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Performed by The Kingston Trio on the album "String Along" (1960).
Play along with the original Kingston Trio recording (no capo).
Introduction guitar notes is like a "Western Cowboy" lick - (start on 5th string) A, E, F# E A
Intro guitar solo starts on 2nd string C#...... Hope you can figure the rest with your ears.
A A7 D Dm A
Weep, all ye little rains. Wail, winds, wail.
A F#m A F#m Bm7 E7 A
All along, along, along the Colorado Trail.
A A7 D Dm A
Eyes like the morning star, cheeks like the rose,
A F#m B B7 E E7
Laura was a pretty girl everybody knows.
A A7 D Dm A
Weep, all ye little rains. Wail, winds, wail.
A F#m A F#m Bm7 E7 A
All along, along, along the Colorado Trail.
A A7 D Dm A
Laura was a laughin' girl, joyful in the day.
A F#m B B7 E E7
Laura was my darling girl. Now she's gone away.
A A7 D Dm A
Weep, all ye little rains. Wail, winds, wail.
A F#m A F#m Bm7 E7 A
All along, along, along the Colorado Trail.
A A7 D Dm A
Sixteen years she graced the Earth and all of life was good.
A F#m B B7 E E7
Now my life lies buried 'neath a cross of wood.
A A7 D Dm A
Weep, all ye little rains. Wail, winds, wail.
A F#m A F#m Bm7 E7 A
All along, along, along the Colorado Trail.
A F#m A F#m Bm7 D A
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Last Updated: August 5, 2018