Intro: E Asus2 B E
E Asus2
We came so far, me my lone star, baby
E Asus2
Leavin's so hard, but this ol' heart, is breakin'
G C B
Come mornin' I'm Denver bound Gonna set my sights on higher ground
E C#m F#m B
Why not Colorado far away across the Great Divide
E C#m F#m G#
High above the sorrow, who needs love above the timber line
C#m Bm A Am
Why die in Amarillo, woah oh just as flat as the Texas plains
F#m B E
Let no memory follow I'll be gone tomorrow Why not Colorado
E Asus2
The love we made here, has got to stay here But not me
E Asus2
I'm gonna trade tears, when he plays where - I won't be
G C B
Some fool in a dust bowl town Prayin' that you'll come around
E C#m F#m B
Why not Colorado far away across the Great Divide
E C#m F#m G#
High above the sorrow, who needs love above the timber line
C#m Bm A Am
Why die in Amarillo, whoa oh but just as flat as the Texas plains
F#m B E F# G
Let no memory follow I'll be gone tomorrow Why not Colorado
Bridge
G E F# G
I've got friends who say, that a heart heals fast in Mexico
G B Bsus B E C#m F#m B
But I need rain or snow to bury the memory of one Texas home
E C#m F#m B
Why not Colorado far away across the Great Divide
E C#m F#m G#
High above the sorrow, who needs love above the timber line
C#m Bm A Am
Why die in Amarillo, oh oh but just as flat as the Texas plains
F#m B E
Let no memory follow I'll be gone tomorrow Why not Colorado
F#m B E
Let no memory follow I'll be gone tomorrow Why not Colorado