A E A E
You can fail to achieve what you'd always believed
A E A (walk up to D)
You were capable of from the start
D G D G
You can lose all you have on the gambling ave
D G D (walk down to A)
An' you'll know nothing true of your heart
A E A E
You can see and be seen with those holes in your jeans
A E A
But the prairies won't know what it means
[Chorus]
A
The prairies of Alberta, they ain't never hearda
E
The things that are keepin' you down
And the short native grasses don't care that the ashes
A
Of your dreams match their dry shade of brown
[Verse 2]
A E A E
You can follow the call out to olde Montreal
A E A (walk up to D)
It may feel like you'll never get back
D G D G
You can do what you want on Boulevard St. Laurent
D G D (walk down to A)
It may feel like you've slipped through the crack
A E A E
You can see and be seen with those holes in your jeans
A E A
And the prairies won't know what it means
[Chorus]
A
The prairies of Alberta, they ain't never hearda
E
The things that are keepin' you down
And the short native grasses don't care that the ashes
A
Of your dreams match their dry shade of brown
[Verse 3]
A E A E
When you fail to remember the gifts of September
A E A (walk up to D)
And all that's left's a manila, grass rope
D G D G
And that clean, country wedding that you thought you'd be getting
D G D (walk down to A)
Seems delayed beyond reasonable hope
A E A E
You can see and be seen with those holes in your jeans
A E A
And the prairies won't know what it means
[Outro]
A E A E
You can see and be seen With those holes in your jeans
A E A
And the prairies won't know what it means
