
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Sierra Girl
Poor Man’s Whiskey
(for Alice and Owen Brough)
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I was born outside of Salt Lake City
D A
In the year of ‘17
A E A
Just another blue eyed son
D E
In the morning there to dream (?)
E A6 D
My old man drank moonshine whiskey
E A D
My Mama went out to pray
E A D
God bless all my brothers and sisters
D E
I have to go away
D A
Heading out in the morning
D A E
Headin out in the pouring rain
A C#7 A6 D
And the train rolls by… the Truckee river
A E A
I’m lookin for my Sierra girl
E A D
I set out to Wells Nevada
D A E
To my grandpa’s cattle ranch
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Spent my days riding fences
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Gave the cowboys half a chance
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E A D
I shipped out in the second war
D A E
Fighting in gua da canal
E A D
Lord knows I had some real hard times
D E
Got to talk about it anyhow
D A
Heading out in the morning
D A E
Headin out in the pouring rain
A C#7 A6 D
And the train rolls by.. the Truckee river
A E A
I’m lookin for my Sierra girl
Break
E F#m
Spent some time out in Reno
D A E
For to chase away my pain
E F#m A
And I lost everything I owned
D E
In a five card poker game
E A
Heading to Cal if for ni A
D A E
Lookin for to settle down
E A D
Riding in the Sierra wind
D E
Pulling in to Truckee town
D A
Heading out in the morning
D A E
Headin out in the pouring rain
A C#7 A6 D
And the train rolls by.. the Truckee river
A E A
I’m lookin for my Sierra girl
D A
Heading out in the morning
D A E
Headin out in the pouring rain
A C#7 A6 D
And the train rolls by.. the Truckee river
A E A
I’m lookin for my Sierra girl
