TELLURIDE
Lyrics as recorded by Kate Wolf on "Back Roads" (1976)

  D.................A.........Em........D
  On my way to the Telluride sawmill today
  Em..............G.................Em.........A
  I thought of an old friend who'd long gone away
  G............D................F#..........Bm
  He took to travelin' when he turned seventeen
  Em...............C...........A
  And I stayed at home with a family
  
  A collector of dreams was my old friend
  He talked about the times yet to come
  But I took to workin' at the Telluride sawmill
  And I've been there since I turned twenty-one
  
  G............... ....D................F#...........Bm
  And the river keeps rollin' past the south county line
  Em................G.................Em.........A
  I'd love to roll with it, but I've run out of time
  G..............D...........F#..........G
  The days roll by like the logs at the river
  Em..................C..........A
  And I know I ain't gettin' no younger.
  
  We were kids growin' up in the Rockies
  When the mountains were young and so free
  He was my friend and my equal
  Though in years he was younger by three
   
  We grew up in the usual fashion,
  Never wantin' to grow up at all,
  But I found a family and he found the rails.
  He left on the train for St. Paul.
  
  And the river keeps rollin' past the south county line.
  I'd love to roll with it, but I've run out of time.
  The days roll by like the logs at the river,
  And I don't often think of my old friend.
  
  Mister Preacher, can you give me an answer?
  Lord, I can't go on this way.
  I'm gettin' old, and I don't feel so good.
  Have I just been wastin' my time?
  
  D................G..D.
  Telluride, Telluride,
  Em................C..........A
  Have I just been wastin' my time?
  

I've been doing this wonderful song for years. While Kate recorded it, it was written by David West and Cyrus Clarke, who I believe were part of the Cache County Drifters.
Sandy