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