A E A E You can fail to achieve what you'd always believed A E A (walk up to D) You were capable of from the start D G D G You can lose all you have on the gambling ave D G D (walk down to A) An' you'll know nothing true of your heart A E A E You can see and be seen with those holes in your jeans A E A But the prairies won't know what it means [Chorus] A The prairies of Alberta, they ain't never hearda E The things that are keepin' you down And the short native grasses don't care that the ashes A Of your dreams match their dry shade of brown [Verse 2] A E A E You can follow the call out to olde Montreal A E A (walk up to D) It may feel like you'll never get back D G D G You can do what you want on Boulevard St. Laurent D G D (walk down to A) It may feel like you've slipped through the crack A E A E You can see and be seen with those holes in your jeans A E A And the prairies won't know what it means [Chorus] A The prairies of Alberta, they ain't never hearda E The things that are keepin' you down And the short native grasses don't care that the ashes A Of your dreams match their dry shade of brown [Verse 3] A E A E When you fail to remember the gifts of September A E A (walk up to D) And all that's left's a manila, grass rope D G D G And that clean, country wedding that you thought you'd be getting D G D (walk down to A) Seems delayed beyond reasonable hope A E A E You can see and be seen with those holes in your jeans A E A And the prairies won't know what it means [Outro] A E A E You can see and be seen With those holes in your jeans A E A And the prairies won't know what it means