I feel that the beauty of the music to this song, besides fitting the lyrics perfectly, is the fact that even though the chords are simple and straight-forward, the vocalist occasionally sings the ADDITIONAL notes that make the chords unique - e.g., on the first word, "Angels", the vocalist sings an A note with a C chord, creating a C 6th. Alice alice@mcn.net, www.saddlebagstheband.com. ALONG THE SANTA FE TRAIL (key of C) by Cubin/Coolidge/Grosz As sung by Jimmy Wakley on "Legendary Singing Cowboys", The Life, Times & Music Series, Sony Music Entertainment Inc., 1995 C A- Angels -- come to paint the desert nightly F F- When the moon is gleaming brightly F G7 C Along the Santa Fe Trail A- Stardust - scattered all along the highway F F- On a rainbow colored skyway F G7 C Along the Santa Fe Trail F F- Be - side you - I'm riding every hill and dale C D7 While shadows hide you - just like a pretty purple veil G7 Thereby hangs a tail. C A- I've found you - and the mountains that sur- round you F F- Are the walls I built a - round you F G7 C Along the Santa Fe Trail F F- Be - side you - I'm riding every hill and dale C D7 While shadows hide you - just like a pretty purple veil G7 Thereby hangs a tail. C A- I've found you - and the mountains that sur- round you F F- Are the walls I built a - round you F G7 C Along the Santa Fe Trail Alice Hanks www.saddlebagstheband.com alice@mcn.net