C# G# I grew up in Wyoming C# In and around Jacksonʼs hole G# In the shadows of the Tetons Where summers are hot C# And winters unbearably cold F# But the Spring and the Fall C# Are always as good as it gets G# For over 70 years now C# Iʼd watch the sun rise and set G# Iʼve been a cowboy C# Working the round-ups in spring G# Iʼve lived in the mountains Hunted the grizzly C# Trapping the rivers and streams F# Always the loner C# Iʼve treasured my freedom the most G# And though i never married C# As a young man i might have come close F# From somewhere back east She came to the valley C# With a man who did her no good F# He was fast with the ladies A tin horn gambler C# And a cheat whenever he could F# She had no friends or family C# Most of the time he was gone G# He died in a card game C# And she found herself all alone F# Alone and afraid and left unprotected C# ʼCause he was all that she had F# Maybe i should have But i never told her C# So she never knew he was bad F# But iʼll always remember C# Standing and watching her cry G# There was no one to help her C# But i was determined to try G# I mended her fences and Fixed up her cabin C# I had everything looking good G# I laid by her food And wood for the winter C# Helping wherever i could F# The more i was around her C# The more i wanted to be G# There was something about her C# That brought out a good side of me F# I went into town,i brought a new outfit C# I got me a haircut and shave F# Iʼd trek through the snow For no good reason C# Just to go by her cabin each day F# I donʼt know about love C# But i was quite taken in by it all G# Till her brother came in the Spring C# And he took her back to St. Paul G# I donʼt go down to Jackson C# Ainʼt nothing there but motels and bars G# Too damn many tourists No place to hide C# Theyʼll find you wherever you are F# They like to call me old timer C# I am getting older i guess G# But i donʼt like the changes C# ʼCause iʼve seen it all at its best G# When my life is over C# I donʼt want to be left in town G# But up in the mountains There is a place C# Iʼve marked off my own piece of ground F# High in the Tetons C# Above and away from it all G# From the top of old Grand I bet on a clear day - you can see C# All the way to St. Paul
