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Private Idaho

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G Am C C/B C/A G
  G     Am    C      C/B      C/A     G  CYa-ho!
G Am C C/B C/A G
G Am C C/B C/A G  C
GHe was born into an AmEnglish Night, some C40 years agoG  
But in his heart, the Amopen plains of a hCome he'll never knDowDsus2  D  
CAnd in his dreams, he Drides the range, way Gdown G/F#in MexEmico
'CCause he's a nobody in EDngDsus2land,    Dbut a hCero in his Dprivate Idaho.
G Am C C/B C/A G
G Am C C/B C/A G  C
The Saturday morning picture show, took him when he was small
That way of life, he longed to live and he heard the old West call.
And in his dreams, he rides the range, way down in Mexico
'cause he's a nobody in England, but a hero in his private IdAmahoG  
Am       G
Well the AmSouth Coast doesn't Ghold much, when you Amlong for TennessGee
and the Amlegends, and he Cdreams of
Dliving long and fighting hard
and forever there inside his memories
G Am C C/B C/A G
G Am C C/B C/A D
And in his dreams, he rides the range, way down in Mexico
'cause he's a nobody in England, but a hero in his private Idaho
G Am C C/B C/A G
  G     Am    C      C/B      C/A     G  CYa-ho!G  

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Private Idaho

by Lady Winwoods Maggot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

C/A

Dsus2

G/F#

G Am C C/B C/A G

G Am C C/B C/A G C

Ya-ho!

G Am C C/B C/A G

G Am C C/B C/A G C

G Am C G

He was born into an English Night, some 40 years ago

Am C D Dsus2 D

But in his heart, the open plains of a home he'll never know

C D G G/F# Em

And in his dreams, he rides the range, way down in Mexico

C D Dsus2 D C D

'Cause he's a nobody in England, but a hero in his private Idaho.

G Am C C/B C/A G

G Am C C/B C/A G C

The Saturday morning picture show, took him when he was small

That way of life, he longed to live and he heard the old West call.

And in his dreams, he rides the range, way down in Mexico

Am G

'cause he's a nobody in England, but a hero in his private Idaho

Am G

Am G Am G

Well the South Coast doesn't hold much, when you long for Tennessee

Am C

and the legends, and he dreams of

living long and fighting hard

and forever there inside his memories

G Am C C/B C/A G

G Am C C/B C/A D

And in his dreams, he rides the range, way down in Mexico

'cause he's a nobody in England, but a hero in his private Idaho

G Am C C/B C/A G

G Am C C/B C/A G C G

Ya-ho!

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