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Restless Kid

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Restless Kid:Ricky Nelson.
Album - Ricky Sings Again - on
IMPERIAL Records in 1959. (From movie
Rio Bravo with John Wayne and Dean Martin.)
INTRO:  Fm   Eb   G  Ab  
#1.
AbI came in like a restless wind on a wagon train,
but I'm gonna go like a Abm7July Absnow.
AbBack to where I came from, gonna leave this hum 
Fmdrum, Ebit's too slow and Abtame.
#2.
AbNone of your business where I've been, don't ask 
me what I've done.
AbRun your ranch and punch your cows and stay behind 
my Abm7gun, Abman.
Colorado's right hand Fmwill Ebput you on the Abrun.
#3.
DbI got a gal in Denver town that's crying over Abme.
But I Dbsaid goodbye and I let her cry..I miss her 
company.
AbBut DbI'll get out of this rut, GbRio AbBravo's killin' Dbme.
#4.
EbThey got a man locked in a cell that's a free'r man 
than I.
EbHe's gonna laugh right in their face when they lead 
him out to die.
And he's gonna leave this badland Aband Bbride off in 
the Ebsky.
#5.
EbYou're gonna see ol' Colorado, headin' for the door.
EbYou better believe I'm gonna leave like the 904 train..
gotta breath some air again, that Bbain't been breathed 
Ebbefore.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Restless Kid

by Ricky Nelson

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Abm7

Restless Kid:Ricky Nelson.

Album - Ricky Sings Again - on

IMPERIAL Records in 1959. (From movie

Rio Bravo with John Wayne and Dean Martin.)

Fm Eb G Ab

INTRO:

#1.

I came in like a restless wind on a wagon train,

Abm7 Ab

but I'm gonna go like a July snow.

Back to where I came from, gonna leave this hum

Fm Eb Ab

drum, it's too slow and tame.

#2.

None of your business where I've been, don't ask

me what I've done.

Run your ranch and punch your cows and stay behind

Abm7 Ab

my gun, man.

Fm Eb Ab

Colorado's right hand will put you on the run.

#3.

Db Ab

I got a gal in Denver town that's crying over me.

But I said goodbye and I let her cry..I miss her

company.

Ab Db Gb Ab Db

But I'll get out of this rut, Rio Bravo's killin' me.

#4.

They got a man locked in a cell that's a free'r man

than I.

He's gonna laugh right in their face when they lead

him out to die.

Ab Bb

And he's gonna leave this badland and ride off in

the sky.

#5.

You're gonna see ol' Colorado, headin' for the door.

You better believe I'm gonna leave like the 904 train..

gotta breath some air again, that ain't been breathed

before.

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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