"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 (x02210@1) X2 ----------------------0--------------0---------------------------------------| -------------0--1-----------3-----------3--1--0------------------------------| ----------2--------2-----2-----2-----------------2---------------------------| -------2--------------------------2------------------------------------------| ----0------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse: AmEm GAm AmEm GAm AmC Dm (xx0231@1) AmEm Am (x02210@1)Chorus and Solo: AmC Dm (xx0231@1) AmC Em (022000@1) AmC Dm (xx0231@1) AmEm Am (x02210@1)Verse: Well I was sittin' in a coffee shop just havin' a cup to pass the time Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) Am-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x02210@1)----------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 (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) Am-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x02210@1)----------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 (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) Dm----------------------------------------1------------------------------------| (xx0231@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 (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) Am-------------------------------------------0---------------------------------| (x02210@1)----------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 (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) Am-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x02210@1)----------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 (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) Am-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x02210@1)----------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 (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) Dm-------------------------------------0--1------------------------------------| (xx0231@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 (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1) A5 (x022xx@1) Am-------------------------------------------------0-0-------------------------| (x02210@1)----------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 (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) Dm"You (xx0231@1)ride a black tornado across the western sky Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) EmRope (022000@1)an ol' blue norther and milk it till it's dry Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) DmBulldog (xx0231@1)the Mississippi, pin its ears down flat Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) AmLong (x02210@1)before you take this cowboy's hat." Pre-Verse Am (x02210@1)--------------------0------------------------------------------------------| ------------0-(0h1)----0---------------------------------------------------| ---------2----------------2------------------------------------------------| ------2--------------------------------------------------------------------| ---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 2: "Now partner this old hat's better left alone Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) Am-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x02210@1)----------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)-| --------------------------------------------(5h7)--------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| See it used to be my daddy's, but last year he passed on Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) Am-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x02210@1)----------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 (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) Dm-----------------------------------------1--0--------------------------------| (xx0231@1)----------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 (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) Am----------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x02210@1)----------1-----------0-----------1--------1--------------------------------| -------------2-----------0-----------2--------2-----------------------------| -------2-----------------------2-----------------2--------------------------| ----0--------------2--------0-----------0-----------------------------------| ----------------0-----------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------(-8/10-8)----8---8-------------| ---------------------------------------5-8-(10/1210)---10--10-------------| ---------------------------------(5/7)-------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Now the eagle feather was given to me by an Indian friend of mine Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) Am-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x02210@1)----------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 (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) Am-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x02210@1)----------1-----------0-----------3-------------(0h1)------------------------| -------------2-----------0-----------0--------2------------------------------| -------2-----------2-----------------------2---------------------------------| ----0-----------2--------------2--------0------------------------------------| ----------------------------3------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------(5/75)-7-(7p5)---5----| ---------------------------------------------------------------------7---7~-| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| And a real special lady gave me this hat pin Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) Dm-----------------------------------------1--0--------------------------------| (xx0231@1)----------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 (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) Am (x02210@1) A5 (x022xx@1) Am-------------------------------------------------0---------------------------| (x02210@1)----------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 (x02210@1)--------------------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 (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) Am-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x02210@1)----------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 (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) Am-----------------------------------------------0-----------------------------| (x02210@1)----------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 (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) Dm----------------------------------------1--0---------------------------------| (xx0231@1)-----(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 (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) Am-------------------------------------0---------------------------------------| (x02210@1)----------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 (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) Am-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x02210@1)----------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 (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) G (320003@1) Am-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x02210@1)----------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 (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) Dm----------------------------------------1------------------------------------| (xx0231@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 (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) Am------------0---------------0-------------0----------------0--0--0--0--------| (x02210@1)------------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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