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Wildfire

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* = hammer on 2nd string 3rd fret, then back to 1st fret
    and hammer on 3rd string 3rd fret, then back to 2nd fret
[Intro]
   C    Cmaj7    Dm     Fmaj7   Dm  Fmaj7*   x4
[Verse 1]
             C             Cmaj7     Fmaj7  Fmaj7*
She comes down   from Yellow Mountain
  C             Cmaj7        Fmaj7  Fmaj7*
   On a dark, flat land she rides
   FOn a pony she named EmWildfire
   FWith a whirlwind by Emher side
   DmOn a cold NebrasEmka night
[Interlude]
   C     Cmaj7     Fmaj7  Fmaj7*   x2
[Verse 2]
           C         Cmaj7       Fmaj7  Fmaj7*
Oh, they say   she died one winter
   C                  Cmaj7     Fmaj7  Fmaj7*
   When there came a killing frost 
   FAnd the pony she named EmWildfire
   FBusted down Emits stall
   DmIn a blizzard he Emwas lost
[Chorus]
She ran calling FWild---Emfire
She ran calling FWild---Emfire
                    F        Em     Dm      G(C)
She ran calling Wi---i---ld--fi---i----ire
[Interlude]
   C     Cmaj7     Fmaj7  Fmaj7*   x2
[Verse 3]
                  C     Cmaj7       Fmaj7  Fmaj7*
By the dark of the moon    I planted
   C                   Cmaj7     Fmaj7  Fmaj7*
     But there came an early snow
   FBeen a hoot owl howlin' bEmy my window now
   FFor six nights in a rEmow
She's Dmcomin' for me, I Emknow
And oDmn Wildfire we're botEmh gonna go
[Chorus]
We'll be riding FWild---Emfire
We'll be riding FWild---Emfire
We'll be riding FWi---Emi---ld--Dmfi---Gi--ire
On FWildfire Emwe're gonna ride
We're gonna Fleave sodEmbustin' behind
Get these Fhard times right on Emout of our minds
           F        Em     Dm      G(C)
Riding Wi---i---ld--fi---i----ire
[Outro]
   C     Cmaj7     Fmaj7  Fmaj7*   x2

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Wildfire

by Michael Martin Murphey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Fmaj7

* = hammer on 2nd string 3rd fret, then back to 1st fret

and hammer on 3rd string 3rd fret, then back to 2nd fret

[Intro]

C Cmaj7 Dm Fmaj7 Dm Fmaj7

* x4

[Verse 1]

C Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7

She comes down from Yellow Mountain

C Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7

On a dark, flat land she rides

F Em

On a pony she named Wildfire

F Em

With a whirlwind by her side

Dm Em

On a cold Nebraska night

[Interlude]

C Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7

* x2

[Verse 2]

C Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7

Oh, they say she died one winter

C Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7

When there came a killing frost

F Em

And the pony she named Wildfire

F Em

Busted down its stall

Dm Em

In a blizzard he was lost

[Chorus]

F Em

She ran calling Wild---fire

F Em

She ran calling Wild---fire

F Em Dm G C

()

She ran calling Wi---i---ld--fi---i----ire

[Interlude]

C Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7

* x2

[Verse 3]

C Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7

By the dark of the moon I planted

C Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7

But there came an early snow

F Em

Been a hoot owl howlin' by my window now

F Em

For six nights in a row

Dm Em

She's comin' for me, I know

Dm Em

And on Wildfire we're both gonna go

[Chorus]

F Em

We'll be riding Wild---fire

F Em

We'll be riding Wild---fire

F Em Dm G

We'll be riding Wi---i---ld--fi---i--ire

F Em

On Wildfire we're gonna ride

F Em

We're gonna leave sodbustin' behind

F Em

Get these hard times right on out of our minds

F Em Dm G C

()

Riding Wi---i---ld--fi---i----ire

[Outro]

C Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7

* x2

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