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Prairie Fire chords by
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins

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Verse 1
Am


While drivin' a herd of cattle
Dm

out in old Nebraska way
Am
E

Headin' east at Broken Bow
Am

on a hot September day

Tryin' to get to Omaha we
Dm

hoped to find a buyer
Am

We never counted in the odds of
E

a western prairie fire
Am
A hot south wind was blowin' and the
Verse 2
Dm

Am

air was gettin' dry
Dm
Am

Somethin' far away was spellin'
E
Am

trouble in the sky

Comin' closer was a sound that
Dm
Am

topped the devil's choir
Dm
Am

Then we knew we had to race
E
Am

a raging prairie fire
Verse 3
Am

G

When all at once a flame
F
E

is seen a-lickin' at at the sky
Am
G

And every heart has quickened
F
E

and there's fear in every eye
Am

We'd just one chance to get away
E
Dm
Am

for there's no place to hide
E
Dm
Am

Gotta reach the river Platte one inch
E
Am

deep and one mile wide
Verse 4
Dm

The herd is gettin' tired but we've
Am

got no time to rest
Dm
Am

I try to clear the red dust that is
E

gatherin' in my chest
Am

From ridin' tail on a thousand
Dm

head with the weather gettin' dry
Am
Dm
Am

The black cloud in the west is warning,
E
Am

"Ride, ride, ride"
Verse 5
Am

G

The roarin' heat is closer
F
E

ashes fallin' by our side
Am
G

And every beast and bird is fleein'
F
E

with its warnin' cry
Am

We've got to reach the river
Dm
Am

but it's still ten miles or more
Dm
Am

And close behind us we can
E
Am

hear that wild infernal roar
Verse 6
Am


But fate had other plans,
Dm
Am

for we lost that fatal race
E
Dm
E
Am

We lost for neither man nor beast
E

could long keep up the pace
Am

The mighty Platte subdued its
Dm

rage but none were there to rest
Am

We did our best to get away
E
Am

but only I am left
G
Now on the blackened prairie, far
Verse 7
F

E

as the eye can see
Am
G

The grim remains are there to
F
E

show that God rules you and me
Am

Just one he left to tell the tale just
Dm
Am

one was his desire
Dm
Am

We lost our herd and thirty
E
Am

men to a raging prairie fire

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