Lyr/Chords Req: Telluride (sung by Kate Wolf)

Subject: Kate Wolf's Telluride
From: Naemanson
Date: 27 Apr 01 - 08:10 AM

As the thread title says I am looking for the lyrics and chords for the song Kate Wolf. I can transcribe the words easily enough but I am hopeless at figuring out the chords by ear so the real thrust of this message is to get the chords.

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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Kate Wolf's Telluride
From: Naemanson
Date: 27 Apr 01 - 08:12 AM

Actually, now that I think about it, I'm not sure if the name of the song is correct. I've always thought of it as "Telluride" but that may be another song. This is the song about the guy working at the Telluride sawmill and thinking about his old friend who left town years before.

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Kate Wolf's Telluride
From: GUEST,Midchuck upstairs
Date: 27 Apr 01 - 08:47 AM

Bigchuck (Sandy)used to do this. He hasn't in recent years, but he may remember the chords. He got out of doing it, in part, because I wouldn't learn it because the chord pattern made no sense and I couldn't follow it.

He probably won't see the Mudcat until tonight. Maybe he can help you then.

Peter.

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Kate Wolf's Telluride
From: GUEST,Bigchuck at work
Date: 27 Apr 01 - 01:02 PM

I still love to do the song, I just don't do it when Peter's around. :>) The chords, like many of Kate's are a bit unusual. I'll try to get them posted tonight.
Sandy

Subject: ADD: Telluride
From: bigchuck
Date: 27 Apr 01 - 08:18 PM

Ok, I just posted it. Man, that's a lot of work. Guess I'd better go back and see wow it came out.

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Transferred from another thread, with preformat tags added to space chords. No need for two threads on one song, bigchuck.
-Joe Offer-

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While popularized by Kate Wolfe, this fine song was actually written by folks in a band called the "Cache Valley Drifters". I have probably tinkered with a few of the lyrics, but the chording comes from the second Kate Wolfe Songbook.
Sandy

TELLURIDE

  D                 A        Em       D
  On my way to the Telluride Sawmill today
    Em               G                Em        A
  I thought about an old friend who's long gone away
   G          D                F#       Bm  
  He took to travellin when he turned seventeen
      Em           C           A
  And I stayed at home with a family
  
   D               A              Em       D
  A collector of dreams was my old friend
   Em             G            Em         A
  Always talkin bout the good times to come
     G            D           F#         Bm
  But I started workin at the Telluride Sawmill
        Em                  C            A
  And I 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
  And I'd love to roll with it, but I've run out of time
          G              D          F#        G 
  And the years they roll by like logs in a river
        Em             C         A
  And I know I ain't gettin no younger
  
  
  We were two kids gowing up in the Rockies
  In the mountains so wild and so free
  He was my good friend and my constant companion
  Though in years he was younger by three
  
  We grew up in the usual fashion
  Never wanting to grow up at all
  But he found the rails and I found a family
  And he left on the train for St Paul
  
  CHO Same as first, but different last line
  And I don't often think about my old friend
  
  So mister preacher won't you give me an answer
  I just can't go on this way
  I'm gettin old and I don't feel so good
  Have I just been wasting all of my days
  
   D              G       D                
  Telluride, Telluri-hi-ide
          Em               C          A
  Have I just been wasting all of my days

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Kate Wolf's Telluride
From: Naemanson
Date: 27 Apr 01 - 08:38 PM

Sooo... where did you post it?

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Kate Wolf's Telluride
From: Naemanson
Date: 27 Apr 01 - 08:39 PM

Never mind, I found it. Thanks very much.

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Telluride (sung by Kate Wolf)
From: GUEST,mstac
Date: 06 Nov 08 - 12:54 AM

thank you so much for posting this! (even though you posted it awhile ago) i grew up listening to this song and i just played it from your chords on the guitar and i swear i'm still crying. thanks again this is such a beautiful song.

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Telluride (sung by Kate Wolf)
From: GUEST,Steve
Date: 22 Aug 11 - 09:55 PM

corrections:

D                A       Em       D
On my way to the Telluride Sawmill today
   Em               G                Em       A
I thought about an old friend who'd long gone away
G          D                F#       Bm
He took to travellin when he turned seventeen
    Em          C          A
And I stayed at home with a family

D               A             Em       D
A collector of dreams was my old friend
Em             G            Em         A
Always talkin bout the good times to come
    G            D          F#         Bm
But I started workin at the Telluride Sawmill
       Em                  C            A
And I 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
And I'd love to roll with it, but I've run out of time
         G             D          F#       G
the years roll by like logs in a river
       Em             C         A
And I know I ain't gettin no younger


We were kids gowing up in the Rockies
Where 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 wanting to grow up at all
But I found a family and he found the rails
And he left on the train for St Paul

CHO Same as first, but different last line
And I don't often think about my old friend

So mister preacher won't you give me an answer please
I just can't go on this way
I'm gettin older and I don't feel so good
Have I just been wasting my time

D             G       D               
Telluride, Telluri-hi-ide
         Em               C          A
Have I just been wasting my time