Chords for Muley Was A Railroad Man
Tempo:
150.05 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
C
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[G]
[F] [C]
[F] [Em]
[G] [C]
When we first saw planes, [F] there was nothing [C] but grass, [F] no trees to block [C] your [G] line of sight.
[F] You could get [C] lost for days with [G] no landmark [Am] to guide [F] you, especially riding [G] at night,
[F] especially [G] riding [C] at night.
Then Mr.
[F] [C]
[F] [Em]
[G] [C]
When we first saw planes, [F] there was nothing [C] but grass, [F] no trees to block [C] your [G] line of sight.
[F] You could get [C] lost for days with [G] no landmark [Am] to guide [F] you, especially riding [G] at night,
[F] especially [G] riding [C] at night.
Then Mr.
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When we first saw planes, [F] there was nothing [C] but grass, [F] no trees to block [C] your [G] line of sight. _ _ _
[F] You could get [C] lost for days with [G] no landmark [Am] to guide [F] you, especially _ riding [G] at night, _ _ _ _
[F] especially _ [G] _ riding [C] at night. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Then Mr.
Ablocker [F] brought in the [C] first herd, [F] not one of [C] them wearing [G] a brand. _ _ _
[F] He took a [C] small twig and [G] said, this [Am] here's a good one, [F] as he drew X-I-T in [G] the sand. _ _ _
[F] He drew X [G]-I-T in [C] the sand. _ _ _
[Am] Three million [G] acres was [F] our boss's [C] domain.
We [F] were knights [C] of the prairie for [G] hire.
_ _ Then [Am] we fenced up [G] the kingdom [F] into pastures and [C] traps [D] with six [Em] thousand miles [G] of wire. _ _ _ _
[Dm] Six [G] thousand miles [C] of wire. _ _ _ _
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We branded those steers [F] with the X-I [C]-T iron [F] and the thousands [C] he brought after [G] that.
_ _ Then [F] we turned them [C] all loose, [G] no fences [Am] to stop them.
[F] The country was open [G] and flat. _ _ _
[F] The country was [G] open [C] and flat. _ _ _
[A] Three million [G] acres was [F] our boss's [C] domain.
We [F] were knights of the prairie for [G] hire.
_ _ Then [Am] we fenced up [G] the kingdom [F] into pastures [C] and traps [D] with six [Em] thousand miles [G] of wire. _ _ _ _
[Dm] Six [G] thousand miles [C] of wire. _ _ _
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We hated the wire when [F] they set the [C] first post.
[F] No wide [C] open country [G] to ride. _ _ _
[F] But the stock [C] doesn't drift so [G] far now in [Am] the winter.
[F] And the wild ones have no [G] place to hide. _ _ _ _
[F] Slick ears [G] have no [C] place to hide. _ _ _ _
[A] Three million [G] acres was [F] our boss's [C] domain.
[F] We were knights [C] of the prairie [G] for hire. _ _ _
[Am] Then we fenced up [G] the kingdom [F] into pastures [C] and traps [Dm] with six [Em] thousand miles [G] of wire. _ _ _
[Dm] Six [Em] thousand miles [G] of wire. _ _
[Dm] There were six [G] thousand miles [C] of wire. _ _ _ _
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[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
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When we first saw planes, [F] there was nothing [C] but grass, [F] no trees to block [C] your [G] line of sight. _ _ _
[F] You could get [C] lost for days with [G] no landmark [Am] to guide [F] you, especially _ riding [G] at night, _ _ _ _
[F] especially _ [G] _ riding [C] at night. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Then Mr.
Ablocker [F] brought in the [C] first herd, [F] not one of [C] them wearing [G] a brand. _ _ _
[F] He took a [C] small twig and [G] said, this [Am] here's a good one, [F] as he drew X-I-T in [G] the sand. _ _ _
[F] He drew X [G]-I-T in [C] the sand. _ _ _
[Am] Three million [G] acres was [F] our boss's [C] domain.
We [F] were knights [C] of the prairie for [G] hire.
_ _ Then [Am] we fenced up [G] the kingdom [F] into pastures and [C] traps [D] with six [Em] thousand miles [G] of wire. _ _ _ _
[Dm] Six [G] thousand miles [C] of wire. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
We branded those steers [F] with the X-I [C]-T iron [F] and the thousands [C] he brought after [G] that.
_ _ Then [F] we turned them [C] all loose, [G] no fences [Am] to stop them.
[F] The country was open [G] and flat. _ _ _
[F] The country was [G] open [C] and flat. _ _ _
[A] Three million [G] acres was [F] our boss's [C] domain.
We [F] were knights of the prairie for [G] hire.
_ _ Then [Am] we fenced up [G] the kingdom [F] into pastures [C] and traps [D] with six [Em] thousand miles [G] of wire. _ _ _ _
[Dm] Six [G] thousand miles [C] of wire. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
We hated the wire when [F] they set the [C] first post.
[F] No wide [C] open country [G] to ride. _ _ _
[F] But the stock [C] doesn't drift so [G] far now in [Am] the winter.
[F] And the wild ones have no [G] place to hide. _ _ _ _
[F] Slick ears [G] have no [C] place to hide. _ _ _ _
[A] Three million [G] acres was [F] our boss's [C] domain.
[F] We were knights [C] of the prairie [G] for hire. _ _ _
[Am] Then we fenced up [G] the kingdom [F] into pastures [C] and traps [Dm] with six [Em] thousand miles [G] of wire. _ _ _
[Dm] Six [Em] thousand miles [G] of wire. _ _
[Dm] There were six [G] thousand miles [C] of wire. _ _ _ _
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