I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado
Performed by John Denver
Written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Danoff

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I guess he'd rather be in Colorado
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He'd rather spend his time out where 
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the sky looks like a pearl after a rain
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Once again I see him walkin 
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Once again I hear him talking 
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to the stars he makes
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And asking them for bus fare

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I guess he'd rather be in Colorado
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He'd rather play his banjo 
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in the morning when the moon is scarcely gone
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In the dawn the subways comin' 
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in the dawn I hear him hummin'
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Some old song he wrote 
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of love in Boulder Canyon

I guess he'd rather be in Colorado...
[instrumental using verse chords]

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I guess he'd rather be in Colorado
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I guess he'd rather work out where 
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the only thing you earn is what you spend
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In the end up in his office
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In the end a quiet cough 
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is all he has to show
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He lives in New York City

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I guess he'd rather be in Colorado
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