E A E
In the late great golden state
C#m B E
It’s getting hard to negotiate
E A E
When you’re one slip from a grim fate
C#m B E
In the late great golden state
E A E, E B E
In the late great golden state
I don’t do much but I’m always late
I ain’t old, I’m just out of date
In the late great golden state
BRIDGE:
C#m B A
I caught one last glimpse of a Palomino
C#m B A
When I drove out west to see the Purple Sage
E A E A
Then as the canyons burned and the mountains crumbled
B
The last cowboy band left the stage
I ain’t old, I’m just out of date
In the late great golden state
E A E, E B E (x2)
BRIDGE
Yeah the late great golden state
Is a nice place for a clean slate
But leave your expectations at the gate
Of the late great golden state
‘Cause they can pack you up and send you home in a crate
Stamped “The Late Great Golden State”
E A E, E B E