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