1849

A A G G A A G G A A G G A A G G A A G G A A G G A G A Wagons rolled out under darkened skies G A The sun refused to shine A G A Four-hundred people full of hopes and dreams G A In eighteen-forty-nine A G A They waved goodbye, women dried their tears D A Young men hid their fears A G A They headed west, full of confidence D A That their fortunes would appear Em7 D A They packed a trunk full of china, a bible or two Em7 D A A shotgun for Leroy, a pistol for Lou Em D A pretty dress for Sarah Em D And a hat for sister Fay C G No one thought their greed for gold A E Would change their lives someday A G A They headed west in eighteen-forty-nine G D Sixty-one wagons, two miles long in a line A G D They headed west in eighteen-forty-nine E E D D E E D D E E D D E D C A# A A A G A March winds came, filled the sky with lightnin' G D A It rained all day and night A G A Old men died and backs were broken G D A As they set their wagons right A G A They crossed the mountains, came down to the sea G A Sure that it would be A G A Gold and riches and a life of ease G D But what they didn't see... Em7 D A Was a trunk full of china all broken in two Em7 D A A shotgun for Leroy that he used on Lou Em D A pretty dress for Sarah Em D That they used to bury Fay C G No one thought their greed for gold A E Would change their lives that way A G They came for gold in eighteen-forty-nine A G Sixty-one wagons, two miles long in a line A G A promised land in eighteen-forty-nine A G A promised land in eighteen-forty-nine A G A promised land in eighteen-forty-nine A A G G A A G G A