The Yellowstone Valley

A D A We’d heard of the ranges of the Yellowstone Valley B7 E7 Where the summers are short and the grasses are high A D A Those swarms of mosquitos will near drive you crazy E7 A Stars shine like diamonds in the Yellowstone sky D A We gathered our herd in the brush of south Texas B7 E7 Tonight we’re in view of the Dodge City lights A D A Buck says we’re only halfway to Montana E7 A We’re bound for country that’s well worth the ride F#m A There’s a big summer rain on the Yellowstone River F#m A Bm It’s lush and it’s green and it stretches for miles E7 D E7 A Nothing compares to the Yellowstone Valley E7 F#m E7 A There’s nothing as blue as the Yellowstone sky A D A Oh the mornings are cooler than they were in Texas B7 E7 The horses all feel good and wantin’ to play A D A I’ve got one old knot head that bucks every morning E7 A To get even with him I’ll ride him two days D A And I never once thought I would be leaving Texas B7 E7 My family’s been down there since after the war A D A I’m just like my daddy and his dad before him E7 A I want to see country I ain’t seen before F#m A There’s a big summer rain on the Yellowstone River F#m A Bm It’s lush and it’s green and it stretches for miles E7 D E7 A Nothing compares to the Yellowstone Valley E7 F#m E7 A There’s nothing as blue as the Yellowstone sky A D A As we rode through Nebraska I spotted a cabin E7 A young girl in calico stood by the door A D A A redheaded dream she’s a fair ranchers daughter E7 A When this drive is over I’ll see her once more D A Who knows I might homestead and make her an offer B7 E7 If her pa accepts me I’ll make her my wife A D She might like Montana or the Yellowstone Valley A E7 A Either way I’ve got plans for the rest of her life F#m A There’s a big summer rain on the Yellowstone River F#m A Bm It’s lush and it’s green and it stretches for miles E7 D E7 A Nothing compares to the Yellowstone Valley E7 F#m E7 A There’s nothing as blue as the Yellowstone sky E7 D E7 A Nothing compares to the Yellowstone Valley E7 F#m E7 A There’s nothing as blue as the Yellowstone sky