Leavin Cheyenne chords by Ian Tyson

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


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I ride an Old Paint

And lead old Dan
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I'm goin' to Montana
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For to throw the Hoolahan

They feed in the coulee

And they water in the draws
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Their tails are all matted
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And their backs are all raw

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Goodbye Old Paint

I'm leaving Cheyenne
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Goodbye Old Paint

I'm a leaving Cheyenne
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I'm leaving Cheyenne
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I'm going to Montana
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Goodbye Old Paint
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I'm a leaving Cheyenne

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Now old Bill Jones

Had two daughters and a son
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The son went to Denver
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And the daughter went wrong

His wife, she got killed

In a bar room fight
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But, still he keeps a singing
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From morning till night

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Goodbye Old Paint

I'm leaving Cheyenne
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Goodbye Old Paint

I'm a leaving Cheyenne
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I'm leaving Cheyenne
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I'm going to Montana
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Goodbye Old Paint
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I'm a leaving Cheyenne

-Instrumental Break-

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Now, when I die

Take my saddle from the wall
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Put it on the pony
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Lead him out of his stall

Tie my bones to his back

Head our faces toward the west
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We'll ride the prairie
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That we love the best

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Ride her out Old Paint

I'm a leaving Cheyenne
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And goodbye Old Paint

I'm leaving Cheyenne
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I'm a leaving Cheyenne
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I'm going to Montana
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Goodbye Old Paint
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I'm leaving Cheyenne

Goodbye Old Paint

I'm a leaving Cheyenne

Goodbye Old Paint
      E       A
I'm a leaving Cheyenne