North Platte Blues Chords
by Mike McClure
North Platte Blues by Mike McClure is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, A and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
VERSE 1:
G
i miss my mama
D
i miss my dad
A
i miss my brother
D
oh i miss em bad
G
i miss my house
D
i miss my wife
A D
most of all i think i missed what i used
D7
to call my life
G
before this all got crazy
D
before i lost all control
A D
before it felt like someone tied my soul up
D7
to the whipping pole
D
there's a hole in the bottom
G D
of my cowboy shoes
D
it's been raining here all evening
A D
i got the lonesome north platte blues
VERSE 2:
G
it's raining buckets now
D
the crowds are gone
A
my feet are muddy
D
and i'm alone
G
i start to tremble
D
and i almost pray
A
lord let this roll on by
D D7
and bring me some sunny day
(chorus)
D
it's been raining here all evening
A G
i got the lonesome north platte blues
D7: e---3
B---1
G---2
D---0
A---0
E---0
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i'm pretty sure this is right.
i wear hearing aids, so i may be off a bit.
any help gets you a THANKS!
Enjoy!
merry christmas!