D
I bought him down in Houston from a cowboy friend of mine
   A
He said he'd named him Rio, got him on the border line
     D
He's bred just like the river, and he runs as free and wild
       F#m                               E
A good horse don't get no better, he can weather any mile
          A/D                                          E
He said, "Why don't you take him out past the lake and let him run?
    A/D                                             E
And you'll come to know that red turns to gold in a setting sun"

[Chorus]
      A                      F#m
Every valley and mountain, I ride up and down them
  E               D    A/D
I go wherever Rio goes
         A                    F#m
From the top to the bottom, I don't try to stop him
       E               D    A/D  E
I just go wherever Rio goes

[Verse 2]
            D
And when we came up on the river, I could tell the horse had changed
          A
There was somethin' 'bout that water, like it was runnin' through his veins
         D
And I'll never understand it, how he knew just what to do
       F#m                                E
In the shadows of the darkness, hell, you couldn't see the moon
    A/D                                      E
And I don't believe that Rio could see each step he'd take
    A/D                                      E
But sure as the rain, he finds his way to the river bank

[Chorus]
      A                      F#m
Every valley and mountain, I ride up and down them
  E               D    A/D
I go wherever Rio goes
         A                    F#m
From the top to the bottom, I don't try to stop him
       E               D    A/D  E  A/D  E
I just go wherever Rio goes

[Bridge]
             A/D                                          E
Oh he said, "Why don't you take him out past the lake and let him run?
    A/D                                          E
And I came to find my own peace of mind with the risin' sun

[Chorus]
      A                      F#m
Every valley and mountain, I ride up and down them
  E               D    A/D
I go wherever Rio goes
         A                    F#m
From the top to the bottom, I don't try to stop him
       E               D    A/D
I just go wherever Rio goes
      A                        F#m
Every trail, every turn, every lesson I learned
  E                         D          F#m        D
I followed my heart and his soul, so I go, I just go
             A/D   E   A/D  E
Wherever Rio goes    Oh!
             A/D   E   A/D  E
Wherever Rio goes