Intro: B Verse 1: E A E In the late great golden state C#m B E Its getting hard to negotiate E A E When your foot slips from a granite bay C#m B E In the late great golden state Instrumental: E A E B E
Verse 2: E A E In the late great golden state C#m B E I don't do much but I'm always late A E I ain't old just out of date C#m B E In the late great golden state Chorus: C#m B A Asus4 A Asus4 A I caught one last glimpse of a palomino (palomino) C#m B A Asus4 A Asus4 A When I drove out west to see the purple sage (purple sage) E A E A Then as the canyons burned and the mountains crumbled F#m B B7 The last cowboy band left the stage E A E I ain't old just out of date C#m B E In the late great golden state Instrumental: E A E B E (x2) Chorus: C#m B A Asus4 A Asus4 A I caught one last glimpse of a palomino (palomino) C#m B A Asus4 A Asus4 A When I drove out west to see the purple sage (purple sage) E A E A Then as the canyons burned and the mountains crumbled F#m B B7 The last cowboy band left the stage Verse 3: E A E In the late great golden state C#m B E Is a nice place for a clean slate E A E But leave your expectations at the gate C#m B E Of the late great golden state cause E A E They can pack you up and send you home in a crate C#m B E