written by: Tom Russell and Ian Tyson - End Of The Trail Music/Slick Fork
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G Well it's three eggs up on whiskey toast Am Homefries on the side C Wash it down with truckstop coffee D Burns up your inside G Just a Canyon, Colorado diner Am And a waitress I did love C We sat in the back 'neath an old stuffed bear D And a worn out Navajo rug
G Well old Jack the boss he'd close at six Am Then it's Katie bar the door C She'd pull down that Navajo rug D And she'd spread it 'cross the floor G Hey I saw lightning in the sacred mountains Am Saw the dance of the turtle doves C Lyin' next to Katie D On that old Navajo rug
Chorus:
G Em C D Ai-yi-yi, Katie, shades of red and blue G Em Ai-yi-yi, Katie C G Em C D Whatever became of the Navajo rug and you?
G Well I saw old Jack about a year ago Am He said the place burned to the ground C And all he saved was an old bear tooth D And Katie she left town G But Katie she got her a souvenir too Am Jack spat out a tabacco plug C He said "You shoulda seen her runnin' through the smoke D Draggin' that Navajo rug."
Repeat Chorus
G Now everytime I cross the sacred mountains Am And lightning breaks above C It always takes me back in time D To my long lost Katie love G Ah but everything keeps on movin' Am And everyone's on the go C They don't make things that last anymore D Like a double-woven Navajo
Repeat Chorus
Em C D Katie, shades of red and blue G Em Ay-yi-yi, Katie C G Em C D G Whatever became of the Navajo rug and you?