Santa Fe - Prologue Chords
by Alan Menken
Santa Fe - Prologue by Alan Menken is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C/G, D/G, Gm7, D9, Em7, C/E, Am7, Dm9, G7sus, G7, C, D/C, C/D, Bb, Dm7/G, Am, F, G/F, F/C, G/B, E/G#, Asus2, Cmaj7/G, Dm7, Ebmaj9, Bbmaj9, Fmaj7, E7sus and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C/G D/G C/G D/G
verse 1
Gm7 D9 Em7 C/E
They say folks is dyin' to get here.
Gm7 D9 Em7 Am7
Me, I'm dyin' to get away,
Dm9 G7sus
To a little town out west
G7 C D/C C D/C
That's spankin' new.
Gm7 D9 Em7 C/E
And while I ain't never been there,
Gm7 D9 Em7 Am7
I can see it clear as day.
C/D D9 Bb Dm7/G
If you want, I bet'cha you could see it, too.
verse 2
G7 C
Close your eyes...
Am
Come with me,
F G/F F/C C
Where it's clean and green and pretty.
G/B E/G# Asus2 Cmaj7/G F
And they went and made a city outta clay.
C/E Dm7 G7 Em7 Am7
Why, the minute that you get there,
Dm7 G7 Em7 Am7
Folks'll walk right up and say,
Ebmaj9 Bbmaj9 Am7 D9 Dm7/G G7 Dm7/G
"Welcome home, son, welcome home to Santa Fe!"
G7 C
Plantin' crops,
Am
Splittin' rails,
F G/F F/C C
Swappin' tales around the fire,
G/B E/G# Asus2 Cmaj7/G F
'cept for Sunday when you lie around all day.
C/E Dm7 G7 Em7 C/E
Soon your friends are more like family,
Fmaj7 G/F E7sus
And they's beggin' you to stay!
E7 Dm7
Ain't that neat?
G7sus
Livin' sweet
C D/C C D/C
In Santa Fe.
verse 3
Gm7 D9 Em7 C/E
Don't you know that we's a family?
Gm7 D9 Em7 Am7
Would I let you down? No way.
Dm9
Just hold on, kid,
G7sus G7 C D/C C D/C C
Till that train makes Santa Fe