Colorado Soldier - The Other Favorites
Tuning: Gm, Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Based on album recording and official music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eLAB0C_MAM
Standard tuning down a half step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Using Am chord voicing like in standard, but since it is a half step down it becomes Gm.
Transpose this chart up to Am to see the chord shapes that match Carson's playing.
The Bbmaj chord may be a Bbmaj7(no5)add9 voicing
Notes for Riff
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[Verse 1]
Colorado soldi
er, put down y
our dukes
There's nothin
g 'round here
but deer and t
he breeze to s
hoot
You took down
your daddy's l
asso to hang t
he moon
Now you're ski
pping on rent
'cause you can
't afford the
room
[Chorus]
Polish your bo
ots, boy, step
in time
We're heading
out west towar
d the county l
ine
Gonna bury tha
t box of ashes
in the ground
I feel a sudde
n change comin
g around
[Riff/Break]
[Verse 2]
You should cal
l your mama up
sometime
Excuses runnin
g thin as turp
entine
Maybe today it
's better just
to roam
Cheap sunglass
es, Sunday mor
ning stoned
[Chorus]
Polish your bo
ots, boy, step
in time
We're heading
out west towar
d the county l
ine
Gonna bury tha
t box of ashes
in the ground
Snakes on the
roadside, vult
ures in the sk
y
They lay in wa
it for a man t
o die
But it ain't t
oo late to lea
ve this highwa
y town
I feel a sudde
n change comin
g around
[Riff/Outro]