Carry Me Back To The Lone Prairie

Sons of the Pioneers

Written by Carson J. Robison

Key of C · Chords: I IV V ii vi

Verse 1

C            Dm      G7            C
I'm a roving cowboy  far away from home
             Dm       G7              C
Far from the prairie  where I used to roam
                  Am                        Dm
Where the doggies wander and the wind blows free
                           G7              C   F
Though my heart is yonder  on the lone prairie

Verse 2

C
Oh carry me back to the lone prairie
                                          G7
Where the coyotes howl and the wind blows free
           Dm   G7           C
And when I die  you can bury me
                  Dm    G7              C
Neath the western skies on the lone prairie

Verse 3

                Dm     G7              C
Give me back my saddle give me back my gun
                Dm     G7             C
Give me back my bronco that I used to run
                 Am                    Dm
Let me spread my blanket by a peaceful stream
                         G7              C
Hear the cowboys singing in the campfire gleam

Verse 4

Oh carry me back to the lone prairie
                                          G7
Where the coyotes howl and the wind blows free
           Dm   G7           C
And when I die  you can bury me
                  Dm    G7              C
Neath the western skies on the lone prairie
       F    G7  C
On the lone prairie