Santa Fe
Newsies
Tabbed by: Jones Colver
Capo 1st Fret
In certain parts of the song with an: A B A B progression, the first two chords
are normal, the second two chords are higher variations, shown below:
A B
e|--5---7--|
B|--5---7--|
G|--6---8--|
D|--7---9--|
A|--7---9--|
E|--5---7--|
[Intro]
A B A B
[Verses]
Em7 E A
So that's what they call a family
Em7 E A F#m
Mother, daughter, father, son
Bm E A B A B
Guess that everything you heard about is true
Em7 E A
So you ain't got any family
Em7 E A F#m
Well, who said you needed one?
A B7 G
Ain't ya glad nobody's waitin' up for you?
E
A
When I dream
F#m
On my own
D E D A
I'm alone but I ain't lonely
E C# F# F#m D
For a dreamer night's the on-ly time of day
Bm E7 Em7 F#m
When the city's finally sleepin'
Bm E7 C#m F#m
All my thoughts begin to stray
C G F#m B7 E
And I'm on the train that's bound for Santa Fe
A
And I'm free
F#m
Like the wind
D E D A
Like I'm gonna live forever
E C# F# F#m D
It's a feeling time can ne-ver take away
E7 A
All I need's a few more dollars
D E7 C#
And I'm outta here to stay
Bm
Dreams come true
E7
Yes, they do
A
In Santa Fe
B A B (doesn't follow the higher chord variations this part)
D E D E A
Where does it say you gotta live and die here?
D E D E A
Where does it say a guy can't catch a break?
A
Why should you only take what you're given?
F#m Dm
Why should you spend your whole life livin'
F#m
Trapped where there ain't no future
D
Even at seventeen
F#m D
Breakin' your back for someone else's sake
G
If the life don't seem to suit ya
Abm C#
How 'bout a change of scene?
F#m
Far from the lousy headlines
E F# D E
And the deadlines in between
(Dance Solo)
D E D E
A B A B
A D A D G D
A D A D G D
D G D G C G
D G D G C G
E E7 E E E7 E (E and E7 and G and D in rapid succession)
E E7 E A D G D G
D A E
G D A (x4)
A B A B D E D
E7 A
Santa Fe
F#m
Are you there?
D E D A
Do you swear you won't forget me?
E C# F# F#m D
If I found you would you let me come and stay?
Bm E7 A
I ain't gettin' any younger
A E7 C#
And before my dyin' day
Bm
I want space
E7
Not just air
A C#m
Let 'em laugh in my face
F#m
I don't care
A Bm
Save a place
D
I'll be there
A B A B
Em7 E A
So that's what they call a family
Em7 E A F#m
Ain't ya glad you ain't that way?
Bm E7 A
Ain't ya glad you got a dream called Santa Fe?
A B A B
(End on):
A
e|--5--|
B|--2--|
G|--2--|
D|--2--|
A|--0--|
E|--X--|
Thank you!!