Key: Bb Intro: Em Verse 1: Em G Through the Black Hills to Durango, I would roam Am Em Ridin' for wages on that old paint horse B7 Am I killed a man that done me wrong Em Am Em The faster gun. I laid him low.
Em G Am Em B7 Am Em Verse 2: Em G Over wild open country I could see Am Em High still plains callin' to me. B7 Am Only company I keep Em Am Em Is my old paint and my cold steel. Chorus 1: D Em Say goodbye to old Durango D Em Fare thee well where I belong. C Cadd2/B Am And I rode hard in the saddle B7 Em With my old paint horse and my gun Em G Am Em B7 Am Em Verse 3: Em G The Pocatello River we rode through Am Em Bedded down 'neath the stars and high yellow moon B7 Am Rode through fire and stampede too Em Am Em But that old paint kept straight and true Chorus 2: D Em Say goodbye to old Durango D Em Fare thee well where I belong. C Cadd2/B Am And I rode hard in the saddle B7 Em With my old paint horse and my gun Bridge: Em C Cadd2/B Am Em B7 C Cadd2/B Am Em Verse 4: Em G I wandered the trail. I drove the Chisholm Am Em Met with Cheyenne. Rode seldom seen. B7 Am By the time I reached the Rio Grande Em Am Em I was a stranger in a stranger land Chorus 3: D Em Say goodbye to old Durango D Em Fare thee well where I belong. C Cadd2/B Am And I rode hard in the saddle B7 Em With my old paint horse and my gun D Em Say goodbye to old Durango D B7 Fare thee well where I belong. C Cadd2/B Am And I rode hard in the saddle B7 Em With my old paint horse and my gun B7 Em With my old paint horse and my gun