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PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Denver
John Denver
Vocals
Dick Kniss
Dick Kniss
Bass Guitar
Michael Taylor
Michael Taylor
Acoustic Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
B. Danoff
B. Danoff
Songwriter
Taffy Nivert
Taffy Nivert
Songwriter
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Milton Okun
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Producer
Hall Ray
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Engineer

Lyrics

I guess he'd rather be in Colorado
He'd rather spend his time out where
The sky looks like a pearl after a rain
Once again I see him walkin'
Once again I hear him talking
To the stars he makes
And asking them for bus fare
I guess he'd rather be in Colorado
He'd rather play his banjo in the morning
When the moon is scarcely gone
In the dawn the subway's comin'
In the dawn I hear him hummin'
Some old song he wrote
Of love in Boulder Canyon
I guess he'd rather be in Colorado
I guess he'd rather be in Colorado
I guess he'd rather work out where
The only thing you earn
Is what you spend
In the end up in his office
In the end a quiet cough
Is all he has to show
He lives in New York City
Written by: Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert

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