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Big Sky - Rachel Loy
Capo at IIIrd fret.  Key = Bb/Gm, play as G/Em. 
Got this Emego it got knocked Ddown. Walking Emreal slow Cstarin’ at the Dground
A million Emloners Cwake up every Dday. My life's not Emover just Ctwisted out of Dplace
Am7I stop in my G/Btracks to watch thCe clouds get tosseCd aroundD  
Am7Suddenly that's G/Ball  I can Cthink about...   CI’ve Dgot the... 
-CHORUS-
GBig sky.Am7..      To Chold me... and I’ve Dgot my 
Gwhole life...     Am7UnfColding... There’s Dbeauty in 
     Em/                           D#/         D/                      C#  
soli -  tude  So don't tell me that   I    need  you  
I'm on the Am7outside... G/Bof being Clonely... I've got the Am7whole skyG/B...     to Chold me
I take the Emtrain home almost every Dnight And I talk to Emstrangers just to Cfeel aDlive
So I asked this Emlady when CI was feeling Dbold, oh
 "Am I going Emcrazy or is Cthis just gettin’ Dold?"
Am7Half smile and G/Bshe told me she Cmisses bein’ Cyoung,D  
When Am7e-very G/Bmoment just strikes the Cpassion. She said, 
"Girl, Dlet yourself Emcry, an’ it’ll get Frid of your Gfears
of feelin’ Amthoughts, don't G/Bcalculate the Ccost."      CI’ve Dgot the...
-REPEAT CHORUS-
SomeFtimes my skin is stretched so far 
You can Fsee right through it to my beating heart
It's just a Emgrowing thingD  
Just Fwhen I think I'm gonna’ shrivel up 
I can Ffeel the breathing of a deeper love
running Emthrough my veins     D  
Oh, and that'll Cnever change
I've got the Gwhole sky.Am7..   To Chold me
TempoGrar’ly.Am7..     Clonely
                  Em/                           D#/        D/C#  
I needed the soli -  tude, oh  Just to find out I don't need you  I’ve got the 
GBig sky.Am7..      To Chold me and I’ve Dgot my 
Awhole lifeAm7...     UCnfolding  There’s Dbeauty in 
       Em/                      D#/        D/                      C#  
soli  -  tude  So I’m starting up strong and new  
I'm on the Am7outsideG/B...  of being Clonely.  I've got the Am7whole skyG/B...    to Chold me 
~END~

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Big Sky

by Rachel Loy

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Am7

G/B

Big Sky - Rachel Loy

Capo at IIIrd fret. Key = Bb/Gm, play as G/Em.

Em D Em C D

Got this ego it got knocked down. Walking real slow starin’ at the ground

Em C D Em C D

A million loners wake up every day. My life's not over just twisted out of place

Am7 G/B C C D

I stop in my tracks to watch the clouds get tossed around

Am7 G/B C C D

Suddenly that's all I can think about... I’ve got the...

-CHORUS-

G Am7 C D

Big sky... To hold me... and I’ve got my

G Am7 C D

whole life... Unfolding... There’s beauty in

Em D# D C#

/ / /

soli - tude So don't tell me that I need you

Am7 G/B C Am7 G/B C

I'm on the outside... of being lonely... I've got the whole sky... to hold me

Em D Em C D

I take the train home almost every night And I talk to strangers just to feel alive

Em C D

So I asked this lady when I was feeling bold, oh

Em C D

"Am I going crazy or is this just gettin’ old?"

Am7 G/B C C D

Half smile and she told me she misses bein’ young,

Am7 G/B C

When e-very moment just strikes the passion. She said,

D Em F G

"Girl, let yourself cry, an’ it’ll get rid of your fears

Am G/B C C D

of feelin’ thoughts, don't calculate the cost." I’ve got the...

-REPEAT CHORUS-

Sometimes my skin is stretched so far

You can see right through it to my beating heart

Em D

It's just a growing thing

Just when I think I'm gonna’ shrivel up

I can feel the breathing of a deeper love

Em D

running through my veins

Oh, and that'll never change

G Am7 C

I've got the whole sky... To hold me

G Am7 C

Temporar’ly... lonely

Em D# D C#

/ / /

I needed the soli - tude, oh Just to find out I don't need you I’ve got the

G Am7 C D

Big sky... To hold me and I’ve got my

A Am7 C D

whole life... Unfolding There’s beauty in

Em D# D C#

/ / /

soli - tude So I’m starting up strong and new

Am7 G/B C Am7 G/B C

I'm on the outside... of being lonely. I've got the whole sky... to hold me

~END~

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