Intro: Fm Eb G Ab 

#1. 
Ab 
I came in like a restless wind on a wagon train, 
                        Abm7 Ab 
but I'm gonna go like a July snow. 
Ab 
Back to where I came from, gonna leave this hum  
Fm    Eb                Ab 
drum, it's too slow and tame. 

#2. 
Ab 
None of your business where I've been, don't ask  

me what I've done. 
Ab 
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. 
      Db                                 
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. 
Eb 
They got a man locked in a cell that's a free'r man  

than I. 
Eb 
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  
    Eb 
the sky. 

#5. 
Eb 
You're gonna see ol' Colorado, headin' for the door. 
Eb 
You better believe I'm gonna leave like the 904 train.. 
                                  Bb 
gotta breath some air again, that ain't been breathed  
Eb 
before.