C F
1) The sun’s goin’ down the Santa Ritas,
C G
The mountain shadows playin’ down below,
F G C Am
The moons already bright, like a smile in the night,
F G
And I can make out the lights in Mexico.
C F
2) The desert winds a whisperin’ down the valley.
C G
The coyotes you can hear them from afar,
F G C Am
I know its only words, but its peace on Earth,
F G
Sittin’ here and singin’ to the stars.
Refrain:
F G C F G C

And I’m back on the trail again, missed you like 
some long lost friend,
F G C Am
Sometimes I think I’m just a part of the wind,
F G C
When I’m back on the trail again.
3) It’s been a long, cold winter,
I’ve been pacin’ like a lion in a cage,
But spring it held the key, and it came and set me 
free,
Now I’m walkin’ wild and steppin’ 
through the sage.
(Repeat Refrain)
Bridge:
F G C
And that breeze caresses like some sweet lover,
F Dm G
And I come back to see her now and then,
F G C Am
Cause I sure miss the pack, and the wide open track,
F Dm G
Can’t wait to be out on the trail again.
(Repeat Final Refrain)