Intro
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verse 1
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I bought him down in Houston from a cowboy friend of mine
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He said he'd named him Rio, got him on the border line
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He's bred just like the river, and he runs as free and wild
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A good horse don't get no better, he can weather any mile
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He said, "Why don't you take him out past the lake and let him run?
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And you'll come to know that red turns to gold in a setting sun"
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Every valley and mountain, I ride up and down them
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I go wherever Rio goes
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From the top to the bottom, I don't try to stop him
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I just go wherever Rio goes
verse 2
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And when we came up on the river, I could tell the horse had changed
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There was somethin' 'bout that water, like it was runnin' through his veins
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And I'll never understand it, how he knew just what to do
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In the shadows of the darkness, hell, you couldn't see the moon
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And I don't believe that Rio could see each step he'd take
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But sure as the rain, he finds his way to the river bank
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Every valley and mountain, I ride up and down them
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I go wherever Rio goes
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From the top to the bottom, I don't try to stop him
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I just go wherever Rio goes
Bridge
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Oh he said, "Why don't you take him out past the lake and let him run?
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And I came to find my own peace of mind with the risin' sun
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Every valley and mountain, I ride up and down them
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I go wherever Rio goes
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From the top to the bottom, I don't try to stop him
E D A/D
I just go wherever Rio goes
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Every trail, every turn, every lesson I learned
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I followed my heart and his soul, so I go, I just go
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Wherever Rio goes Oh!
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Wherever Rio goes