“Don’t Fence Me In” – Cole Porter
[Chords by Joan’s Genius 2008}
This is my most favorite song. The chords below are based on my 2 favorite covers of this:
(1) a very slow & quiet blues rendition by Holly Cole &
(2) a very fast & lively cajun version by David Byrne.
Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above
Don't fence me in
Let me ride through the wide-open country that I love
Don't fence me in
Oh let me be by myself in the evening breeze
Listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees
Send me off forever, but I ask you, please
Don't fence me in
Just let me loose
Let me straddle my old saddle underneath the western skies
On my cayuse
Let me wonder over yonder till I see the mountains rise
I want to ride to the ridge where the West commences
Gaze at the moon until I lose my senses
Can't look at hobbles & I can't stand fences
Don't fence me in