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Rain In Durango

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[Intro]
Am   F   C   G
Am   F   C   G
Am   Am
[Verse 1]
She's a Clong way from Houston
CLong way from those Texas FbluesF  
And Cshe came down from Telluride
On a Csteam train bound for somewhere nGewG7  
There's a Crainbow in the mountains
And she's Cwaiting on the sun to shine on tFhroughD7  
GYou can't tell the tears from the Grain
If you ain't walked a mile in her CbootsC  
[Chorus]
GStanding in the rain in DuFrango
CRight side of wrong, Gwrong side of goneE7  
AmStanding in the rain in DuFrango
She's Cwaiting on some cowboy
To Glasso her E7heart and take her Amhome
[Instrumental]
(Am)     F     C  G  
 Am   F   C   G
 Am   Am
[Verse 2]
Well, she Cfell in with some field hippies
Went Cneedle dancing in a tie dye FdressF  
Then a CRocky Mountain rain came
  CAnd they all got soaking GwetG7  
She Cwound up with a backstage pass
CHanging with the pickers in the FbandD7  
'Til her Gheart got broke by a banjo man
Now Gshe's had all the bluegrass she can CstandC  
[Chorus]
GStanding in the rain in DuFrango
CRight side of wrong, Gwrong side of goneE7  
AmStanding in the rain in DuFrango
She's just Cwaiting on some cowboy
To Glasso her E7heart and take her Amhome
[Instrumental]
(Am)     F     C  G  
 Am   F   C   G
 Am   Am
[Verse 3]
She had Call of her belongings
In a Ccardboard suitcase sitting by her FsideF  
And she Chad no destination
CShe was just looking for a GrideG7  
So he Cpulled up in a Mustang
CShe got in and they just rode aFwayD7  
They Gheaded west into the sunset
  GMascara running down her CfaceC  
[Chorus]
GStanding in the rain in DuFrango
CRight side of wrong, Gwrong side of goneE7  
AmStanding in the rain in DuFrango
She's just Cwaiting on some cowboy
To Glasso her E7heart and take her Amhome
[Outro]
(Am)     F     C  G  
AmStanding in the rain in DuFrango
C   G   Am

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Rain In Durango

by Guy Clark

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am F C G

Am Am

[Verse 1]

She's a long way from Houston

C F F

Long way from those Texas blues

And she came down from Telluride

C G G7

On a steam train bound for somewhere new

There's a rainbow in the mountains

C F D7

And she's waiting on the sun to shine on through

G G

You can't tell the tears from the rain

C C

If you ain't walked a mile in her boots

[Chorus]

G F

Standing in the rain in Durango

C G E7

Right side of wrong, wrong side of gone

Am F

Standing in the rain in Durango

She's waiting on some cowboy

G E7 Am

To lasso her heart and take her home

[Instrumental]

Am F C G

()

Am F C G

Am Am

[Verse 2]

Well, she fell in with some field hippies

C F F

Went needle dancing in a tie dye dress

Then a Rocky Mountain rain came

C G G7

And they all got soaking wet

She wound up with a backstage pass

C F D7

Hanging with the pickers in the band

'Til her heart got broke by a banjo man

G C C

Now she's had all the bluegrass she can stand

[Chorus]

G F

Standing in the rain in Durango

C G E7

Right side of wrong, wrong side of gone

Am F

Standing in the rain in Durango

She's just waiting on some cowboy

G E7 Am

To lasso her heart and take her home

[Instrumental]

Am F C G

()

Am F C G

Am Am

[Verse 3]

She had all of her belongings

C F F

In a cardboard suitcase sitting by her side

And she had no destination

C G G7

She was just looking for a ride

So he pulled up in a Mustang

C F D7

She got in and they just rode away

They headed west into the sunset

G C C

Mascara running down her face

[Chorus]

G F

Standing in the rain in Durango

C G E7

Right side of wrong, wrong side of gone

Am F

Standing in the rain in Durango

She's just waiting on some cowboy

G E7 Am

To lasso her heart and take her home

[Outro]

Am F C G

()

Am F

Standing in the rain in Durango

C G Am

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