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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
F Fm C G
e|----1-1-----1-1-----0-0-------|
B|--1---1---1---1---1---1-------|
G|------------------------------|
D|3-------3---------------------|
A|----------------3---------0-2-|
E|------------------------3-----|
1st Verse:
C C7 F Fm
I'm weary and tired I've done my day's ridin'
C Dm G
Nighttime is rolling my way
C C7 F Fm
The sky's all on fire and the light's slowly fadin'
C F C
Peaceful and still ends the day
1st Chorus:
E Am E C7
And out on the trail, the night birds are callin'
F Fm C
Singin' their wild melody
E Am E C7
Down in the canyon, the cottonwood whispers
F Fm C
A song of Wyoming for me
F Fm C
G
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|---0-2-|
E|-3-----|
2nd Verse:
C C7 F Fm
I've wandered around the town and the city
C Dm G
Tried to figure the how and the why
C C7
I've stopped all my schemin'
F Fm C F C
I'm just driftin' and dreamin' and watching the river roll by
2nd Chorus:
E Am E C7
And here comes that big ole prairie moon risin'
F Fm C
Shinin' down bright as can be
E Am E Am
And up on the hill there's a coyote singin'
F Fm C
A song of Wyoming for me
F Fm C
G
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|---0-2-|
E|-3-----|
3rd Verse:
C C7 F Fm
Well now it's whiskey and tobacco and bitter black coffee
C Dm G
A lonesome old doggie am I
C C7 F Fm
Waking up on the range, Lord, I feel like an angel
C F C
Free like I almost could fly
3rd Chorus:
E Am E C7
Drift like a cloud out over the badlands
F Fm C
Sing like a bird in the tree
E Am E C7
The wind through the sage sounds like Heaven singin'
F Fm C
A song of Wyoming for me
F Fm C
A song of Wyoming for me
Outro:
F Fm C
e|----1-1-----1-1-------------0-|
B|--1---1---1---1---------1---1-|
G|--------------------0-----0---|
D|3-------3---------2---2-------|
A|----------------3-------------|
E|------------------------------|
Song History
Last Updated: February 8, 2026