My Proud Mountains - Townes Van Zandt G Em C G My home is Colorado with her proud mountains tall Em G C G Where the rivers like gypsy's down her black canyons fall Em G C D Well, I'm a long, long way from Denver with a long way to go Em G C G So lend an ear to my singing 'cause I'll be back no more G Em C G I left as a young man not full seventeen Em G C G With nothin' for company but the wind and a dream Em G C D 'Bout all the fast ladies and livin' I'd find Em G C G When I left my proud mountains and rivers behind G Em C G So I rolled and a-rambled like a leaf in the wind Em G C G Well, I found my fast ladies and some hard livin' men Em G C D Well, I sometimes went hungry with my pockets all bare Em G C G Lord, I sometimes had good luck with money to spare G Em C G I made me some friends, Lord, that I won't soon forget Em G C G Some are down under and some are rambling yet Em G C D But as for me I'm headed for home Em G C G Back to high Colorado never more for to roam G Em C G So friends, when my time comes as surely it will Em G C G You just carry my body out to some lonesome hill Em G C D And lay me down easy where the cool rivers run Em G C G With only my mountains 'tween me and the sun Em G C G Yeah, My home is Colorado
