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Three Chain Road

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Intro 
|       Dm|         |         |         |  
                 Dm| 
Billy was a drover
                             C|        Dm|  
He lived out on the Three Chain Road
                             |  C  
Fell in love with Mary and they married
                  |            Dm|
She made his shack a home
                           Dm|
He drove a mob to Queensland
                                   Am|         Dm|
And it hurt to have to leave her on her own
                            Dm|     A  
She promised she'd be waiting 
                          |        Dm    Dm  
When he brought the cattle home
Chorus:
       C|            F|             Bb|               C|          F  
There's a lonesome wind blowin down the Three Chain Road tonight
 |              F|            Bb|        C|         |
It's sending out a warning as she moans
            F|             Bb|              C|          Dm|        |
Billy don't go riding down the Three Chain Road tonight
               Gm|                 A|        Dm|         |
The wind is crying Billy please don't go
         |         |
                   Dm| 
Billy came home early
                    C|        Dm| 
He wasn't due for many days
                                |  C  
He walked into the cabin found his Mary
                     |            Dm|
In a strangers arms she lay
                           Dm|
In the blindness of his anger 
                                 Am|         Dm|
The fatal shots rang out from Billy's gun
                       Dm|     A  
In that smokey silence he  knew
                          |       Dm    Dm   Dm|   Dm  Dm  
And he wept for what he'd done
Chorus:
      C|            F|             Bb|               C|          F|
There's a lonesome wind blowin down the Three Chain Road tonight
                F|            Bb|        C|         |
It's sending out a warning as she moans
            F|             Bb|              C|          Dm|        |
Billy don't go riding down the Three Chain Road tonight
               Gm|                 A|        Dm|         |
The wind is crying Billy please don't go
Solo: |       Gm|         |        Dm|         |       Gm| 
       Gm  C|        Dm|         |
Verse 3
                     Dm| 
Billy walked out slowly
                  C|        Dm| 
He Knew what must be done
                         |          C  
Somewhere in the darkness a shot rang out
              |            Dm|
Billy's time had come
TheDmy say his spirits out there
   |                                Am|             Dm|
You can feel it every time the cold wind blows
                             |         A  
It's warning all the strangers 
                          |         Dm    Dm   Dm|   Dm  Dm  
who come by the Three Chain Road
Chorus
       C|            F|             Bb|               C|          F  
There's a lonesome wind blowin down the Three Chain Road tonight
  |             F|            Bb|        C|         |
It's sending out a warning as she moans
            F|             Bb|              C|          Dm|        |
Billy don't go riding down the Three Chain Road tonight
      C|            F|             Bb|               C|          F|
There's a lonesome wind blowin down the Three Chain Road tonight
                F|            Bb|        C|         |
It's sending out a warning as she moans
            F|             Bb|              C|          Dm|        |
Billy don't go riding down the Three Chain Road tonight
               Gm|                 A|        Dm| 
The wind is crying Billy please don't go
Outro
       Dm|         |         |         |         |         | 
         |      Dm   C| Dm  

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Three Chain Road

by Lee Kernaghan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro

| | | | |

Billy was a drover

C Dm

| |

He lived out on the Three Chain Road

Fell in love with Mary and they married

| |

She made his shack a home

He drove a mob to Queensland

Am Dm

| |

And it hurt to have to leave her on her own

Dm A

She promised she'd be waiting

Dm Dm

When he brought the cattle home

Chorus:

C F Bb C F

| | | |

There's a lonesome wind blowin down the Three Chain Road tonight

F Bb C

| | | | |

It's sending out a warning as she moans

F Bb C Dm

| | | | |

Billy don't go riding down the Three Chain Road tonight

Gm A Dm

| | | |

The wind is crying Billy please don't go

| |

Billy came home early

C Dm

| |

He wasn't due for many days

He walked into the cabin found his Mary

| |

In a strangers arms she lay

In the blindness of his anger

Am Dm

| |

The fatal shots rang out from Billy's gun

Dm A

In that smokey silence he knew

Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm

| |

And he wept for what he'd done

Chorus:

C F Bb C F

| | | | |

There's a lonesome wind blowin down the Three Chain Road tonight

F Bb C

| | | |

It's sending out a warning as she moans

F Bb C Dm

| | | | |

Billy don't go riding down the Three Chain Road tonight

Gm A Dm

| | | |

The wind is crying Billy please don't go

Gm Dm Gm

Gm C Dm

| | |

Verse 3

Billy walked out slowly

C Dm

| |

He Knew what must be done

Somewhere in the darkness a shot rang out

| |

Billy's time had come

They say his spirits out there

Am Dm

| | |

You can feel it every time the cold wind blows

It's warning all the strangers

Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm

| |

who come by the Three Chain Road

Chorus

C F Bb C F

| | | |

There's a lonesome wind blowin down the Three Chain Road tonight

F Bb C

| | | | |

It's sending out a warning as she moans

F Bb C Dm

| | | | |

Billy don't go riding down the Three Chain Road tonight

C F Bb C F

| | | | |

There's a lonesome wind blowin down the Three Chain Road tonight

F Bb C

| | | |

It's sending out a warning as she moans

F Bb C Dm

| | | | |

Billy don't go riding down the Three Chain Road tonight

Gm A Dm

| | |

The wind is crying Billy please don't go

Outro

| | | | | |

Dm C Dm

| |

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