Utah Carol Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D]

[Verse 1]
And [D]now my friends you've asked me
what [G]makes me sad and [D]still
And why my [A]brow is [D]darkened
like the [A]clouds upon the [D]hill
Run [G]in your ponies [D]closer
and I'll [G]tell to you my [D]tale
Of Utah [A]Carol my [D]partner
and his [A]last ride on the [D]trail

[Verse 2]
We [D]rode the range together
and [G]rode it side by [D]side
I loved him [A]like a [D]brother,
and I [A]wept when Utah [D]died
We were [G]rounding up one [D]morning
when [G]work was almost [D]done
When on his [A]side the [D]cattle
started [A]on a frightened [D]run

[Verse 3]
[D]Underneath the saddle
that the [G]boss's daughter [D]rode
Utah that [A]very [D]morning
had [A]placed a bright red [D]robe
So the [G]saddle might ride [D]easy
for Le[G]nore his little [D]friend
And it was [A]this red [D]blanket
that [A]brought him to his [D]end

[Verse 4]
The [D]blanket was now dragging
be[G]hind her on the [D]ground
The frightened [A]cattle [D]saw it
and [A]charged it with a [D]bound
Le[G]nore then saw her [D]danger
and [G]turned her pony's [D]face
And leaning [A]in the [D]saddle
tied the [A]blanket to its [D]place

[Verse 5]
But in [D]leaning lost her balance,
fell in [G]front of that wild [D]tide
"Lay still Le[A]nore I'm [D]coming,"
were the [A]words that Utah [D]cried
His [G]faithful pony [D]saw her
and [G]reached her with a [D]bound
I thought he'd [A]been suc[D]cessful,
and [A]raised her from the [D]ground

[Verse 6]
But the [D]weight upon the saddle
had [G]not been felt be[D]fore
His backcinch [A]snapped like [D]thunder
and [A]he fell by Le[D]nore
[G]Picking up the [D]blanket
he [G]swung it over his [D]head
And started [A]cross the [D]prairie,
"Lay [A]still Lenore," he [D]said

[Verse 7]
When he [D]got the stampede turned
and [G]saved Lenore his [D]friend
Then turned to [A]face the [D]cattle
and [A]meet his fatal [D]end
His [G]six gun flashed like [D]lightning,
the re[G]port rang loud and [D]clear
As the cattle [A]rushed and [D]killed him
he [A]dropped the leading [D]steer

[Verse 8]
[D]On his funeral morning
I [G]heard the preacher [D]say
I hope we'll [A]all meet [D]Utah
at the [A]roundup far a[D]way
Then they [G]wrapped him in a [D]blanket
that [G]saved his little [D]friend
And it was [A]this red [D]blanket
that [A]brought him to his [D]end