Song of Wyoming
Kent Lewis, 1975· Songs Well-Known in America · p.299
Intro: G Gm D x2
D D7 G Gm D Em7 A7
Well, I'm weary and tired, I've done my days ridin'. Nighttime is rolling my way
D D7 G Gm D G D
The sky's all on fire and the light’s slowly fadin'. Peaceful and still ends the day
F#m Bm F#m D7 G Gm D
Out on the trail the night birds are callin', singin' their wild melody
F#m Bm F#m D7 G Gm D G Gm D
Down in the canyon, the cottonwood whispers a song of Wyoming for me
D D7 G Gm
Well, I wandered around the towns and the cities
D Em7 A7
Tried to figure the how and the why
D D7 G Gm
Well, I stopped all my scheming, I'm just drifting and dreaming
D G D
Watching the river roll by
F#m Bm F#m D7 G Gm D
Here comes that big ole prairie moon rising, shining down bright as can be
F#m Bm F#m D7 G Gm D G Gm D
Up on the hill there's a coyote singin' a song of Wyoming for me
D D7 G Gm D Em7 A7
Now it's whiskey and tobacco and bitter black coffee; A lonesome old dogie am I
D D7 G Gm D G D
But waking up on the range, I feel like an angel; Free like I almost could fly
F#m Bm F#m D7 G Gm D
Drift like a cloud out over the badlands; Sing like a bird in the tree
F#m Bm F#m D7
The wind in the sage sounds like heaven singin'
G Gm D G Gm D G Gm D
A song of Wyoming for me A song of Wyoming for me