Transcribed by ear by Steve Woolen
Standard Tuning, Capo 2nd Fret
Intro:
Am X2
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Verse:
Am Em G Am Am Em G Am Am C Dm Am Em Am
Chorus and Solo:
Am C Dm Am C Em Am C Dm Am Em Am
Verse:
Well I was sittin' in a coffee shop just havin' a cup to pass the time
Am Em G Am
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Swappin' rodeo stories with this old cowboy friend of mine
Am Em G Am
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When some motorcycle riders started snickerin' in the back
Am C Dm
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Started pokin' fun at my friend's hat
Am Em Am
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Now one ol' boy said, "Hey Tex, where'd ya park yer horse?"
Am Em G Am
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My friend just pulled his hat down low, but they couldn't be ignored
Am Em G Am
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One husky fella said, "I think I'll rip that hat right off yer head"
Am C Dm
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That's when my friend turned around, and this is what he said:
Am Em Am A5 Am
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Chorus:
Am C Dm
"You ride a black tornado across the western sky
Am C Em
Rope an ol' blue norther and milk it till it's dry
Am C Dm
Bulldog the Mississippi, pin its ears down flat
Am Em Am
Long before you take this cowboy's hat."
Pre-Verse
Am
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Verse 2:
"Now partner this old hat's better left alone
Am Em G Am
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See it used to be my daddy's, but last year he passed on
Am Em G Am
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My nephew skinned the rattl'r that makes up this old hat band
Am C Dm
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But back in '69 he died in Vietnam
Am Em Am
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Now the eagle feather was given to me by an Indian friend of mine
Am Em G Am
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But someone ran him down somewhere around that Arizona line
Am Em G Am
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And a real special lady gave me this hat pin
Am C Dm
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I don't know if I'll ever see her again"
Am Em Am A5 Am
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Chorus
Pre-Verse
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Verse 3
"Now, if your leather jacket means to you what this hat means to me
Am Em G Am
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Then I guess we understand each other, and we'll just let it be
Am Em G Am
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But if you still think it's funny, man you got my back up against the wall
Am C Dm
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And if you touch my hat your gonna have to fight us all."
Am Em Am
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Right then I caught a little sadness in that gang leaders eyes
Am Em G Am
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An' he turned back to the others and they all just kind of shuffled on outside
Am Em G Am
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But when my friend turned back towards me, I noticed his ol' hat brim
Am C Dm
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Well it was turned up, in a big ol' Texas grin!
Am Em Am
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Chorus
1/2 step bend full step bend
Outro Solo: (Follows chorus chord progression)
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