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Red Deer To Margaree

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This is a great cover of a song originally performed by the Grievous Angels
and composed by our two most musically inclined Members of Parliament, 
Charlie Angus and Andrew Cash.
Verse 1:
GPassing time blowDin' smoke Grings
GLate night menu Dcovered with coffee Gstains
CI can't remember Gwhere we been
CWhere we're goin' Gto
GTake a cup for Dme and one for Gyou
GThe headlights carve out Dfigures in the Gnight
GLate night radio Dkeepin' me Galive
CAs raindrops streak the Gwindowpane
CDiesel fumes and the Gcold dark rain
GI'll follow you from DRed Deer to MargaGree
Chorus:
GAn old country Bmsong is Cspinning in my Ghead
GSure do feel Bmtired but at Cleast I ain't Gdead
                        C               D                   G     C  C/   B  Am  
You sleep so sound on my shoulder as I take the driver's seat
GI followed you from DRed Deer to MargaGree
Verse 2:
GThunder Bay is Dtwo hours from Gsight
GWe left the flat lands Dlate, late last Gnight
CAs sunlight rises in Gdistant sky
CSays "good morning" to Gour tired eyes
GYou grin at me and DI know that it's all Gright
Chorus:
GAn old country Bmsong is Cspinning in my Ghead
GSure do feel Bmtired but at Cleast I ain't Gdead
                        C               D                   G      C  C/   B  Am  
You sleep so sound on my shoulder as I take the driver's seat
GI followed you from DRed Deer to MargaGree
Organ solo:
G         D         G
G         D         G
C               G
C               G
G         D         G
Verse 3:
GOne day we're going to Dput this truck Gaway
GGet us a place Dout near the Gbay
CAnd late at night when you Ghold me tight
CAnd you hear those trucks a Grollin' by
GI followed you from DRed Deer to MargaGree
Chorus:
GAn old country Bmsong is Cspinning in my Ghead
GSure do feel Bmtired but at Cleast I ain't Gdead
                        C               D                   G      C  C/   B  Am  
You sleep so sound on my shoulder as I take the driver's seat
GI followed you from DRed Deer to MargaGree
GAll the way from DRed Deer to MargaGree
GI'll follow you from DRed Deer to MargaGree

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Red Deer To Margaree

by Skydiggers

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This is a great cover of a song originally performed by the Grievous Angels

and composed by our two most musically inclined Members of Parliament,

Charlie Angus and Andrew Cash.

Verse 1:

G D G

Passing time blowin' smoke rings

G D G

Late night menu covered with coffee stains

C G

I can't remember where we been

C G

Where we're goin' to

G D G

Take a cup for me and one for you

G D G

The headlights carve out figures in the night

G D G

Late night radio keepin' me alive

C G

As raindrops streak the windowpane

C G

Diesel fumes and the cold dark rain

G D G

I'll follow you from Red Deer to Margaree

Chorus:

G Bm C G

An old country song is spinning in my head

G Bm C G

Sure do feel tired but at least I ain't dead

C D G C C B Am

You sleep so sound on my shoulder as I take the driver's seat

G D G

I followed you from Red Deer to Margaree

Verse 2:

G D G

Thunder Bay is two hours from sight

G D G

We left the flat lands late, late last night

C G

As sunlight rises in distant sky

C G

Says "good morning" to our tired eyes

G D G

You grin at me and I know that it's all right

Chorus:

G Bm C G

An old country song is spinning in my head

G Bm C G

Sure do feel tired but at least I ain't dead

C D G C C B Am

You sleep so sound on my shoulder as I take the driver's seat

G D G

I followed you from Red Deer to Margaree

Organ solo:

G D G

C G

G D G

Verse 3:

G D G

One day we're going to put this truck away

G D G

Get us a place out near the bay

C G

And late at night when you hold me tight

C G

And you hear those trucks a rollin' by

G D G

I followed you from Red Deer to Margaree

Chorus:

G Bm C G

An old country song is spinning in my head

G Bm C G

Sure do feel tired but at least I ain't dead

C D G C C B Am

You sleep so sound on my shoulder as I take the driver's seat

G D G

I followed you from Red Deer to Margaree

G D G

All the way from Red Deer to Margaree

G D G

I'll follow you from Red Deer to Margaree

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