The Cowboys' Christmas Ball - the killers
Chords:
C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1) Ab (xx1114@1) Bbm (x13321@1) Fm (133111@1)E |----4------2------4------1------1-----|
B |----6------2------4------2------1-----|
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D |----6------4------6------3------3-----|
A |----4------4------6------1------3-----|
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*Intro:
C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1) C# (x43121@1) C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1)name="chord_xx1114@1">Ab C# (x43121@1)E |--------------4-------------------------|-----------------4-----------------------|
B |-----6-----7-----6----------------------|-------6-----7------6--------------------|
G |--6--------------------6--------6-------|----6--------------------6---------5--6--|
D |-----------------------------8-----6----|-------------------------------8---------|
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C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1) C#Way (x43121@1)out in North Nevada, where the Trukee's waters flow
C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1) AbWhere (xx1114@1)the cattle are "a-browzin'' and the Spanish ponies grow
C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1) C# (x43121@1)
Where the Norther comes whistlin' from beyond the Neutral strip
C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1) Ab (xx1114@1) C#And (x43121@1)the prairie dogs are sneezin' as if they had "the Grip"
Ab (xx1114@1) Bbm (x13321@1) F# (244322@1) C#Where (x43121@1)the coyotes come a-howlin' round the ranches after dark
Ab (xx1114@1) Bbm (x13321@1) F# (244322@1) AbAnd (xx1114@1)the blue-birds are singin' to the lovely "medder lark"
Ab (xx1114@1) Bbm (x13321@1) F# (244322@1) C#Where (x43121@1)the big horns are grazin' and the lonely plovers call
Ab (xx1114@1) Bbm (x13321@1) F# (244322@1) Ab (xx1114@1) C# (x43121@1)It was there that I attended "The Cowboys' Christmas Ball"
*(REPEAT INTRO)
C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1) C#The (x43121@1)boys had left the ranches and come to town in piles
C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1) AbThe (xx1114@1)ladies "kinder scatterin'" had gathered in for miles
C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1) C#The (x43121@1)room was togged out gorgeous with mistletoe and shawls
C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1) Ab (xx1114@1) C#And (x43121@1)candles flickered frescoes around the airy walls
Ab (xx1114@1) Bbm (x13321@1) F# (244322@1) C#The (x43121@1)"wimmin folks" looked lovely, the boys looked kinder treed
Ab (xx1114@1) Bbm (x13321@1) F# (244322@1) AbTill (xx1114@1)their leader commenced yellin': "Hey, fellers, let's stampede"
Ab (xx1114@1) Bbm (x13321@1) F# (244322@1) C#The (x43121@1)music started sighin' and a-wailin' through the hall
Ab (xx1114@1) Bbm (x13321@1) F# (244322@1) Ab (xx1114@1) C# (x43121@1)As a kind of introduction to "The Cowboys' Christmas Ball"
*(REPEAT INTRO)
C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1) C#The (x43121@1)leader was a fellow that came from Swenson's Ranch
C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1) AbThey (xx1114@1)called him "Windy Billy," from "little Dead-man's Branch"
C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1) C#His (x43121@1)rig was "kinder keerless," big spurs and high-heeled boots
C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1) Ab (xx1114@1) C#He (x43121@1)had the reputation that comes when "fellers shoots"
Bbm (x13321@1) Fm (133111@1)
His voice was like the bugle upon the mountain's height
Bbm (x13321@1) F# (244322@1) AbHis (xx1114@1)feet were animated, an' a mighty movin' sight
C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1) C# (x43121@1)
When he commenced to holler, "Now, fellers, stake yer pen!
C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1) C#Come (x43121@1)on! lock horns to all them heifers, an' russle 'em like men
Ab (xx1114@1) Bbm (x13321@1) F# (244322@1) C#Saloot (x43121@1)yer lovely critters; now swing an' let 'em go
Ab (xx1114@1) Bbm (x13321@1) F# (244322@1) AbClimb (xx1114@1)the grape vine round 'em, all hands do-ce-do!
Ab (xx1114@1) Bbm (x13321@1) F# (244322@1) C#And (x43121@1)Mavericks, jine the round-up, jest skip her waterfall"
Ab (xx1114@1) Bbm (x13321@1) F# (244322@1) Ab (xx1114@1) C# (x43121@1)Huh! hit wuz gittin' happy, "The Cowboys' Christmas Ball!"
*(REPEAT INTRO)
C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1) C#Don't (x43121@1)tell me about cotillions, or germans. No sir 'ee!
C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1) AbThat (xx1114@1)whirl at Carson City just takes the cake with me
C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1) C#I'm (x43121@1)sick of lazy shufflin's, of them I've had my fill
C# (x43121@1) F# (244322@1) Ab (xx1114@1) C#Just (x43121@1)give me a fronteer breakdown, backed up by Wild Bill
Ab (xx1114@1) Bbm (x13321@1) F# (244322@1) C#McAllister (x43121@1)ain't nowhere! when Windy leads the show
Ab (xx1114@1) Bbm (x13321@1) F# (244322@1) AbI've (xx1114@1)seen 'em both in harness, an' so I sorter know
Ab (xx1114@1) Bbm (x13321@1) F# (244322@1) C#Oh, (x43121@1)Bill, I sha'n't forget yer, and I'll oftentimes recall
Ab (xx1114@1) Bbm (x13321@1) F# (244322@1) Ab (xx1114@1) C# (x43121@1)That lively-gaited sworray, "The Cowboys' Christmas Ball"
Ab (xx1114@1) Bbm (x13321@1) F# (244322@1) C#Oh, (x43121@1)Bill, I sha'n't forget yer, and I'll oftentimes recall
Ab (xx1114@1) Bbm (x13321@1) F# (244322@1) Ab (xx1114@1) C# (x43121@1)That lively-gaited sworray, "The Cowboys' Christmas Ball"
*Outro: Ab-C#
