Caroline Herring - Colorado woman

The western prairie stretches ^Gfar away from home ^D Lose your troubles in the ^Gbig sky Thought I'd ^Emmove along like the ranchers ^Asus2do ^C Stake a claim on a ^Dquiet space or two ^C

Miles away, still ^GI recall your face and your ^Dlines I once re^Gsided in a place Where ^Emriverboats lined up the ^Asus2big muddy shore Un^Ctil I couldn't stand my sunny ^DSouth anymore

To^Gnight I want to be a ^Dstrong Colorado woman ^Em I don't want to be your ^CMississippi ^Dgirl ^G There are times I need ^Dyou to hold on to ^Em But this time I got to ^Chold on^D by my^Gsel^Emf ^{C D G Em C D}

I ^Ctumbled with the dustbowls across the ^GOklahoma plain ^D Headed westward towards the ^Gmountains and the rain The ^Emmeadow of the timber^Asus2line With your ^Cimage still haunting my ^Dmind

To^Gnight I want to be a ^Dstrong Colorado woman ^Em I don't want to be your ^CMississippi ^Dgirl ^G There are times I need ^Dyou to hold on to ^Em But this time I got to ^Chold on^D by my^Gself ^Em

Take me down ^A Take me down ^C Won't you please ^Dmelt me ^Gdown ^Em But let me up ^A Help me up ^C I want back on my ^Dfeet a^Ggain

I'm ^Cgoing where the Rockies and the ^Griver collide ^D Formed like a woman stretched a^Gcross the great divide ^EmFar from the land I be^Asus2trayed And ^Cwhat would be the price if I^D stayed

To^Gnight I want to be a ^Dstrong Colorado woman ^Em I don't want to be your ^CMississippi ^Dgirl ^G And there are times I need ^Dyou to hold on to ^Em But this time I got to ^Chold on^D by my^Gsel^Emf ^{C D G Em C D} By my^Gself ^{Em C D G}