Chords with lyrics
Intro:
A/D E MajorE x2
Verse 1:
D MajorD
I bought him down in Houston from a cowboy friend of mine
A augmentedA
He said he'd named him Rio, got him on the border line
D MajorD
He's bred just like the river, and he runs as free and wild
F# minorF#m E MajorE
A augmentedA good horse don't get no better, he can weather any mile
A/D E MajorE
He said, "Why don't you take him out past the lake and let him run?
A/D E MajorE
And you'll come to know that red turns to gold in a setting sun"
Chorus:
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
Every valley and mountain, I ride up and down them
E MajorE D MajorD A/D
I go wherever Rio goes
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
From the top to the bottom, I don't try to stop him
E MajorE D MajorD A/D E MajorE
I just go wherever Rio goes
Verse 2:
D MajorD
And when we came up on the river, I could tell the horse had changed
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There was somethin' 'bout that water, like it was runnin' through his veins
D MajorD
And I'll never understand it, how he knew just what to do
F# minorF#m E MajorE
In the shadows of the darkness, hell, you couldn't see the moon
A/D E MajorE
And I don't believe that Rio could see each step he'd take
A/D E MajorE
But sure as the rain, he finds his way to the river bank
Chorus:
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
Every valley and mountain, I ride up and down them
E MajorE D MajorD A/D
I go wherever Rio goes
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
From the top to the bottom, I don't try to stop him
E MajorE D MajorD A/D E MajorE A/D E MajorE
I just go wherever Rio goes
Bridge:
A/D E MajorE
Oh he said, "Why don't you take him out past the lake and let him run?
A/D E MajorE
And I came to find my own peace of mind with the risin' sun
Chorus:
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
Every valley and mountain, I ride up and down them
E MajorE D MajorD A/D
I go wherever Rio goes
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
From the top to the bottom, I don't try to stop him
E MajorE D MajorD A/D
I just go wherever Rio goes
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
Every trail, every turn, every lesson I learned
E MajorE D MajorD F# minorF#m D MajorD
I followed my heart and his soul, so I go, I just go
A/D E MajorE A/D E MajorE
Wherever Rio goes Oh!
A/D E MajorE A/D E MajorE
Wherever Rio goes