Prairie Town Chords - Randy Bachman

Intro

G Em Bm D 2x

Verse 1

G Em Bm D Born and raised in a prairie town G Em Bm D Just a kid full of dreams G Em Bm D We didn't have much but an old radio G Em Bm D Music came from places we'd never been

Verse 2

G Em Bm D Growing up in a prairie town G Em Bm D Learning to drive in the snow G Em Bm D Not much to do so you start a band G Em Bm D And soon you've gone as far as you can go

Chorus

G Em Bm D Winter nights are long, summer days are gone G Em Bm D Portage and Main fifty below G Em Bm D Springtime melts the snow, rivers overflow G Em Bm D Portage and Main fifty below

Interlude

G Em Bm D

Verse 3

G Em Bm D All the bands in a prairie town G Em Bm D Try to outdo the next in line G Em Bm D Learning records out of Liverpool G Em Bm D Dreams of England on their Minds

Verse 4

G Em Bm D On the other side of Winnipeg G Em Bm D Neil and The Squires played the Zone G Em Bm D But then he went to play for a while in Thunder Bay G Em Bm D He never looked back and he's never coming home

Chorus

G Em Bm D Winter nights are long, summer days are gone G Em Bm D Portage and Main fifty below G Em Bm D Springtime melts the snow, rivers overflow G Em Bm D Portage and Main fifty below G Em Bm D Portage and Main fifty below

Interlude

G Em Bm D

Verse 5

G Em Bm D Just a band from a prairie town G Em Bm D Sometimes we'd drive from coast to coast G Em Bm D One call from LA and we'd pack and fly away G Em Bm D But in our hearts we're always prairie folk

Verse 6

G Em Bm D Looking back at a prairie town G Em Bm D People ask me why I went away G Em Bm D To fly with the best, sometimes you have to leave the nest G Em Bm D But the prairies made me what I am today

Chorus