#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: Juddy@aol.com Date: Sun, 31 Dec 1995 15:28:46 -0500 Subject: Jimmie Dale Gilmore, "Banks of the Colorado" Banks of the Colorado Jimmie Dale Gilmore D Down by the banks of the Colorado Bm My true love and I, one night did lie. D And we laughed and played and made fun Bm of the entire world spinnin' round the sun D down by the banks of the Colorado. Up from the banks of the Colorado, night watchmen stood guard, round the wagon yard and I took a pillar as a sign that the salt of the earth would soon be mine up from the banks of the Colorado. chorus: G D There is another Colorado G D wise men have told me, wise women, too. G D that I have found sweet Eldorado A D down by the banks of one sweet Colorado. Down by the banks of Colorado the years flowed softly before my eyes. And a circus joined me in my quest and stood with me throughout my test down by the banks of the Colorado chorus, solo and out