Rusty Young said of the song: \"'Rose of Cimarron' is a song I wrote after I picked up a brochure while Poco were on tour in Oklahoma in 1973. It told a story of a woman who took in outlaws in the 1800s. She fed them, mended their wounds and sent them on their way. Or so they say. ... When I played 'Rose' for the band, everyone wanted to make it a Poco record.\"[1] The lead vocals on the song were performed by Paul Cotton and Timothy B. Schmit. In a June 7 2013 interview with Rockin' Rich Lynch of SoundPress.net Radio Network, Cotton, whose tenure with Poco would be second only to Rusty Young's, would describe \"Rose of Cimarron\" as being his favorite Rusty Young composition. Issued as a single, \"Rose of Cimarron\" charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1976 peaking at #94.
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Rose of Cimarron
[Intro] D A G D
D A G D
Ro-ll along, roll o-n, Ro-se of Cimarron
D A G D
Du-sty days are go-ne, Ro-se of Cimarron
F Dm A
Trails that brought them ho-me, echo names they've kno-wn
F Dm A
Four days high and lonely, comin' to you only he-re
F Dm A
You're the one they'd turn to, the only one they knew who'd do
F Dm E A
All her best to be around, when the chips were do-wn
D A G D
Ro-ll along, roll o-n, Ro-se of Cimarron
D A G D
Du-sty days are go-ne, Ro-se of Cimarron
F Dm A
Can you hear them calling? You know they have fa-llen on
F Dm A
Campfires cold and dark that,never see a spark burn bri-ght
F Dm A
Shadows touch the sand and look to see who's sta-ndin'
F Dm E A
Waitin' at your window, watchin' will they ever sho-ow?
D A G D
Ro-ll along, roll o-n, Ro-se of Cimarron
D A G D
Du-sty days are go-ne, Ro-se of Cimarron
SOLO auf Chorus 2x
F Dm A
Shadows touch the sand and look to see who's sta-ndin'
F Dm E A
Waitin' at your window, watchin' will they ever show?
D A G D
Hea-rts like yours belo-ng, Fo-llowing the da-wn
D A G D
Wra-pped up in a so-ng, Ro-se of Cimarron
D A G D
Ro-ll along, roll o-n, Ro-se of Cimarron
D A G D
Du-sty days are go-ne, Ro-se of Cimarron (2x)
