El Dorado

El Dorado Am G Find myself lookin' down on a canyon Am G But the next one's the same as before Am G The trail's so damn rocky and the Sun's C so damn hot C D I don't know where I'm headed anymore Am And it's hard to remember the first G time I drew my gun Am G The faces return in the night Am G The past is all echoes and shadows C anymore C D I think I lost my taste for the fight G Am7 C G That is the fate of the old desperado G Am7 Better the angels to claim you than the C D long ride alone Bm Bm/G# G Someone would have long ago found El C Dorado G D G So luck to you, cowboy, I'm movin' on Am Play your cards as they lay on the G table Am G Should've ended a long time ago Am The only place that ever really G C mattered to me C D Was the one place I just couldn't go Am And the stars, when they shine, how G they light up the night Am G Smell the rain comin' in on the wind Am G Though my eyes are so heavy, I remember C tonight C When the world was just waitin' to D begin G Am7 C G That is the fate of the old desperado G Am7 Better the angels to claim you than the C D long ride alone Bm Bm/G# G Someone would have long ago found El C Dorado G D G So luck to you, cowboy, I'm movin' on C C/B But the easy will blind you, the road will unwind you Bb D Remind you how far you've gone Am G He closed his eyes from the heavens Am G His breathing slowed down to a crawl Am G The clouds opened up like a dam broken C down C And I just sat there and let the rain D fall G Am7 C G That is the fate of the old desperado G Am7 Better the angels to claim you than the C D long ride alone Bm Bm/G# G Someone would have long ago found El C Dorado G D G So luck to you, cowboy, I'm movin' on G D G Luck to you, cowboy, I'm movin' on