Chords for Dawson Legate by Red Steagall
Tempo:
111.35 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
D
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
He's hung his old saddle [G] up high in the [A] barn [D] He's made her a promise that [G] his cowboy [A] is done
Said [D] I've won them big buckles, [G] done all [A] I can do [G] And I'm [A] ready to spend my last years [D] here with you
He [G] said we'll break out them flatlands that ain't been plowed for years We'll plant wheat [D] and white oaks they'll [A] do well up here
[G] And I'll buy us some Maldives to run in the hills And I'll break out [A] some bad ones to help pay [D] the bills
Oh [G] so winters get long [D] about her to wait Clouds get so dark at times there's no light at [A]
day
And the [D] long nights get lonely and [G] cold while [A] she waits As [G] she dreams of a [A]
cowboy named Dawson [D] the gay
Well he made it just fine till [G] the harvest [A] was done [D] Then his feet started itching [G] and he wanted [A] to run
[D] He quietly entered [G] the Calgary [A] stampede [G] Then the first that [A] he took just put wings [D] on his feet
[G] And she cried [A] when he showed [G] her the money [D] he'd won [G] She knew [D] by the first light of day [A] he'd be gone
[G] But he promised [A] he'd quit [G] when the season [D] was through [G] He'd be [A] home to plant wheat for winter [D] winds blew
[G] Oh so winters get long [D]
about her to wait Clouds get so dark at times there's no [A] light at day
[D] And the long nights get [G] lonely and cold [A] while she waits [G] As she dreams [A] of a cowboy named [D] Dawson the gay
Now [E] the summer went fast [A] he was [B] riding the mall [E] He placed high at [A] Cheyenne in the first [B] Sioux Falls
He [E] was sending home money [A] his intentions [B] were good [A] But then life [B] for a cowboy don't go [E] like it should
[A] Cause he drug [B] him a bad [A] one at Frisco [E] that fall A mean one to ride with a shoot [B] by the horse
[E] Then the first job he [A] stumbled fell [E] and he rolled [A] As his neck [B] snapped like straw Dawson's body [E] grew cold
Now [A] the bad [B] weeds have taken the flatlands [E] again [A] There's a few strands [B] of wire where the fences have been
[E]
[A] And the baldies are starving in the hills [Bm] where they graze [B]
While [A] she's rocking the [B] first son of Dawson the [E] gay
[E]
He's hung his old saddle [G] up high in the [A] barn [D] He's made her a promise that [G] his cowboy [A] is done
Said [D] I've won them big buckles, [G] done all [A] I can do [G] And I'm [A] ready to spend my last years [D] here with you
He [G] said we'll break out them flatlands that ain't been plowed for years We'll plant wheat [D] and white oaks they'll [A] do well up here
[G] And I'll buy us some Maldives to run in the hills And I'll break out [A] some bad ones to help pay [D] the bills
Oh [G] so winters get long [D] about her to wait Clouds get so dark at times there's no light at [A]
day
And the [D] long nights get lonely and [G] cold while [A] she waits As [G] she dreams of a [A]
cowboy named Dawson [D] the gay
Well he made it just fine till [G] the harvest [A] was done [D] Then his feet started itching [G] and he wanted [A] to run
[D] He quietly entered [G] the Calgary [A] stampede [G] Then the first that [A] he took just put wings [D] on his feet
[G] And she cried [A] when he showed [G] her the money [D] he'd won [G] She knew [D] by the first light of day [A] he'd be gone
[G] But he promised [A] he'd quit [G] when the season [D] was through [G] He'd be [A] home to plant wheat for winter [D] winds blew
[G] Oh so winters get long [D]
about her to wait Clouds get so dark at times there's no [A] light at day
[D] And the long nights get [G] lonely and cold [A] while she waits [G] As she dreams [A] of a cowboy named [D] Dawson the gay
Now [E] the summer went fast [A] he was [B] riding the mall [E] He placed high at [A] Cheyenne in the first [B] Sioux Falls
He [E] was sending home money [A] his intentions [B] were good [A] But then life [B] for a cowboy don't go [E] like it should
[A] Cause he drug [B] him a bad [A] one at Frisco [E] that fall A mean one to ride with a shoot [B] by the horse
[E] Then the first job he [A] stumbled fell [E] and he rolled [A] As his neck [B] snapped like straw Dawson's body [E] grew cold
Now [A] the bad [B] weeds have taken the flatlands [E] again [A] There's a few strands [B] of wire where the fences have been
[E]
[A] And the baldies are starving in the hills [Bm] where they graze [B]
While [A] she's rocking the [B] first son of Dawson the [E] gay
[E]
