Durango Mountain Caballero 
Words & music by John Denver

from Rocky Mountain Holiday (1983)



(Verse 1)
C           
You know I love the trail I'm on
          Dm
And the friends who ride with me
     G7                                  
The country that we're passing through
      C
Is a paradise to see, a haven for my spirit
    Dm
The homeland of my dreams
   G7
My heart flies through the wilderness
    C
And on an eagle's wings
    C           
And oh I love the waterfall 
         Dm
And the way the river sings
       G7                          
From snow-capped peaks both proud and tall
         C
Through forests deep and green
    C
The highway of the mountains 
     Dm
The lifeblood of the land
      G7
I can hear my mother speak to me
    C
And hold my father's hand

(chorus)
   F          
Durango Mountain caballero
 C
Take me for a ride
         F
On the backbone of this mighty land
        C
The Continental Divide
         F
To the place where earth and heaven 
          Am                 Em
Meet the mountains and the sky
       F                   Dm    Dm/C    G7/B    G7
In the heart of Colorado, Rocky Mountain High


(Verse 2)
    C          
And oh I love the campfire 
         Dm
And the circle that I'm in 
      G7           
The stories and the laughter 
             C
They should never, ever end
   C
Forever in my memory
   Dm
Forever in my song
       G7      
On a San Juan mountain trail ride
      F          G    C
I'll carry you_____ along

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