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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 13:32:03 -0400 From: Greg Yuriy To: acoustic@olga.net, guitar@olga.net Subject: CRD: Navajo Rug by Tom Russell Navajo Rug ========== by: Tom Russell written by: Tom Russell and Ian Tyson - End Of The Trail Music/Slick Fork (capo 2nd fret)

^GWell it's three eggs up on whiskey toast ^AmHomefries on the side ^CWash it down with truckstop coffee ^DBurns up your inside Just a ^GCanyon, Colorado diner And a ^Amwaitress I did love We ^Csat in the back 'neath an old stuffed bear And a ^Dworn out Navajo rug

Well old ^GJack the boss he'd close at six Then it's ^AmKatie bar the door ^CShe'd pull down that Navajo rug And she'd ^Dspread it 'cross the floor Hey I saw l^Gightning in the sacred mountains Saw the ^Amdance of the turtle doves ^CLyin' next to Katie On ^Dthat old Navajo rug

Chorus:

^GAi-yi-yi, ^EmKatie, ^Cshades of red and ^Dblue Ai-yi-^Gyi, ^EmKatie ^CWhatever became of the Navajo rug and ^Gyou? ^Em ^C ^D

Well I ^Gsaw old Jack about a year ago He said the ^Amplace burned to the ground And ^Call he saved was an old bear tooth And ^DKatie she left town But ^GKatie she got her a souvenir too Jack ^Amspat out a tabacco plug He said "You ^Cshoulda seen her runnin' through the smoke ^DDraggin' that Navajo rug."

Repeat Chorus

Now ^Geverytime I cross the sacred mountains And ^Amlightning breaks above It ^Calways takes me back in time To my ^Dlong lost Katie love Ah but ^Geverything keeps on movin' And ^Ameveryone's on the go They ^Cdon't make things that last anymore Like a ^Ddouble-woven Navajo

Repeat Chorus

^EmKatie, ^Cshades of red and ^Dblue Ay-yi-^Gyi, ^EmKatie ^CWhatever became of the Navajo rug and ^Gyou? ^Em ^C ^D ^G

From the album Song Of The West - The Cowboy Collection 1997 HMG/Hightone Records. This is a softer acoustic version than found on previous Tom Russell or Ian Tyson albums Transcribed by: Greg Yuriy Feel free to send comments to yuriym@cyberbeach.net

Russell Tom - Navajo rug (chords)