Capo
3
Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
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
Song History
Published: November 15, 2024
Last Updated: September 10, 2025