Regina Graham Added by Regina Graham
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[Verse 1]
Well,
there's always been groups of people
who could never see eye to eye,
an' I always thought if they'd get the chance
to sit down and talk face to face
Am
they might realize they got a lot in common
[Verse 2]
Am Em/B
Well, I was sittin' in a coffee shop,
G Am
just havin' a cup to pass the time
Em/B G Am
Swappin' rodeo stories with this old cowboy friend of mine
C Dm
When some motorcycle riders started snickerin' in the back
Am Em
Started pokin' fun at my friend's hat
Am
One old boy said,
Em/B G Am
"Hey Tex, where'd you park your horse?"
Em/B
My friend just pulled his hat down low,
G Am
but they couldn't be ignored
C
One husky fella said,
Dm
"I think I'll rip that hat right off your head.
"
Am
That's when my friend turned around,
Em
and this is what he said:
[Chorus]
Am Am C Dm
"You'll ride a black tornado 'cross the western sky
Am C E7
Rope an old Blue Norther' and milk it till it's dry
Am C
Bulldog the Mississippi,
Dm
pin its ears down flat
Am Em Am
Long before you take this cowboy's hat
[Verse 3]
Am
Now, pardner,
Em/B
this ole hat's better left alone
G Am Em/B
See, it used to be my daddy's,
G Am
but last year he passed on
C Dm
My nephew skinned the rattler that makes up this old
hatband
Am Em
But back in '69 he died in Vietnam
Am Em/B
Now the eagle feather was given to me by an Indian
G Am
friend of mine
Em/B G Am
But someone ran him down somewhere around that Arizona line
C
And a real special lady gave me this hat pin
Dm
Am Em
But I don't know if I'll ever see her again.
"
[Chorus]
Am Am C Dm
You'll ride a black tornado 'cross the western sky
Am C E7
Rope an old Blue Norther' and milk it till it's dry
Am C
Bulldog the Mississippi,
Dm
pin its ears down flat
Am Em Am
Long before you take this cowboy's hat
[Verse 4]
Am Em/B G
"Now if your leather jacket means to you what this hat
Am
means to me
Em/B
Then I guess we understand each other,
G Am
and we'll just let it be
C
But if you still think it's funny, man,
Dm
you got my back up against the wall
Am
And if you touch my hat,
Em
you're gonna have to fight us all."
Am
Well,
Em/B G
right then I caught a little sadness in that gang leader's
Am
eyes
Em/B
And he turned back towards the others and they all just
G Am
kinda shuffled on outside
C
But when my friend turned back towards me,
Dm
I noticed his old hat brim
Well,
Am Em Am
it was turned up in a big old Texas grin
[Chorus]
Am C Dm
You'll ride a black tornado 'cross the western sky
Am C E7
Rope an old Blue Norther' and milk it till it's dry
Am C
Bulldog the Mississippi,
Dm
pin its ears down flat
Am Em Am
Long before you take this cowboy's hat
[Outro]
| Am C | Dm - | Am C | E7 - |
| Am C | Dm - | Am Em | Am - |
[Verse 1]
| Am | - | - | - |
Well,
there's always been groups of people
who could never see eye to eye,
an' I always thought if they'd get the chance
to sit down and talk face to face
they might realize they got a lot in common
[Verse 2]
| Am Em/B | G Am | - Em/B | G Am |
| - C | Dm - | Am Em | Am - |
| - Em/B | G Am | - Em/B | G Am |
| - C | Dm - | Am Em |
Well, I was sittin' in a coffee shop,
just havin' a cup to pass the time
Swappin' rodeo stories with this old cowboy friend of mine
When some motorcycle riders started snickerin' in the back
Started pokin' fun at my friend's hat
One old boy said,
"Hey Tex, where'd you park your horse?"
My friend just pulled his hat down low,
but they couldn't be ignored
One husky fella said,
"I think I'll rip that hat right off your head.
"
That's when my friend turned around,
and this is what he said:
[Chorus]
| Am - |
| Am C | Dm - | Am C | E7 - |
| Am C | Dm - | Am Em | Am - |
"You'll ride a black tornado 'cross the western sky
Rope an old Blue Norther' and milk it till it's dry
Bulldog the Mississippi,
pin its ears down flat
Long before you take this cowboy's hat
[Verse 3]
| Am Em/B | G Am | - Em/B | G Am |
| - C | Dm - | Am Em | Am - |
| - Em/B | G Am | - Em/B | G Am |
| - C | Dm - | Am Em |
Now, pardner,
this ole hat's better left alone
See, it used to be my daddy's,
but last year he passed on
My nephew skinned the rattler that makes up this old
hatband
But back in '69 he died in Vietnam
Now the eagle feather was given to me by an Indian
friend of mine
But someone ran him down somewhere around that Arizona line
And a real special lady gave me this hat pin
But I don't know if I'll ever see her again.
"
[Chorus]
| Am - |
| Am C | Dm - | Am C | E7 - |
| Am C | Dm - | Am Em | Am - |
You'll ride a black tornado 'cross the western sky
Rope an old Blue Norther' and milk it till it's dry
Bulldog the Mississippi,
pin its ears down flat
Long before you take this cowboy's hat
[Verse 4]
| Am Em/B | G Am | - Em/B | G Am |
| - C | Dm - | Am Em | Am - |
| - Em/B | G Am | - Em/B | G Am |
| - C | Dm - | Am Em | Am - |
"Now if your leather jacket means to you what this hat
means to me
Then I guess we understand each other,
and we'll just let it be
But if you still think it's funny, man,
you got my back up against the wall
And if you touch my hat,
you're gonna have to fight us all."
Well,
right then I caught a little sadness in that gang leader's
eyes
And he turned back towards the others and they all just
kinda shuffled on outside
But when my friend turned back towards me,
I noticed his old hat brim
Well,
it was turned up in a big old Texas grin
[Chorus]
| Am C | Dm - | Am C | E7 - |
| Am C | Dm - | Am Em | Am - |
You'll ride a black tornado 'cross the western sky
Rope an old Blue Norther' and milk it till it's dry
Bulldog the Mississippi,
pin its ears down flat
Long before you take this cowboy's hat
[Outro]
| Am C | Dm - | Am C | E7 - |
| Am C | Dm - | Am Em | Am - |
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