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ He's hung his old saddle [G] up high in the [A] barn _ _ [D] He's made her a promise that [G] his cowboy [A] is done
Said [D] I've won them big buckles, [G] done all [A] I can do _ [G] And I'm [A] ready to spend my last years [D] here with you
He [G] said we'll break out them flatlands that ain't been plowed for years We'll plant wheat [D] and white oaks they'll [A] do well up here
_ [G] And I'll buy us some Maldives to run in the hills And I'll break out [A] some bad ones to help pay [D] the bills
Oh [G] so winters get long [D] about her to wait Clouds get so dark at times there's no light at [A]
day
And the [D] long nights get lonely and [G] cold while [A] she waits As [G] she dreams of a [A]
cowboy named Dawson [D] the gay
Well he made it just fine till [G] the harvest [A] was done _ _ [D] Then his feet started itching [G] and he wanted [A] to run
_ _ [D] He quietly entered [G] the Calgary [A] stampede _ [G] Then the first that [A] he took just put wings [D] on his feet
_ [G] And she cried [A] when he showed [G] her the money [D] he'd won [G] She knew [D] by the first light of day [A] he'd be gone _
[G] But he promised [A] he'd quit [G] when the season [D] was through [G] He'd be [A] home to plant wheat for winter [D] winds blew
_ [G] Oh so winters get long [D]
about her to wait Clouds get so dark at times there's no [A] light at day
[D] And the long nights get [G] lonely and cold [A] while she waits [G] As she dreams [A] of a cowboy named [D] Dawson the gay
Now [E] _ _ _ the summer went fast [A] he was [B] riding the mall _ [E] He placed high at [A] Cheyenne in the first [B] Sioux Falls
He [E] was sending home money [A] his intentions [B] were good [A] But then life [B] for a cowboy don't go [E] like it should
_ [A] Cause he drug [B] him a bad [A] one at Frisco [E] that fall A mean one to ride with a shoot [B] by the horse
_ [E] Then the first job he [A] stumbled fell [E] and he rolled [A] As his neck [B] snapped like straw Dawson's body [E] grew cold
Now _ _ [A] _ the bad [B] weeds have taken the flatlands [E] again _ _ [A] There's a few strands [B] of wire where the fences have been
[E] _ _ _
[A] And the baldies are starving in the hills [Bm] where they graze [B] _
_ _ While [A] she's rocking the [B] first son _ of Dawson the [E] gay
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ He's hung his old saddle [G] up high in the [A] barn _ _ [D] He's made her a promise that [G] his cowboy [A] is done
Said [D] I've won them big buckles, [G] done all [A] I can do _ [G] And I'm [A] ready to spend my last years [D] here with you
He [G] said we'll break out them flatlands that ain't been plowed for years We'll plant wheat [D] and white oaks they'll [A] do well up here
_ [G] And I'll buy us some Maldives to run in the hills And I'll break out [A] some bad ones to help pay [D] the bills
Oh [G] so winters get long [D] about her to wait Clouds get so dark at times there's no light at [A]
day
And the [D] long nights get lonely and [G] cold while [A] she waits As [G] she dreams of a [A]
cowboy named Dawson [D] the gay
Well he made it just fine till [G] the harvest [A] was done _ _ [D] Then his feet started itching [G] and he wanted [A] to run
_ _ [D] He quietly entered [G] the Calgary [A] stampede _ [G] Then the first that [A] he took just put wings [D] on his feet
_ [G] And she cried [A] when he showed [G] her the money [D] he'd won [G] She knew [D] by the first light of day [A] he'd be gone _
[G] But he promised [A] he'd quit [G] when the season [D] was through [G] He'd be [A] home to plant wheat for winter [D] winds blew
_ [G] Oh so winters get long [D]
about her to wait Clouds get so dark at times there's no [A] light at day
[D] And the long nights get [G] lonely and cold [A] while she waits [G] As she dreams [A] of a cowboy named [D] Dawson the gay
Now [E] _ _ _ the summer went fast [A] he was [B] riding the mall _ [E] He placed high at [A] Cheyenne in the first [B] Sioux Falls
He [E] was sending home money [A] his intentions [B] were good [A] But then life [B] for a cowboy don't go [E] like it should
_ [A] Cause he drug [B] him a bad [A] one at Frisco [E] that fall A mean one to ride with a shoot [B] by the horse
_ [E] Then the first job he [A] stumbled fell [E] and he rolled [A] As his neck [B] snapped like straw Dawson's body [E] grew cold
Now _ _ [A] _ the bad [B] weeds have taken the flatlands [E] again _ _ [A] There's a few strands [B] of wire where the fences have been
[E] _ _ _
[A] And the baldies are starving in the hills [Bm] where they graze [B] _
_ _ While [A] she's rocking the [B] first son _ of Dawson the [E] gay
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _