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