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