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Ian Tyson

Albertas Child

by Ian Tyson
Ian Tyson

Biography:


Ian Tyson (born September 25, 1933) is a cowboy folk singer from Alberta, Canada who was born in Victoria, British Columbia.

He and his then-wife Sylvia Fricker constituted one of the most popular folk duos of the 1960s, Ian & Sylvia. Tyson gradually shifted to the cowboy way while still with Sylvia, accentuating the western life through song. Residing on a ranch in southern Alberta, Tyson tours all over the west.

In 2005, CBC Radio One listeners chose his song

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323 Artist   78 Music   152 Tab Tab
Name: Alberta's Child
Artist: Ian Tyson
Album: Old Corrals and Sagebrush
Chorded By: ultimatelefty

Capo 2nd Fret
Standard Tuning

[Chords]
A x02220
D xx0232
E 022100
F#m 244222
Bm x24432
D5 x577xx
E5 x799xx

[Intro]
A

[Verse 1]
A
Well, them ol' boys in Texas chew copenhagen
A D
Wash it all down with that Coors
D
Ain't a bit bashful about speakin' their minds
D E
They'll tell you what's theirs and what's yours
A
There's Waylon and there's Willie
A
They own about half the state
A D
And sing of her glories all in song
D E
Talk about your lovers and your fighters
A F#m
Wild brahma bull riders
Bm E A
The whole thing takes a holt and goes on

[Chorus]
A E
Ride with me Jesus, help me pull this heavy load
A D5 E5
Don't let her slip, don't let her slide
A E
You answer all our questions further down this muddy road
A
Old cowboys cross the Great Divide
A D G D A
Diviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide

[Verse 2]
A
Well up north it's saddle broncs and it's hockey and honkytonks
A D
Old Wilf Carter 78s Yodelohohhoo
D
Dumb stuff like chores when it's twenty below
D E
They're the things that a country boy hates
A
Too much damn wind and not enough whiskey
A D
Drives them ol' northern boys flat wild
D E A F#m
And he many go to Hell or even Vancouver
Bm E A
He'll always be Alberta's child

[Chorus]
A E
Ride with me Jesus, help me pull this heavy load
A D5 E5
Don't let her slip, don't let her slide
A E
You answer all our questions further down this muddy road
A
Old cowboys cross the Great Divide
A D G D A
Diviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide

[Final Chorus]
A E
Ride with me Jesus, help me pull this heavy load
A D5 E5
Don't let her slip, don't let her slide
A E
You answer all our questions further down this muddy road
A
Old cowboys cross the Great Divide
A D G D A
Diviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide
D G D A
iiiiiiiiiiiide
D G D A
iiiiiiiiiiiide
D G D A
iiiiiiiiiiiide

[Outro]
D G D A




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