The Strawberry Roan Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][D][D][D]

[Verse 1]
I was [D]hangin' 'round town,
just [A]spendin' my time
Out of a job, not [D]earnin' a dime
A feller steps up and he [G]said, "I suppose
[A]You're a bronc fighter
from looks of your clothes."
"You [D]figures me right,
I'm a [A]good one." I claim
"Do you happen to have any
[D]bad ones to tame?"
Said "He's got one, a [G]bad one to buck
For [A]throwin' good riders,
he's had lots of [D]luck."
[D]

[Verse 2]
I [D]gets all het up and I [A]ask what he pays
To ride this old nag for a [D]couple of days
He offered me ten; I [G]said, "I'm your man
A [A]bronc never lived that I couldn't span."
He [D]said: "Get your saddle,
I'll [A]give you a chance"
In his buckboard we hopped
and he [D]drives to the ranch
I stayed 'til mornin' and [G]right after chuck
I [A]stepped out to see if this outlaw can [D]buck
[D]

[Verse 3]
[D]Down in the horse corral [A]standin' alone
Is an old Caballo, a [D]Strawberry Roan
His legs are all spavined,
he's [G]got pigeon toes
[A]Little pig eyes and a big Roman nose
[D]Little pin ears that [A]touched at the tip
A big 44 brand was [D]on his left hip
U-necked and old, with a [G]long, lower jaw
I could [A]see with one eye,
he's a regular out[D]law
[D]

[Verse 4]
I [D]gets the blinds on 'im and it [A]sure is a fright
Next comes the saddle
and I [D]screws it down tight
Then I steps on 'im and I [G]raises the blinds
[A]Get outta the way boys, he's gonna unwind
He [D]sure is a frog-walker,
he [A]heaves a big sigh
He only lacks wings, for to [D]be on the fly
He turns his old belly right [G]up to the sun
He [A]sure is a sun-fishin', son-of-a-[D]gun
[D]

[Verse 5]
He's a[D]bout the worst bucker
I've [A]seen on the range
He'll turn on a Nickel
and [D]give you some change
He hits on all fours and [G]goes up on high
[A]Leaves me a spinnin' up there in the sky
I [D]turns over twice and I [A]comes back to earth
I lights in a cussin' the [D]day of his birth
I know there are ponies that [G]I cannot ride
There's [A]some of them left,
they haven't all died
I'll [D]bet all my money, the [A]man ain't alive
That'll stay with Old Strawberry
When he makes his high [D]dive