Artist: Tom Russell
[INTRO]
[G] [C]
[VERSE]
The colour of her hair was [F]Chinese [C]silver
On a buttermilk mare she rode through [Dm]town [G]
And the jealous [F]girls would all a[C]void her
And the bachelor men would gather [G]round
[CHORUS]
And the [F]men would sing a [G]song to Chinese [C]silver
[F]Soul of a hawk, [G]eye of a turtle [C]dove
And [E7]all the fire in Hell won't melt the [Am]ice a[G]round her [F]heart
And [G]all the gold in Dodge won't buy her [C]love
[VERSE]
Her pa was a man named [F]Wilmore [C]Grady
He ran the mill down by the [Dm]creek [G]
And the light of his [F]life was Chinese [C]silver
He laid his soul down by her [G]feet
[CHORUS]
And the [F]men would sing a [G]song to Chinese [C]silver
[F]Soul of a hawk, [G]eye of a turtle [C]dove
And [E7]all the fire in Hell won't melt the [Am]ice a[G]round her [F]heart
And [G]all the gold in Dodge won't buy her [C]love
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[C] [F] [C] [Dm] [G] [F] [C] [G]
[CHORUS]
And the [F]men would sing a [G]song to Chinese [C]silver
[F]Soul of a hawk, [G]eye of a turtle [C]dove
And [E7]all the fire in Hell won't melt the [Am]ice a[G]round her [F]heart
And [G]all the gold in Dodge won't buy her [C]love
[VERSE]
The buttermilk [D]mare went [G]in the [D]Winter
Then Wilmore Grady passed a[Em]way [A]
Well, the years rolled [G]on and the men stopped [D]singing
Chinese silver turned to [A]grey
[CHORUS]
But the [G]wind still sings a [A]song to Chinese [D]silver
[G]Soul of a hawk, [A]eye of a turtle [D]dove
And [F#7]all the fire in Hell won't melt the [Bm]ice a[A]round her [G]heart
And [A]all the gold in Dodge won't buy her [D]love
[CHORUS]
And the [G]wind still sings a [A]song to Chinese [D]silver
[G]Soul of a hawk, [A]eye of a turtle [D]dove
And [F#7]all the fire in Hell won't melt the [Bm]ice a[A]round her [G]heart
And [A]all the gold in Dodge won't buy her [D]love
And [G]all the gold in [A]Dodge won't buy her [D]love [G] [D]
[G] [C]
[VERSE]
The colour of her hair was [F]Chinese [C]silver
On a buttermilk mare she rode through [Dm]town [G]
And the jealous [F]girls would all a[C]void her
And the bachelor men would gather [G]round
[CHORUS]
And the [F]men would sing a [G]song to Chinese [C]silver
[F]Soul of a hawk, [G]eye of a turtle [C]dove
And [E7]all the fire in Hell won't melt the [Am]ice a[G]round her [F]heart
And [G]all the gold in Dodge won't buy her [C]love
[VERSE]
Her pa was a man named [F]Wilmore [C]Grady
He ran the mill down by the [Dm]creek [G]
And the light of his [F]life was Chinese [C]silver
He laid his soul down by her [G]feet
[CHORUS]
And the [F]men would sing a [G]song to Chinese [C]silver
[F]Soul of a hawk, [G]eye of a turtle [C]dove
And [E7]all the fire in Hell won't melt the [Am]ice a[G]round her [F]heart
And [G]all the gold in Dodge won't buy her [C]love
[INSTRUMENTAL]
[C] [F] [C] [Dm] [G] [F] [C] [G]
[CHORUS]
And the [F]men would sing a [G]song to Chinese [C]silver
[F]Soul of a hawk, [G]eye of a turtle [C]dove
And [E7]all the fire in Hell won't melt the [Am]ice a[G]round her [F]heart
And [G]all the gold in Dodge won't buy her [C]love
[VERSE]
The buttermilk [D]mare went [G]in the [D]Winter
Then Wilmore Grady passed a[Em]way [A]
Well, the years rolled [G]on and the men stopped [D]singing
Chinese silver turned to [A]grey
[CHORUS]
But the [G]wind still sings a [A]song to Chinese [D]silver
[G]Soul of a hawk, [A]eye of a turtle [D]dove
And [F#7]all the fire in Hell won't melt the [Bm]ice a[A]round her [G]heart
And [A]all the gold in Dodge won't buy her [D]love
[CHORUS]
And the [G]wind still sings a [A]song to Chinese [D]silver
[G]Soul of a hawk, [A]eye of a turtle [D]dove
And [F#7]all the fire in Hell won't melt the [Bm]ice a[A]round her [G]heart
And [A]all the gold in Dodge won't buy her [D]love
And [G]all the gold in [A]Dodge won't buy her [D]love [G] [D]
Used chords
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