Intro: D5 C5 We made camp along Red River G5 D5 Watched the cattle as they bedded down C5 Back at the wagons, right after supper G5 D5 Spread our bedrolls on the ground G5 D5 And me and Willie, we took the night guard G5 D5 And the sage never smelled so sweet G5 D5 The prairie moon, was blazin' silver C5 D5 No chance tonight for a stampede C5 Way over yonder, off in the distance G5 D5 Towards the mountains there in the west C5 Did I see lightnin', did I hear thunder G5 D5 The mind is weary, I could use some rest G5 D5 Then all at once, the wind shifts directions G5 D5 The clouds roll in behind the tumbleweeds G5 D5 Those longhorn cattle, are gettin' restless God help us C all, if they stam{D}pede C5 Smell the rain, hear the thunder G5 D5 The midnight sky, turns black as death C5 The lightnin' crashes, smell the sulphur G5 D5 It's rank and strong, as Satan's breath G5 D5 The cattle rise up, and go to runnin' G5 D5 I spur my pony on and take the lead G5 D5 And across the herd, I can hear Willie yellin' C5 D5 Hey Stampede! break: D5 C5 G5 D5 repeat D5 C5 Dust clouds rise, as the rain falls G5 D5 They mix together, turn the air to mud C5 I feel the longhorns brush against me G5 D5 I can feel the demons racing through my blood G5 D5 Then all at once, my pony stumbles G5 D5 We hit the ground, I rise up to my knees G5 D5 In a flash of light, I can see the cattle comin' C5 D5 Lord I know I'm gonna die in this stampede C5 Then I awake, and I look around me G5 D5 I'm in my bedroll and I'm layin' on the ground C5 Over there's the wagon, and there's the campfire G5 D5 I was only dreamin', what's that sound? G5 D5 And I feel the earth tremble underneath me G5 D5 As the midnight sky begins to bleed G5 D5 And from the blackness I can hear Willie yellin' C5 D5 Hey Stampede D5 C5 G5 D5 repeat
