Johnny Cash - You Wild Colorado: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "You Wild Colorado" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

        E                         A
Oh you wild raging river like my woman's lips you lure me
      E                   F#             B7
Pipe-piper of the desert roll on to the sea
B7          E                              A
You're the same at noon or midnight and I follow where you go
             E                        F# B7     E
But you're planning no returning you wild  Colorado

Chorus:
E     A                         E
If I had no love of life I'd become part of your flow
E                                      F#  B7     E
But I fear the place you'd take me you wild  Colorado

Oh you wild raging river from the fountains of the mountains
You ripple down the valley growing wide and swift and deep
With what power you cut your canyons how long ago
You're as wayward as my woman you wild Colorado

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

B7

Guitar chord B7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "You Wild Colorado" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "You Wild Colorado" by Johnny Cash.

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