The Ballad of Sally Rose Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris The Ballad Of Sally Rose written by Emmylou Harris
Paul Kennerley
Drums: Russ Kunkel, Larrie London
Bass: Emory Gordy, Jr.
Keyboards: Shane Keister, John Jarvis
Acoustic Guitars: Emmylou Harris, Albert Lee,
Hank DeVito, Barry Tashian, Bobby Thompson,
Emory Gordy, Jr., Paul Kennerley
Electric Guitars: Albert Lee, Ray Flacke, Vince Gill,
Hank DeVito, Waylon Jennings, Paul Kennerley
Pedal Steel/ Hank DeVito
Electric Slide Philip Donelly
Mandolin Albert Lee
Fiddle Buddy Spicher
Harmonica Steve Cash, Gary Scruggs
Banjo Bobby Thompson
Accordion Bessyl Duhon
Percussion Larrie Londin, Tom Roady
Background Vocals Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton,
Linda Ronstadt, Gail Davies, Vince Gill,
Barbara Cowart
[Bb]Her mama picked him up in[Eb] south Minneso[Bb]ta
He promised her the world but they [F]never got that [Bb]far
[Bb]For he was last seen in that [Eb]'59 DeSo[Bb]ta
When Sally was born in the black [F]hills of [Bb]Dakota
[Bb]She was washed in the blood of the d[Eb]ying Sioux [Bb]nation
Raised with a proud but a [F]wandering [Bb]heart
[Bb]And she knew that her roots were in the [Eb]old reser[Bb]vation
[Bb]But she had stars in her eyes and g[F]reater expectat[Bb]ions
No [Eb]rings on her f[Bb]ingers no b[F]ells on her t[Bb]oes
With [Eb]bugs on her headl[Bb]ights
And [C7]runs in her [F]hose
Through the [Eb]valley of the [F]shadow of [Bb]Roosevelt's n[Eb]ose
[Bb]Adios, South Dakota, [F]adios, Sally [Bb]Rose
[F]They've got a national momument [Bb]carved out of stone
On the [F]side of a mountain where her f[Bb]orefathers roamed
Playing cowboys and Indians right [Eb]under the [Bb]nose
[Bb]Of Theodore Roosevelt and [F]sweet Sally [Bb]Rose
[Bb]So she left Rapid City in the [Eb]blue moonlight [Bb]hour
With her eye on the highway and her [F]foot on the[Bb] floor
[Bb]And turnin' the dial she was [Eb]pulled by the [Bb]power
Of the word coming out of that [F]broadcasting [Bb]tower
No [Eb]rings on her f[Bb]ingers no b[F]ells on her t[Bb]oes
With [Eb]bugs on her headl[Bb]ights
And [C7]runs in her [F]hose
Through the [Eb]valley of the [F]shadow of [Bb]Roosevelt's n[Eb]ose
[Bb]Adios, South Dakota, [F]adios, Sally [Bb]Rose
From Emmylou Harris "The Ballad Of Sally Rose"
Warner Brothers Records 1985
Emmylou Songs(ASCAP)/Irving Music(BMI)
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