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[Verse]
When I ride the roan mare  FI'm free
FWhen I ride the roan mare  boys I'm freeBb  
F
BbWhen I lie awake and sleep won't come cause my babies are gone
You know the night Fcloses in on meC  F  
FWhen I ride the bay stud I'm free
FWhen I ride the bay stud  boys I'm Bbfree
FWhen the mamas bawl in the weaning time cause my babies are goneBb  
You know the worFld closes in on CmeF  
FI believe I'm going back to Elko town
FI believe I'm going back to Elko townBb  
        F
BbI'll be standing pat in a brand new hat  with my money in my hand
Hope that my old fFriends Ccome aroundF  
FWhen I die, let me go naturally
FWhen I die, I want to go naturalBbly
FBecause I've travelled this world as a free man
One thing I ask of youBb  
FDon't let them put no tuCbes in me.F  

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Elko Blues

by Ian Tyson

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[Verse]

When I ride the roan mare I'm free

F Bb

When I ride the roan mare boys I'm free

When I lie awake and sleep won't come cause my babies are gone

F C F

You know the night closes in on me

When I ride the bay stud I'm free

F Bb

When I ride the bay stud boys I'm free

F Bb

When the mamas bawl in the weaning time cause my babies are gone

F C F

You know the world closes in on me

I believe I'm going back to Elko town

F Bb

I believe I'm going back to Elko town

I'll be standing pat in a brand new hat with my money in my hand

F C F

Hope that my old friends come around

When I die, let me go naturally

F Bb

When I die, I want to go naturally

Because I've travelled this world as a free man

One thing I ask of you

F C F

Don't let them put no tubes in me.

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