Albertas Song

|Am |F |C | | |Am |F |C | | |F C |F Am | Alberta was a fair-haired girl |F C |G | She learned to read in a one-room school |F C |F Am | She tried her best, but in her heart |F C |G | She was racing barefoot through the park |Am |F |C | | Life was hard, |Am |F |C | | but joy still rose |F C |F Am | The sky grew dark the when dust would rise |F C |G | Across the plains, and terrorize |F C |F Am | When her father hid his tear-stained eyes |F C |G | And mother held her stubborn pride |Am |F |C | | Life was hard, |Am |F |C | | but joy still rose |Am |F |C | | Within the hearts |G | |G | | Of thankful souls, of thankful souls |F C |G Am | And on Friday night the moon came close |F C |G | The stars rang out like chorus bells |F C |G Am | The cool breeze just kissed her hair |F C |G | Alberta loved to dance in the open air |F C |G C | Alberta loved to dance in the open air |Am |F |C | | |Am |F |C | | |F C |F Am | Hardships came when illness claimed |F C |G | Her mother's leg and her father blamed |F C |F Am | But the music paid and so they played |F C |G | And dancing brought them through the day |Am |F |C | | Life was hard, |Am |F |C | | but joy still rose |Am |F |C | | Within the hearts |G | |G | | Of thankful souls, of thankful souls |F C |G Am | And on Friday night the moon came close |F C |G | The stars rang out like chorus bells |F C |G Am | Her father played as her brothers sang |F C |G | The whole town danced out in the open air |F C |G C | And Alberta loved to dance in the open air |F C |G Am | And on Friday night the moon came close |F C |G | The stars rang out like chorus bells |F C |G Am | Her brothers played as her father sang |F C |G | The whole town danced out in the open air |F C |G C | And Alberta loved to dance in the open air |F C |G C | And Alberta loved to dance in the open air |F C |G Am |F C |G | |F C |G Am |F C |G | |F C |G Am | And on Friday night the moon came close |F C |G | The stars rang out like chorus bells |F C |G Am | Her father played as her brothers sang |F C |G | The whole town danced out in the open air |F C |G C | And Alberta loved to dance in the open air |F C |G Am | And on Friday night the moon came close |F C |G | The stars rang out like chorus bells |F C |G Am | Her brothers played as her father sang |F C |G | The whole town danced out in the open air |F C |G C | And Alberta loved to dance in the open air |F C |G C | Alberta loved to dance in the open air |Am |F |C | | |Am |F |C | | |F C |F Am | Alberta was a fair-haired girl |F C |G | She learned to read in a one-room school |F C |F Am | She tried her best, but in her heart |F C |G | She was racing barefoot through the park |Am |F |C | | Life was hard, |Am |F |C | | but joy still rose |F C |F Am | The sky grew dark the when dust would rise |F C |G | Across the plains, and terrorize |F C |F Am | When her father hid his tear-stained eyes |F C |G | And mother held her stubborn pride |Am |F |C | | Life was hard, |Am |F |C | | but joy still rose |Am |F |C | | Within the hearts |G | |G | | Of thankful souls, of thankful souls |F C |G Am | And on Friday night the moon came close |F C |G | The stars rang out like chorus bells |F C |G Am | The cool breeze just kissed her hair |F C |G | Alberta loved to dance in the open air |F C |G C | Alberta loved to dance in the open air |Am |F |C | | |Am |F |C | | |F C |F Am | Hardships came when illness claimed |F C |G | Her mother's leg and her father blamed |F C |F Am | But the music paid and so they played |F C |G | And dancing brought them through the day |Am |F |C | | Life was hard, |Am |F |C | | but joy still rose |Am |F |C | | Within the hearts |G | |G | | Of thankful souls, of thankful souls |F C |G Am | And on Friday night the moon came close |F C |G | The stars rang out like chorus bells |F C |G Am | Her father played as her brothers sang |F C |G | The whole town danced out in the open air |F C |G C | And Alberta loved to dance in the open air |F C |G Am | And on Friday night the moon came close |F C |G | The stars rang out like chorus bells |F C |G Am | Her brothers played as her father sang |F C |G | The whole town danced out in the open air |F C |G C | And Alberta loved to dance in the open air |F C |G C | And Alberta loved to dance in the open air |F C |G Am |F C |G | |F C |G Am |F C |G | |F C |G Am | And on Friday night the moon came close |F C |G | The stars rang out like chorus bells |F C |G Am | Her father played as her brothers sang |F C |G | The whole town danced out in the open air |F C |G C | And Alberta loved to dance in the open air |F C |G Am | And on Friday night the moon came close |F C |G | The stars rang out like chorus bells |F C |G Am | Her brothers played as her father sang |F C |G | The whole town danced out in the open air |F C |G C | And Alberta loved to dance in the open air |F C |G C | Alberta loved to dance in the open air