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Navajo Rug - Ian Tyson 
Capo 2
GWell it's two eggs up on whiskey toast, hAmome fries on the side,
Wash it down with the road house coffee, Dburns up your insides,
Just a cGanyon Colorado diner, and a Amwaitress I did love,
I sCat in the back neath an old stuffed bear, and a wDorn out navajo rug.
GNow old Jack, the boss, he left at six,and it's KaAmtie bar the door,
She'd pull down that navajo rug, and she Dspread it across the floor,
Hey I saw Glightning cross, the sacred mountains, saw the Amwoven turtle doves,
I was lyCing next to Katie, on tDhat old Navajo rug.
chorus
Aye, aye, aGye,EmKatie, Cshades of red and Dblue,
Aye, aye, aGye, EmKatie, Cwhatever became of the Navajo rug and Gyou
EmKatie, Cshades of red and Dblue.
GWell I saw old Jack, about a year ago, He said the Amplace burned to the 
ground,
And all I saved was this old bear tooth, and DKatie, she left town,
Ah, but GKatie got her souvenir to; Jack Amspat a tobacco plug,
Well you Cshould have seen her comin through the smoke,
DDraggin that Navajo rug,
Aye, aye, aGye, EmKatie, Cshades of red and Dblue,
              G       Em                                        C     G   Em   C   D- Pause 
Aye, aye, aye, Katie, whatever became of the Navajo rug and you.
So eGverytime I cross the sacred mountains, and Amlightning breaks above,
It always takes me back in time, to Dmy long lost Katie love,
But Geverything keeps on moving, and Ameverybodys on the go,
Hey, you Cdon't find things that last anymore, like an Dold woven Navajo,
Aye, aye,aGye, EmKatie, Cshades of red and Dblue,
Aye, aye, aGye, EmKatie, Cwhatever became of the Navajo rug and Gyou,
EmKatie, Cshades of red and Dblue, 
Aye, aye, aGye, EmKatie, Cwhatever became of the Navajo rug and GyouEm  C  D  G  

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Navajo Rug

by Ian Tyson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Navajo Rug - Ian Tyson

Capo 2

G Am

Well it's two eggs up on whiskey toast, home fries on the side,

Wash it down with the road house coffee, burns up your insides,

G Am

Just a canyon Colorado diner, and a waitress I did love,

C D

I sat in the back neath an old stuffed bear, and a worn out navajo rug.

G Am

Now old Jack, the boss, he left at six,and it's Katie bar the door,

She'd pull down that navajo rug, and she spread it across the floor,

G Am

Hey I saw lightning cross, the sacred mountains, saw the woven turtle doves,

C D

I was lying next to Katie, on that old Navajo rug.

chorus

G Em C D

Aye, aye, aye,Katie, shades of red and blue,

G Em C G

Aye, aye, aye, Katie, whatever became of the Navajo rug and you

Em C D

Katie, shades of red and blue.

G Am

Well I saw old Jack, about a year ago, He said the place burned to the

ground,

And all I saved was this old bear tooth, and Katie, she left town,

G Am

Ah, but Katie got her souvenir to; Jack spat a tobacco plug,

Well you should have seen her comin through the smoke,

Draggin that Navajo rug,

G Em C D

Aye, aye, aye, Katie, shades of red and blue,

G Em C G Em C D

- Pause

Aye, aye, aye, Katie, whatever became of the Navajo rug and you.

G Am

So everytime I cross the sacred mountains, and lightning breaks above,

It always takes me back in time, to my long lost Katie love,

G Am

But everything keeps on moving, and everybodys on the go,

C D

Hey, you don't find things that last anymore, like an old woven Navajo,

G Em C D

Aye, aye,aye, Katie, shades of red and blue,

G Em C G

Aye, aye, aye, Katie, whatever became of the Navajo rug and you,

Em C D

Katie, shades of red and blue,

G Em C G Em C D G

Aye, aye, aye, Katie, whatever became of the Navajo rug and you

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