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Roy Rogers - Don’t Fence me In Chords

Chord reference C, G7, Am, F, Dm, C7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C]Oh [G7]give me [C]land, lots of [Am]land Under [C]starry skies a[Am]bove. [C]Don’t [F]Fence Me [G]in. Let me [G]ride through the [G7]wide open [G]Spaces that I [G7]love. [G]Don’t [G7]Fence Me [C]in.

Let me [C]be by myself in the evening [C7]breeze, [F]Listen to the murmur of the cottonwood [Dm]trees. [C]Send me off for[C7]ever, but I ask [F]you, [C7]please [F], [C]Don’t [G7]Fence Me [C]in.

[C7]Just turn me [F]loose, let me straddle my old saddle Underneath the western [C]skies.

[C7]On my [F]cayuse let me wander over yonder Till I see the mountains [C]rise.

[G]I [G7]want to [C]ride to the ridge where the west com[C7]mences, [F]Gaze at the moon until I lose my [Dm]senses. [C]Can’t look at [C7]hobbles and I can’t [F]stand [C7]fen[F]ces. [C]Don’t [G7]Fence Me [C]in.

[C]Oh [G7]give me [C]land, lots of [Am]land Under [C]starry skies a[Am]bove. [C]Don’t [F]Fence Me [G]in. Let me [G]ride through the [G7]wide open [G]Country that I [G7]love. [G]Don’t [G7]Fence Me [C]in.

Artist Roy Rogers
Album Hollywood Canteen Soundtrack
Genres Country
Year 1944
Key C

How to Play Don't Fence me In on Guitar?

Roy Rogers - Don't Fence me In can be played in the key of C using the C, G7, Am, F, Dm, C7 chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Don't Fence me In with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.