Galveston Chords - Glen Campbell
Galveston Chords
Written by Jimmy Webb. Its actually in the key of F, but is much easier and enjoyable to play in G. G C D7 G G7 C Am7 Galveston, oh Galveston, I still hear your sea winds blowin' D7 G C Am7 I still see her dark eyes glowin' D7 Em C G She was twenty-one when I left Galveston G C D7 G G7 C Am7 Galveston, oh Galveston, I still hear your sea waves crashing D7 G C Am7 While I watch the cannons flashing D7 Em C G I clean my gun and dream of Galveston Bb C Bb C I still see her standing by the water Dm Bb Standing there lookin' out to sea Gm C7 F And is she waiting there for me? Am Dm Gm C D7 On the beach where we used to run G C D7 G G7 C Am7 Galveston, oh Galveston, I am so afraid of dying D7 G C Am7 Before I dry the tears she's crying Em C Bm Am7 Before I watch your sea birds flying in the sun E C G At Galveston, at Galveston. Rob.
Tablature player for this song:
Galveston tabs @ 911Tabs
About the artist behind Galveston Chords:
Campbell's hits include "Gentle On My Mind", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Southern Nights" and "Rhinestone Cowboy". Campbell made history by winning a Grammy in both country and pop categories in 1967: "Gentle On My Mind" snatched the country honors, and "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" won in pop. He owns trophies for Male Vocalist of the Year from both the CMA and the ACM, and took the CMA's top honor as Entertainer of the Year.
During his 50 years in show business, Campbell has released more than 70 albums. He has sold 45 million records and racked up 12 RIAA Gold albums, 4 Platinum albums and 1 Double-Platinum album. Of his 75 trips up the charts, 27 landed in the Top 10. Campbell was hand-picked by actor John Wayne to play alongside him in the 1969 film True Grit, which gave Campbell a Golden Globe nomination for Most Promising Newcomer, and gave Wayne his only Academy Award. Campbell sang and had a hit with the title song (by the same name) which was nominated for an Academy Award. He performed it live at that year's Academy Awards Show.
In 2005, Campbell was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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