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[Chords]
    Em= 022000
     D= xx0232
   G/B= x20033
 Cadd2= x32033
     A= x02220
    A7= x02020
 Bm7/A= x04030
  C7/A= x05050
(No idea what Bm7/A or C7/A would actually be called, but had to call them something)
[Intro]
Em       D    G/B  Cadd2
Em       D    G/B  Cadd2
Em
[Verse 1]
DFour thousand miles I wandered out there for a Cadd2drop of love
Remember we G/Bsoared like the doves, now we are DstG/BrangeDrs
DSo I stumbled back home like a stone, Once I stood Cadd2straight and tall
These days I'm G/Bbuilding walls surrounded by dDanG/BgerD  
[Chorus]
Hey ColoCrado, Don't tell me G/Bwhat I know about Dlife itself
Hey ColoCrado, Wasn't too G/Blong ago, Took all your Dletters down
Passed bits of your Cheart around, Placed them back G/Bsafe and sound
EmBack on the Dlovers' G/BshelfCadd2  
Em          D       G/B  Cadd2     Em
[Verse 2]
DBuddha and Jesus and Gandhi, The girl sitting Cadd2next to me
All say the G/Bsame you see, Let's talk about DlovG/BeD  
DLook at me pour out my soul in some other's Cadd2kitchen now
You got what you G/Bwanted somehow, You wanted DbloG/BodD  
[Chorus]
Hey ColoCrado, Don't tell me G/Bwhat I know about Dlife itself
Hey ColoCrado, Wasn't too G/Blong ago, Took all your Dletters down
Passed bits of your Cheart around, Placed them back G/Bsafe and sound
EmBack on the Dlovers' G/BshelfCadd2  
Em          D       G/B  Cadd2     Em
[Bridge]
Your Aunconscious streams like mythical dreams most apDpeal to me
What Alies deep below in the depths of your soul's what I G/Bfail to see
It's all a Dmystery, It's all a mystery
[Instrumental]
D       Cadd2       G/B      A7  Bm7/A  C7/A  A7
[Chorus]
Hey ColoCrado, Don't tell me G/Bwhat I know about Dlife itself
Hey ColoCrado, Wasn't too G/Blong ago, Took all your Dletters down
Passed bits of your Cheart around, Placed them back G/Bsafe and sound
EmBack on the Dlovers' G/BshelfCadd2  
EmBack on the Dlovers' G/BshelfCadd2  
EmBack on the Dlovers' G/BshelfCadd2  
[Outro]
Em  D

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Colorado

by Jimmy Rankin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Cadd2

Bm7/A

C7/A

[Chords]

= 022000

= xx0232

G/B

= x20033

Cadd2

= x32033

= x02220

= x02020

Bm7/A

= x04030

C7/A

= x05050

(No idea what Bm7/A or C7/A would actually be called, but had to call them something)

[Intro]

Em D G/B Cadd2

[Verse 1]

D Cadd2

Four thousand miles I wandered out there for a drop of love

G/B D G/B D

Remember we soared like the doves, now we are strangers

D Cadd2

So I stumbled back home like a stone, Once I stood straight and tall

G/B D G/B D

These days I'm building walls surrounded by danger

[Chorus]

C G/B D

Hey Colorado, Don't tell me what I know about life itself

C G/B D

Hey Colorado, Wasn't too long ago, Took all your letters down

C G/B

Passed bits of your heart around, Placed them back safe and sound

Em D G/B Cadd2

Back on the lovers' shelf

Em D G/B Cadd2 Em

[Verse 2]

D Cadd2

Buddha and Jesus and Gandhi, The girl sitting next to me

G/B D G/B D

All say the same you see, Let's talk about love

D Cadd2

Look at me pour out my soul in some other's kitchen now

G/B D G/B D

You got what you wanted somehow, You wanted blood

[Chorus]

C G/B D

Hey Colorado, Don't tell me what I know about life itself

C G/B D

Hey Colorado, Wasn't too long ago, Took all your letters down

C G/B

Passed bits of your heart around, Placed them back safe and sound

Em D G/B Cadd2

Back on the lovers' shelf

Em D G/B Cadd2 Em

[Bridge]

A D

Your unconscious streams like mythical dreams most appeal to me

A G/B

What lies deep below in the depths of your soul's what I fail to see

It's all a mystery, It's all a mystery

[Instrumental]

D Cadd2 G/B A7 Bm7/A C7/A A7

[Chorus]

C G/B D

Hey Colorado, Don't tell me what I know about life itself

C G/B D

Hey Colorado, Wasn't too long ago, Took all your letters down

C G/B

Passed bits of your heart around, Placed them back safe and sound

Em D G/B Cadd2

Back on the lovers' shelf

Em D G/B Cadd2

Back on the lovers' shelf

Em D G/B Cadd2

Back on the lovers' shelf

[Outro]

Em D

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