Alberta

Doc Watson

Traditional

Key of G · Chords: I IV V VII ii iii vi

Verse 1

G    Bm          F    D7   G
Alberta let your hair hang low

Verse 2

                      D7    G
I saw her first on an April morn'
                          Bm        C        D7
As she walked through the mist in a field of hay
    G                           C      G
Her hair lit the world with its golden glow
                     Bm   Am        D7    G
And the smile on her face burned my heart away

Verse 3

     Bm          F    D7   G
Alberta let your hair hang low
                 F         D7
Alberta let your hair hang low
     C             Bm             D7        G   Em
I'll give you more gold than your apron can hold
          G  Bm         Am   D7   G
If you'll only let your hair hang low

Verse 4

                    D7         G
I thought my golden time would last
                 Bm      C        D7
But the field of hay was soon cut down
     G                  C       G
In a short few weeks it all was past
                 F        D7      G
And my golden girl just a painful song

Verse 5

     Bm        F  D7   G
Alberta what's on your mind
               F       D7
Alberta what's on your mind
   C           Bm            D7          G   Em
My heart is so sad cause you treat me so bad
  G  Bm        F  D7   G   Em
Alberta what's on your mind
  G  Bm          F    D7   G
Alberta let your hair hang low