The Last Loving Words
Recorded by Colter Wall
Album: Little Songs (2023)

(Non Capo)

(Intro.)
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(Verse 1)
It's a (C)long way round the llano este-(G)cado
Well, (G)turn 'em north towards Colo-(C)rado
A-(Am)cross the wide pecos the (F)sun it did bake us
We're (Dm)bound to make us a (G)buck / / (G) / / (G) / / (G) / /

(Verse 2)
(C)Two thousands long horned (G)cattle
Some (G)18 good men in the (C)saddle
We (Am)knew of the dangers (F)me and that old ranger
paired (G)up in this strange enterprise

(Chorus)
(C)Goodbye goodnight, (G)so long my friend
I (G)fear New Mexico is (C)where my trail ends
Think (Am)on me with kindness
(F)These were the last loving (Dm)words / / (Dm) / / (G) / / (G) / /

(Instrumental)
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|(G) / / |(G) / / |(C) / / |(C) / / |
|(Am) / / |(Am) / / |(F) / / |(F) / / |
|(G) / / |(G) / / |(G) / / |(G) / / |(G) / / |(G) / /

(Verse 3)
The (C)trails have been all paved (G)over
And so (G)too has the time of the (C)drover
We (Am)cowmen remember that (F)night in September
In Fort (Dm)Sumner these words could be (G)heard

(Chorus)
(C)Goodbye goodnight, (G)so long my friend
I (G)fear New Mexico is (C)where my trail ends
Think (Am)on me with kindness
(F)These were the last loving (G)words / / (G) / / (G) / / (G) / / (C) - - - - -