When the wag ons
leave the (F#m)cit y
for the for est
and fur ther on,
paint ed wag ons
of the morn ing,
dust y (B)roads
where they have gone.
Some Some times times they (A)trav ’lin’
some through times the they dark (F#m)kept it.
ness
at the (B)sum mer
at their com in’ home,
fall en (A)fac es
by the way side
looked as if
(Bm7)they might have known.
Oh, the sun
was in their eyes
and the des
ert that’s dry
in the (D)coun try (A)town where the (F#m)laugh ter (B)sounds.
Oh, the danc ing
and the (F#m)sing ing,
oh the mu sic
and when they play.
Oh, the fire ons
that they saw there
on the (B)trail
with no re gret.
Some Some times times they (A)found it,
some through times the they dark (F#m)kept it.
ness
Of ten (B)lost it
at a long the way.
For each (A)oth er
to pos sess it,
some times right
(Bm7)in side of day.
Oh, the sun
was in their eyes
and the des
ert that’s dry
in the (D)coun try (A)town where the (F#m)laugh ter (B)sounds.
Oh, the danc (F#m)laugh ter (B)sounds.
Oh, the sun
was in their eyes,
and the de
sert that’s dry
in the (D)coun try (A)town where the (F#m)laugh ter (B)sounds.
This page shows “Theme For An Imaginary Western” by Mountain in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of A at 80 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.