Utah chords by Ed McCurdy
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Verse 1
(D major) And now, (G major) (D major) (A major) (D major) my friends,
you ask me
what makes (G major) me sad and (D major) still
And (G major) why my brow is (D major) darkened
like cloud (E major) s upon the hill
(A major) Run (D major) in your pony closer
and I'll (G major) tell you all the tale
(D major) Of Utah (G major) Corral, my (D major) partner,
and his last (A major) ride on the trail (D major)
Mid the cactus and the mesquite
of Mex (G major) ico's fair land
(D major) Where the (G major) cattle roam in (D major) thousands,
many a (E major) herd and many a brand
(A major) There's a (D major) grave with
neither headstone,
(G major) neither date nor name (D major)
There lies (G major) my partner sleep (D major) ing in
the land (A major) from which I (D major) came
We rode the rains together
and rode (G major) it side by (D major) side
I (G major) loved him as a brother, (D major)
I wept when Utah (E major) died
(A major) We were rounding (D major) up one morning,
our (G major) work was almost done. (D major)
Went away (G major) the cattle
star (D major) ted
on a mad (A major) and fearful run (D major) .
The boss's little daughter
was (G major) holding on that side. (D major)
She star (G major) ted in to turn (D major) them,
that's (E major) where my partner died. (A major)
She used (D major) a saddle blanket
given (G major) her by a (D major) friend.
It was (G major) this bright red (D major) blanket
brought Utah (A major) to his end. (D major)
As Beryl rushed her pony
at the (G major) cattle on the (D major) right
The blanket (G major) slipped beneath (D major) her
and (E major) cut the stirrup tight
(A major) When the cow (D major) boy saw the blanket,
they (G major) all held their breath
(D major) If now (G major) should the pony fail (D major) her,
none could save (A major) her from her (D major) death
When Barrow saw the cattle,
she turned (G major) her pony's (D major) face
She leaned (G major) from out her (D major) saddle -tide,
the blanket (E major) in its place
(A major) But in (D major) leaning, lost her blanket,
fell in front (G major) of that wild tide
(D major) Lie still, (G major) Barrow, I'm (D major) coming,
were the words my part (A major) ner cried (D major)
About 15 yards behind her,
Utah (G major) come ridin' (D major) fast
Though he (G major) never saw that (D major) mo ment,
the ride would (E major) be his last (A major)
His (D major) pony reached Farrell
with (G major) firm and steady bound
(D major) He swun (G major) g from out the (D major) saddle
to catch (A major) her from the ground (D major)
But the cinches of his saddle
had not (G major) been felt before
(D major) and his (G major) backstitch snapped asun (D major) der
and he fell (E major) beside Barrow.
(A major) He now (D major) picked up the blanket
and swun (G major) g it over his (D major) head
and star (G major) ted across the (D major) prairie
lie still (A major) Barrow he said. (D major)
His six gun flashed like lightning
the report (G major) rang loud and clear
(D major) as the (G major) cattle rushed to kill him
he (D major) dropped (E major) the leading steer (A major)
and (D major) when we broke the circle
where Utah's (G major) body lay
(D major) with many (G major) a wound and (D major) bruise,
his young (A major) life had ebbed away (D major)
And in some future morning
I heard (G major) the preacher say
(D major) I hope (G major) we'll all meet Utah (D major)
at the roundup (A major) (E major) far away
(A major) Then we wrapped (D major) him in a blanket,
set him (G major) by his little friend
(D major) And (G major) was that very blanket
(D major) that brought Utah (A major) to his (D major) end (G major) (D major) (A major) (D major)
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Utah
Ed McCurdy
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