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Sierra

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Theese are the chords for the rythm part, played by the singer.
In the live performace she uses all bar chords and also some G/D and A/D,
but the whole song can be played with only basic open chords and it sounds fine.
All the parts are played one chord per bar, except after "she falls asleep", which is two chords per bar.
There are two parts where you only play the first strumm (marked with *).
There is also a silet part (two bars), where you can use muted strumming on some tapping (marked with N.C.).
It's my first upload so don't be to hard on me ;)
Original chords:        Simplified chords:
   D= x57775               D= xx0232
   G= 355433               G= 320003
   A= 577655               A= x02220
 G/D= x55430             G/D=  G= 320003
 A/D= x77650             A/D=  A= x02220
[Intro]
D   G   D   A
D   G   D   A
[Verse 1]
The Dpeople I love keep on Gdying,
and the Dpeople I love keep on Amoving away,
someDbody just went out to GParis,
someDbody to a country, I cAan't pronounce its name.
SiDerra and me keep on trGying,
but I alwDays seem to be to Alate for the train,
I keep on dDying, but the cGigarettes take time,
the Adrugs take the edge awaDy.D  
[Chorus]
G/DSierra was dancing with her G/Dcowboy hat on,
G/Ddancing all night to all her G/Dfavourite songs,
at random pDarties.D  D  D  
G/DChanged the needle on the rG/Decord machine,
G/DChanged the rhythm, then chG/Dangning the scene,
So it sDeemed.D  D  D  
N.C.
It's a cigarette she needs,
Then she falls asleep.D  G  D  A  D  G  D  A  
                       D G  D A  D G  D A
[Verse 2]
On Dblue days she was lying in G/Dcastles in clouds in the
blue Dblue skies,A  
she Ddresses to impress us, still lGooks sad,
but nobody eDver knows why.A  
CDenter of attention, all the pG/Deople too close
but they're sDtill too far,A  
lDook at her dressed up as a G/Dbad idea,
we're taking tDhis to far.D  
[Chorus]
G/DSierra was dancing with her G/Dcowboy hat on,
G/Ddancing all night to all her G/Dfavourite songs,
at random pDarties.D  D  D  
G/DChanged the needle on the rG/Decord machine,
G/DChanged the rhythm, then chG/Dangning the scene,
So it sDeemed.D  D  D  
                         G/D  A/E*
A man is his own prison she said,
She read it in a mDagazine.
[Solo]
[Verse 3]
The Dpeople I love keep on Gdying,
and the Dpeople I love keep on Amoving away,
someDbody just went out to PGaris,
someDbody to a country, I Acan't pronounce its name.
SDierra she was tGrying,
SDierra you see, was always lAate for the train,
SDierra you see, kept on dGying,
the cigaGrettes took time, the dArugs took Sierra from Dme.D  
[Outro]
G/D  G/D  G/D  G/D
D    D    D    D
G/D  G/D  G/D  G/D
D    D    D    D
    A      A  D*

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Sierra

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Chords in this song · guitar

G/D

A/D

A/E

Theese are the chords for the rythm part, played by the singer.

In the live performace she uses all bar chords and also some G/D and A/D,

but the whole song can be played with only basic open chords and it sounds fine.

All the parts are played one chord per bar, except after "she falls asleep", which is two chords per bar.

There are two parts where you only play the first strumm (marked with *).

There is also a silet part (two bars), where you can use muted strumming on some tapping (marked with N.C.).

It's my first upload so don't be to hard on me ;)

Original chords: Simplified chords:

D D

= x57775 = xx0232

G G

= 355433 = 320003

A A

= 577655 = x02220

G/D G/D G

= x55430 = = 320003

A/D A/D A

= x77650 = = x02220

[Intro]

D G D A

[Verse 1]

D G

The people I love keep on dying,

D A

and the people I love keep on moving away,

D G

somebody just went out to Paris,

D A

somebody to a country, I can't pronounce its name.

D G

Sierra and me keep on trying,

D A

but I always seem to be to late for the train,

D G

I keep on dying, but the cigarettes take time,

A D D

the drugs take the edge away.

[Chorus]

G/D G/D

Sierra was dancing with her cowboy hat on,

G/D G/D

dancing all night to all her favourite songs,

D D D D

at random parties.

G/D G/D

Changed the needle on the record machine,

G/D G/D

Changed the rhythm, then changning the scene,

D D D D

So it seemed.

N.C.

It's a cigarette she needs,

D G D A D G D A

Then she falls asleep.

D G D A D G D A

[Verse 2]

D G/D

On blue days she was lying in castles in clouds in the

D A

blue blue skies,

D G

she dresses to impress us, still looks sad,

D A

but nobody ever knows why.

D G/D

Center of attention, all the people too close

D A

but they're still too far,

D G/D

look at her dressed up as a bad idea,

D D

we're taking this to far.

[Chorus]

G/D G/D

Sierra was dancing with her cowboy hat on,

G/D G/D

dancing all night to all her favourite songs,

D D D D

at random parties.

G/D G/D

Changed the needle on the record machine,

G/D G/D

Changed the rhythm, then changning the scene,

D D D D

So it seemed.

G/D A/E

A man is his own prison she said,

She read it in a magazine.

[Solo]

[Verse 3]

D G

The people I love keep on dying,

D A

and the people I love keep on moving away,

D G

somebody just went out to Paris,

D A

somebody to a country, I can't pronounce its name.

D G

Sierra she was trying,

D A

Sierra you see, was always late for the train,

D G

Sierra you see, kept on dying,

G A D D

the cigarettes took time, the drugs took Sierra from me.

[Outro]

G/D G/D G/D G/D

D D D D

G/D G/D G/D G/D

D D D D

A A D

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