Blue Prairie

Rex Allen Jr.

Written by Bob Nolan and Tim Spencer

Key of Am · Chords: III V VI VII bv i iv v

Verse 1

Am           F            Em
Blue prairie blue are the skies
Dm           E7         Am         F  E7
Blue are the sighs of a night wind fallin'
Am           F            Em
Blue prairie blue are the hills
Dm           E7          Am         F   E7
Blue are the trills of a night bird callin'

Verse 2

Am
Every beating heart beats a rhythm that is blue
                             C
And the moon has cast a blue reflection in the dew
Dm
So the wind while on its way
D#m                           Em  C  G7
Seems to cry and sigh and say bl-----ue
Am           F           Em
Blue prairie blue echoes ring
Dm        E7        Am      F       Am
Blue as I sing of a longing blue as you

Verse 3

Am
Every beating heart beats a rhythm that is blue
                             C
And the moon has cast a blue reflection in the dew
Dm
So the wind while on its way
D#m                           Em  C  G7
Seems to cry and sigh and say bl-----ue
Am           F           Em
Blue prairie blue echoes ring
Dm        E7        Am      F       Am
Blue as I sing of a longing blue as you