"This Cowboy's Hat" by Jake Brooks, Preformed by Chris LeDoux Transcribed by ear by Steve Woolen, stevewoolen at gmail.com Well, there's always been groups of people that never could see eye to eye, and I always thought if they ever had a chance to sit and talk face to face, they might realize they got a lot in common. Standard Tuning, Capo 2nd Fret Intro: Am X2 ----------------------0--------------0---------------------------------------| -------------0--1-----------3-----------3--1--0------------------------------| ----------2--------2-----2-----2-----------------2---------------------------| -------2--------------------------2------------------------------------------| ----0------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------1-----------0-----------3-------------(0h1)------------------------| -------------2-----------0-----------0--------2------------------------------| -------2-----------2-----------------------2---------------------------------| ----0-----------2--------------2--------0------------------------------------| ----------------------------3------------------------------------------------| Swappin' rodeo stories with this old cowboy friend of mine Am Em G Am -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------1-----------0-----------3-----------1------------------------------| -------------2-----------0-----------0---------------------------------------| -------2-----------2-----------------------2-----2---------------------------| ----0-----------2--------------2--------0------------------------------------| ----------------------------3------------------------------------------------| When some motorcycle riders started snickerin' in the back Am C Dm ----------------------------------------1------------------------------------| ----------1-----------1-----------3--------3---------------------------------| -------------2-----------0-----2-----2--------2------------------------------| -------2-----------2--------0--------------------0---------------------------| ----0-----------3------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Started pokin' fun at my friend's hat Am Em Am -------------------------------------------0---------------------------------| ----------1-----------0--------------0--1-----1--0---------------------------| -------------2-----------0--------2------------------------------------------| -------2-----------------------2---------------------------------------------| ----0--------------2--------0------------------------------------------------| ----------------0------------------------------------------------------------| Now one ol' boy said, "Hey Tex, where'd ya park yer horse?" Am Em G Am -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------1-----------0-----------3-------------(0h1)------------------------| -------------2-----------0-----------0--------2------------------------------| -------2-----------2-----------------------2---------------------------------| ----0-----------2--------------2--------0------------------------------------| ----------------------------3------------------------------------------------| My friend just pulled his hat down low, but they couldn't be ignored Am Em G Am -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------1-----------0-----------3-------------(0h1)------------------------| -------------2-----------0-----------0--------2------------------------------| -------2-----------2-----------------------2---------------------------------| ----0-----------2--------------2--------0------------------------------------| ----------------------------3------------------------------------------------| One husky fella said, "I think I'll rip that hat right off yer head" Am C Dm -------------------------------------0--1------------------------------------| ----------1-----------1-----------3-----------3------------------------------| -------------2-----------0-----2-----------------2---------------------------| -------2-----------2--------0--------------0---------------------------------| ----0-----------3------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| That's when my friend turned around, and this is what he said: Am Em Am A5 Am -------------------------------------------------0-0-------------------------| ----------1-----------0--------------1--------1--1-1-------------------------| -------------2-----------0--------2--------2--2--2-2-------------------------| -------2-----------------------2--------2--2--2--2-2-------------------------| ----0--------------2--------0-----------0--0--0--0-0-------------------------| ----------------0------------------------------------------------------------| 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 --------------------0------------------------------------------------------| ------------0-(0h1)----0---------------------------------------------------| ---------2----------------2------------------------------------------------| ------2--------------------------------------------------------------------| ---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 2: "Now partner this old hat's better left alone Am Em G Am -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------1-----------0-----------3-------------(0h1)------------------------| -------------2-----------0-----------0--------2------------------------------| -------2-----------2-----------------------2---------------------------------| ----0-----------2--------------2--------0------------------------------------| ----------------------------3------------------------------------------------| 1/4 bend -Verse Lead (Capo 2)-------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------5b-----------------------| -----------------------------------------------------7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(7)\0-| --------------------------------------------(5h7)--------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| See it used to be my daddy's, but last year he passed on Am Em G Am -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------1-----------0-----------3--------------(0h1)-----------------------| -------------2-----------0-----------0--------2------------------------------| -------2-----------2-----------------------2---------------------------------| ----0-----------2--------------2--------0------------------------------------| ----------------------------3------------------------------------------------| 1/2 bend and release ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------7br-7---------------------------| --------------------------------------------------5--7~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~--| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| My nephew skinned the rattl'r that makes up this old hat band Am C Dm -----------------------------------------1--0--------------------------------| ----------1-----------1-----------3------------3--1--------------------------| -------------2-----------0-----2-----2---------------------------------------| -------2-----------2--------0------------------------------------------------| ----0-----------3------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------(5/8)--10--8--10--| --------------------------------------------------7--5---------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| But back in '69 he died in Vietnam Am Em Am ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------1-----------0-----------1--------1--------------------------------| -------------2-----------0-----------2--------2-----------------------------| -------2-----------------------2-----------------2--------------------------| ----0--------------2--------0-----------0-----------------------------------| ----------------0-----------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------(-8/10\-8)----8---8-------------| ---------------------------------------5-8-(10/12\10)---10--10-------------| ---------------------------------(5/7)-------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Now the eagle feather was given to me by an Indian friend of mine Am Em G Am -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------1-----------0-----------3-------------(0h1)------------------------| -------------2-----------0-----------0--------2------------------------------| -------2-----------2-----------------------2---------------------------------| ----0-----------2--------------2--------0------------------------------------| ----------------------------3------------------------------------------------| But someone ran him down somewhere around that Arizona line Am Em G Am -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------1-----------0-----------3-------------(0h1)------------------------| -------------2-----------0-----------0--------2------------------------------| -------2-----------2-----------------------2---------------------------------| ----0-----------2--------------2--------0------------------------------------| ----------------------------3------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------(5/7\5)-7-(7p5)---5----| ---------------------------------------------------------------------7---7~-| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| And a real special lady gave me this hat pin Am C Dm -----------------------------------------1--0--------------------------------| ----------1-----------1-----------3----3-------3--1--------------------------| -------------2-----------0-----2---------------------------------------------| -------2-----------2--------0--------0---------------------------------------| ----0-----------3------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------5-8-5-| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------(5/7)------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| I don't know if I'll ever see her again" Am Em Am A5 Am -------------------------------------------------0---------------------------| ----------1-----------0--------------1--------1--1---------------------------| -------------2-----------0--------2--------2--2--2---------------------------| -------2-----------------------2--------2--2--2--2---------------------------| ----0--------------2--------0-----------0--0--0--0---------------------------| ----------------0------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------8-----8--9--10~~~~~~~~--------------| ------------------------------------------9--------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus Pre-Verse Am --------------------0------------------------------------------------------| ------------0-(0h1)----0---------------------------------------------------| ---------2----------------2------------------------------------------------| ------2--------------------------------------------------------------------| ---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 3 "Now, if your leather jacket means to you what this hat means to me Am Em G Am -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------1-----------0-----------3-------------(0h1)------------------------| -------------2-----------0-----------0--------2------------------------------| -------2-----------2-----------------------2---------------------------------| ----0-----------2--------------2--------0------------------------------------| ----------------------------3------------------------------------------------| Then I guess we understand each other, and we'll just let it be Am Em G Am -----------------------------------------------0-----------------------------| ----------1-----------0-----------3-------------(0h1)------------------------| -------------2-----------0-----------0-------2-------------------------------| -------2-----------2-----------------------2---------------------------------| ----0-----------2--------------2--------0------------------------------------| ----------------------------3------------------------------------------------| But if you still think it's funny, man you got my back up against the wall Am C Dm ----------------------------------------1--0---------------------------------| -----(0h1)-1---------1-----------3------------3--1---------------------------| -------------2-----------0-----2----2----------------------------------------| -------------------2--------0---------0--------------------------------------| ----0-----------3------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| And if you touch my hat your gonna have to fight us all." Am Em Am -------------------------------------0---------------------------------------| ----------1-----------0-----------------1--0---------------------------------| -------------2-----------0--------2-----------2------------------------------| -------2-----------------------2-----------------2---------------------------| ----0--------------2--------0------------------------------------------------| ----------------0------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------(5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8)----| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Right then I caught a little sadness in that gang leaders eyes Am Em G Am -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------1-----------0-----------3-------------(0h1)------------------------| -------------2-----------0-----------0--------2------------------------------| -------2-----------2-----------------------2---------------------------------| ----0-----------2--------------2--------0------------------------------------| ----------------------------3------------------------------------------------| An' he turned back to the others and they all just kind of shuffled on outside Am Em G Am -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------1-----------0-----------3-------------(0h1)------------------------| -------------2-----------0-----------0--------2------------------------------| -------2-----------2-----------------------2---------------------------------| ----0-----------2--------------2--------0------------------------------------| ----------------------------3------------------------------------------------| But when my friend turned back towards me, I noticed his ol' hat brim Am C Dm ----------------------------------------1------------------------------------| ----------1-----------1-----------3-----------3------------------------------| -------------2-----------0-----2-----2-----2-----2---------------------------| -------2-----------2--------0------------------------------------------------| ----0-----------3------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Well it was turned up, in a big ol' Texas grin! Am Em Am ------------0---------------0-------------0----------------0--0--0--0--------| ------------1---------------0-------------1----------------1--1--1--1--------| ------------2---------------0-------------2----------------2--2--2--2--------| ------------2---------------2-------------2----------------2--2--2--2--------| ------------0---------------2-------------0----------------0--0--0--0--------| ----------------------------0------------------------------------------------| Chorus 1/2 step bend full step bend Outro Solo: (Follows chorus chord progression) ----------------------------------------------------5---5-8-5----8b--5-----| ------------------------------------------------------8--------------------| ----------------5---------5-7b-7--5---5-7-5--------------------------------| ------------5-7---7~~~~-7-----------7-------7-5-7~~------------------------| --------5-7----------------------------------------------------------------| ----5-8--------------------------------------------------------------------| slow 1/2 step bend ----------------7-----------12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12-12-12\-| -8b--------10-8------(8h10)-10-10---10-10-10---10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10\-| ---------9----------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1/2 step bend -------------------5---5--5--5------------------------8-------------------| --------------------------------------------------------(8/10)------------| ----(5h7)--5-------7---7--7--5---------7b-5-----5--7----------------------| --------------7-----------------7------------7----------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| I believe this has been transcribed fairly accurately. 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