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Rocky Mountain Time

John Prine
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
repeat 4x)
e|--3--3-3--3-3-3---3--3-3--3--|
B|--0--0-0--0-0-0h1-1--1-1--1--|
G|--0--0-0--0-0-0---0--0-0--0--|
D|--0--0-0--0-0-0h2-2--2-2--2--|
A|-----------------------------|
E|--3--3-3--3-3-3---3--3-3--3--|
Station  was empty, Trains  were all gone.
Reached  in my pocket,  And waited  for dawn.
The  clock played drums,  And I  hummed the sax.
 And the wind  whistled down, The railroad tracks.
 Hey three  for a quarter, One  for a dime.
 I'll bet  it's tomorrow, By Rocky  Mountain time.
Walked  in the restaurant,  For something  to do
Waitress  yelled at  me, And so  did the food
 And the water  tastes funny,  When you're far  from your home
 But it's only  the thirsty, That hunger  to roam
 (Repeat chorus)
 We'll build  us a castle on Main  Street
 And pretend  that we're down on the farm
 Hell, we'll  hold out as long as we have  to
 Then we'll twist  off each other's arm
Christ  I'm so mixed  up and lonely
 I can't even  make friends  with my brain
 I'm too young  to be  where I'm going
 But I'm too  old to  go back again
Station  was empty, Trains  were all gone.
Reached  in my pocket,  And waited  for dawn.
 (Repeat Chorus)
 Cords
A
e|--3--|--0--|--2--|--0--|--1--|--0--|
B|--0--|--1--|--3--|--1--|--1--|--2--|
G|--0--|--0--|--2--|--0--|--2--|--2--|
D|--0--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--3--|--2--|
A|--2--|--3--|-----|--2--|--3--|--0--|
E|--3--|-----|-----|-----|--1--|-----|

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Readable chord sheet for Rocky Mountain Time by John Prine

repeat 4x)
e|--3--3-3--3-3-3---3--3-3--3--|
B|--0--0-0--0-0-0h1-1--1-1--1--|
G|--0--0-0--0-0-0---0--0-0--0--|
D|--0--0-0--0-0-0h2-2--2-2--2--|
A|-----------------------------|
E|--3--3-3--3-3-3---3--3-3--3--|

[C]Station was [G]empty, [D]Trains were all [G]gone.
[C]Reached in my [G]pocket, And [D]waited for [G]dawn.

[C]The clock played [G]drums, And [D]I hummed the [G]sax.
And the [C]wind whistled down, The [D]railroad [G]tracks.
Hey [C]three for a [G]quarter, [D]One for a [G]dime.
I'll [C]bet it's tomorrow, By R[D]ocky Mountain [G]time.

[C]Walked in the [G]restaurant, For [D]something to [G]do
[C]Waitress yelled [G]at me, And [D]so did the [G]food
And the [C]water tastes [G]funny, When you're [D]far from your [G]home
But it's [C]only the thirsty, That [D]hunger to [G]roam

(Repeat chorus)

We'll [F]build us a castle on [G]Main Street
And [F]pretend that we're down on the [G]farm
Hell, [F]we'll hold out as long as we [G]have to
Then we'll [A]twist off each other's [D]arm

[G]Christ I'm so [C]mixed up and [G]lonely
I can't [C]even make [B/C]friends with my [G]brain
I'm too [C]young to [B/C]be where I'm g[G]oing
But I'm [C]too old t[B/C]o go back a[G]gain

[C]Station was [G]empty, [D]Trains were all [G]gone.
[C]Reached in my [G]pocket, And [D]waited for [G]dawn.

(Repeat Chorus)

Cords

    [G]     [C]     [D]    [B/C]    [F]     [A]
e|--3--|--0--|--2--|--0--|--1--|--0--|
B|--0--|--1--|--3--|--1--|--1--|--2--|
G|--0--|--0--|--2--|--0--|--2--|--2--|
D|--0--|--2--|--0--|--0--|--3--|--2--|
A|--2--|--3--|-----|--2--|--3--|--0--|
E|--3--|-----|-----|-----|--1--|-----|

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