Intro B - 4 bars
E B A B E x2
[Verse 1]
E B
I was only seventeen,
A B E
just a small town beauty queen
B A
when a handsome guy went and got my eye.
B E B
Such a sight to see!
E B
He said such a pretty face
A B E
ought to see a far-off place,
B A
a place where eagles fly, where mountains touch the sky,
B E
a place so wild and free.
[Chorus]
A
Oh, oh, oh, Colorado
E
You got me messing with a desperado.
B
My mama told me I was crazy to go
E
When you're in love you're such a fool, don't you know
A
Oh, oh, oh Colorado
E
I gave my life away with nothing to show
B
and now I'm living with a man and a gun.
E
I'm just a fool on the run!
B A B E
[Verse 2]
E B
All the pretty things he said
A B E
Took my heart, went to my head
E B A
But the soft gui-tars, the nights beneath the stars
B E B
were a fanta- sy.
E B
He had such a "wanted" face.
A B E
Wanted in most every place!
B A
I'm nothing in his hands -This devil's not the man.
B E
That's what he lies with me.
[Chorus]
A
Oh, oh, oh, Colorado
E
You got me messing with a desperado.
B
My mama told me I was crazy to go.
E
When you're in love you're such a fool, don't you know
A
Oh, oh, oh Colorado
E
I gave my life away with nothing to show
B
and now I'm living with a man and a gun.
E
I'm just a fool on the run!
[Final Chorus]
F A#
Oh, oh, oh, Colorado
F
You got me messing with a desperado
C
My mamma told me I was crazy to go
F
When you're in love you're such a fool, don't you know
A#
Oh, oh, oh Colorado
F
I gave my life away with nothing to show.
C
And now I'm living with a man and a gun.
F
I'm just a fool on the run!