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[Intro]   
Gm     F     C
[Verse 1] 
N.C.                          F                   C/E     C     G   Am  C  
 Follow the typical signs, the hand painted lines down prairie roads.
Pass the lFone church spire, pC/Eass the talking wire from whCere tGo Amwho Cknows?
  CThere's no Fway to divide the C/Ebeauty of the sky from the wCild wGestAmern Cplains.
Where Fa man could drift in lC/Eegendary myth by roaCming GovAmer Cspaces 
The land was free and the Fprice was rCight 
[Verse 2] 
GmDakota on the wall is a whFite robed woman tall yet maideCnly
 GmSuch power in her hand aFs she hails the wagon man's familyC.
I see GmIndians that crawl through this Fmural that recalls our histCory
[Verse 3]
Who were the Fhomestead wives? 
Who wCere the gold rush brides?
CDoes aGnyboAmdy kCnow? 
Do their Fworks survive their yCellow fever lives in Cpages GtheAmy wroCte?
The land was frCee yet it cFost their lCives
[Verse 4]
 GmIn miner's lust for gold a family's Fhouse was bought and sold piece by Cpiece
 GmA widow staked her claim on a Fdollar and his name so painfullCy
In Gmletters mailed back home her Eastern sFisters they would moan as they would rCead
AccGmounts of madness cFhildbirth loneliness and Cgrief
AccGmounts of madness, Fchildbirth, loneliness anCd grief
[Coda]   
Gm  F  C

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Gold Rush Brides

by 10,000 Maniacs

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C/E

[Intro]

Gm F C

[Verse 1]

F C/E C G Am C

N.C.

Follow the typical signs, the hand painted lines down prairie roads.

F C/E C G Am C

Pass the lone church spire, pass the talking wire from where to who knows?

C F C/E C G Am C

There's no way to divide the beauty of the sky from the wild western plains.

F C/E C G Am C

Where a man could drift in legendary myth by roaming over spaces

F C

The land was free and the price was right

[Verse 2]

Gm F C

Dakota on the wall is a white robed woman tall yet maidenly

Gm F C

Such power in her hand as she hails the wagon man's family.

Gm F C

I see Indians that crawl through this mural that recalls our history

[Verse 3]

Who were the homestead wives?

Who were the gold rush brides?

C G Am C

Does anybody know?

F C C G Am C

Do their works survive their yellow fever lives in pages they wrote?

C F C

The land was free yet it cost their lives

[Verse 4]

Gm F C

In miner's lust for gold a family's house was bought and sold piece by piece

Gm F C

A widow staked her claim on a dollar and his name so painfully

Gm F C

In letters mailed back home her Eastern sisters they would moan as they would read

Gm F C

Accounts of madness childbirth loneliness and grief

Gm F C

Accounts of madness, childbirth, loneliness and grief

[Coda]

Gm F C

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