Wildfire Chords - Michael Martin Murphey
Wildfire Chords
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Wildfire -------- * performed by Michael Martin Murphey on the "Blue Sky, Night Thunder album" (not using his middle name at the time) * lyrics typed by Joe Chew * music transcribed by Greg Vaughn Intro Lick: E Emaj7 F#m repeat |--12-12-------------11-11-------------9--9----------------| |----9--9--------------9--9-------------10-10--------------| |---------9-(let ring)------9-(let ring)------11-(let ring)| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| E Emaj7 F#m She comes down from Yellow Mountain E Emaj7 F#m On a dark, flat land she rides Amaj7 G#m On a pony she named Wildfire Amaj7 G#m Whirlwind by her side F#m G#m (intro lick) On a cold Nebraska night. Oh, they say she died one winter When there came an early frost And the pony she named Wildfire Busted down its stall, In a blizzard she was lost. Amaj7 G#m She ran calling Wild---fire, Amaj7 G#m Calling Wild---fire, Amaj7 G#m F#m B Amaj7 (intro lick) Calling Wi----i----ld----fi----i----re. E Emaj7 F#m By the dark of the moon I planted E Emaj7 F#m But there came an early snow. Amaj7 G#m Been a hoot owl howlin' outside my window now, Amaj7 G#m For six nights in a row. F#m G#m She's comin' for me, I know F#m G#m And on Wildfire we're both gonna go. We'll be ridin' Wildfire, Ridin' Wildfire, We'll be ridin' Wildfire On Wildfire we're gonna ride, Gonna leave sodbustin' behind. Get these hard times right on out of our minds, Ridin' Wildfire. Here's how I play the chords. Your mileage may vary. E Emaj7 F#m Amaj7 G#m B x||||| x||||| |||||| x||||| |||||| x||||| 4|||ooo 4|||ooo oooooo |||||o 4oooooo |ooooo ||||o| |||||| |||||| 5||||o| |||||| |||||| ||o||| ||o||| |oo||| ||oo|| |oo||| ||ooo| |o|||| |o|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| 43121 43111 134111 3421 134111 13331 Fingers
Tablature player for this song:
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About the artist behind Wildfire Chords:
During these early years, Murphey developed a special love for cowboy songs and stories. He was also an avid reader, especially drawn to the books of Mark Twain and William Faulkner. As a youth, he enjoyed writing poetry and loved listening to his uncle's old 78 rpm records — particularly the music of country and folk artists such as Hank Williams, Bob Wills, and Woody Guthrie. In junior high school, he began performing as an amateur. At the age of seventeen, he took his first "professional" music job, playing western songs around the campfire at a Texas ranch. By the early 1960s, Murphey was playing the clubs in Dallas, performing country music, folk music, and rock music. He won over the conservative Texas audiences with his charm and talent, and soon formed a band that developed a significant following in the Dallas area.[2]
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