Durango    

 

Written by John Stewart

 

‘Durango’ is on the excellent “Cannons in the Rain” album, RCA, 1973, CD re-release together with the RCA 1977 longplayed “Wingless Angels” by Bear Family Records, 1990.  Same song on the great compilation double CD “Gold”, Wrasse Records, 2000. 

Fine song about the time when John almost became a film star.  Rita´s man was Kris Kristofferson,  - Rita Coolidge.  Great banjo playing.  Great singing and playing throughout.  Not as easy to sing as it sounds – there´s a key change (and back).  The whole song dances!

 

 

(C) (Bb) (A)   (F7) (G6) (C)    (C) (Bb) (A)   (F7) (G6) (C) 

 

I was talkin' to a (Bb)man ´bout a (A)movie show,

Won't you (F)take me (G)to Du(C)rango?

I could play that (Bb)part just (A)fine, you know,

Won't you (F)take me (G)down to (C)Mexico?

 

(F/A)Down, (G)down, (C/E)down,

(Am)Won't you (F)take me (G)to Du(C)rango?

Take me (F/A)down, (G)down, (C/E)down,

Oh, (D7)take me down, (G) ah, to Mexico.

(C) (Bb) (A)   (F7) (G6) (C)

 

I never (Bb)saw old (A)Peckinpah,

I (F)guess he for(G)got to (C)call.

I can under(Bb)stand using (A)Rita's man,

He'll be the (F)best Billy (G)Kid of them (C)all.

 

They took him (F/A)down, (G)down, (C/E)down,

(Am)Ah, they(F)took him (G)to Du(C)rango.

Took him (F/A)down, (G)down, (C/E)down,

Oh, (D7)took him down, (G) ah, to Mexico.

(C) (Bb) (A)   (F7) (G6) (C)   (C) (Bb) (A)   (F7) (G6) (C)

 

Now (Bb)Billy the Kid,

I (C)know what you did,

Got a (A)postcard on my (F)wall

They were (Bb)selling around

The New (C)Mexico town

(A)Where they lowered you (D)down.(C)(G/B)(A)(G)(G/B)(A)(hold)

 

And they took him (G/B)down, (A)down, (D/F#)down,

(Bm)Oh, they (G)took him (A)down in New (D/F#)Mexico.

(G/B)Down, (A)down, (D/F#)down,

Oh, (E7)shot him down (A) in New Mexico.

 

And I was (C)talkin' to a (Bb)man ´bout a (A)movie show,

Won't you (F)take me (G)to Du(C)rango?

I could play that (Bb)part just (A)fine, you know,

Won't you (F)take me (G)down to (C)Mexico?

(F)(C)(F)(C)(G7)(C)(hold)

 

Oh take me (F/A)down, (G)down, (C/E)down,

(Am)Won't you (F)take me (G)to Du(C)rango?

Take me (F/A)down, (G)down, (C/E)down,

Oh, (D7)take me down,(G) oh, to Mexico.

(F/A)Down, (G)down, (C/E)down,

(Am) Oh, won't you (F)take me (G)to Du(C)rango?

Take me (F/A)down, (G)down, (C/E)down,

Oh, (D7)take me down,(G) oh, to Mexico.

 

[I play this as an outro – it´s not on the CD:

(C) (Bb) (A)   (F7) (G6) (C)   (C) (Bb) (A)   (F7) (G6) (C)]

 

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

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