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