Utah Carol — Marty Robbins
Chords and lyrics for Utah Carol by Marty Robbins (key of C).
Verse 1
From the album 'Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs'
Intro
[C]
Verse 1
[C]And now my [C/G]friends you've [C]asked me what [F]makes me sad and [C]still[C/G]
And [C]why my [G7]brow is [C]darkened like the [G7]clouds upon the [C]hill
[F]Run in your ponies [C]closer and I'll [F]tell to you my [C]tale
Of [C]Utah [G7]Carol my [C]partner and his [G7]last ride on the [C]trail
Verse 2
We [C]rode the [C/G]range [C]together and [F]rode it side by [C]side
I [C]loved him [G7]like a [C]brother and I [G7]wept when Utah [C]died
[F]We were rounding up one [C]morning when [F]work was almost [C]done
When [C]on his [G7]side the [C]cattle started [G7]on a frightened [C]run
Verse 3
[C][C/G]Underneath the [C]saddle that the [F]boss's daughter [C]rode
[C]Utah that [G7]very [C]morning had [G7]placed a bright red [C]robe
So the [F]saddle might ride [C]easy for [F]Lenore his little [C]friend
And [C]it was [G7]this red [C]blanket [G7]that brought him to his [C]end
Verse 4
The [C]blanket [C/G]was now [C]dragging [F]behind her on the [C]ground
The [C]frightened [G7]cattle [C]saw it and [G7]charged it with a [C]bound
[F]Lenore then saw her [C]danger and [F]turned her pony's [C]face
And [C]leaning [G7]in the [C]saddle tied the [G7]blanket to its [C]place
Verse 5
But in [C]leaning [C/G]lost her [C]balance fell in [F]front of that wild [C]tide
Lay [C]still [G7]Lenore I'm [C]coming were the [G7]words that Utah [C]cried
His [F]faithful pony [C]saw her and [F]reached her with a [C]bound
I [C]thought he'd [G7]been [C]successful and [G7]raised her from the [C]ground
Verse 6
But the [C]weight [C/G]upon the [C]saddle had [F]not been felt [C]before
His [C]back cinch [G7]snapped like [C]thunder and [G7]he fell by [C]Lenore
[F]Picking up the [C]blanket he [F]swung it over his [C]head
And [C]started [G7]cross the [C]prairie "Lay [G7]still Lenore" he [C]said
Verse 7
When he [C]got the [C/G]stampede [C]turned and [F]saved Lenore his [C]friend
Then [C]turned to [G7]face the [C]cattle and [G7]meet his fatal [C]end
His [F]six gun flashed like [C]lightning the [F]report rang loud and [C]clear
As the [C]cattle [G7]rushed and [C]killed him he [G7]dropped the leading [C]steer
Verse 8
[C]On his [C/G]funeral [C]morning I [F]heard the preacher [C]say
I [C]hope we'll [G7]all meet [C]Utah at the [G7]roundup far [C]away
Then they [F]wrapped him in a [C]blanket that [F]saved his little [C]friend
And [C]it was [G7]this red [C]blanket that [G7]brought him to his [C]end
X