* performed by Michael Martin Murphey on the "Blue Sky, Night Thunder
album" (not using his middle name at the time)
* lyrics typed by Joe Chew
* music transcribed by Greg Vaughn
[Intro Lick]
E Emaj7 F#m repeat
e|--12-12-------------11-11-------------9--9----------------|
B|----9--9--------------9--9-------------10-10--------------|
G|---------9-(let ring)------9-(let ring)------11-(let ring)|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
E Emaj7 F#m
She comes down from Yellow Mountain
E Emaj7 F#m
On a dark, flat land she rides
Amaj7 G#m
On a pony she named Wildfire
Amaj7 G#m
Whirlwind by her side
F#m G#m (intro lick)
On a cold Nebraska night.
[Chorus]
Oh, they say she died one winter
When there came an early frost
And the pony she named Wildfire
Busted down its stall,
In a blizzard she was lost.
Amaj7 G#m
She ran calling Wild---fire,
Amaj7 G#m
Calling Wild---fire,
Amaj7 G#m F#m B Amaj7 (intro lick)
Calling Wi----i----ld----fi----i----re.
[Verse 2]
E Emaj7 F#m
By the dark of the moon I planted
E Emaj7 F#m
But there came an early snow.
Amaj7 G#m
Been a hoot owl howlin' outside my window now,
Amaj7 G#m
For six nights in a row.
F#m G#m
She's comin' for me, I know
F#m G#m
And on Wildfire we're both gonna go.
[Outro]
We'll be ridin' Wildfire,
Ridin' Wildfire,
We'll be ridin' Wildfire
On Wildfire we're gonna ride,
Gonna leave sodbustin' behind.
Get these hard times right on out of our minds,
Ridin' Wildfire.
Here's how I play the chords. Your mileage may vary.
E Emaj7 F#m Amaj7 G#m B
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