Chords for Red Steagall-Dawson Legate.wmv
Tempo:
111.25 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
D
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
He's hung his old saddle [G] up high [A] in the barn.
[D] He's made her promise [G] that his cowboy [A] and his gun.
[D] Said, I've won them big buckles, [G] done all [A] I can do.
[G] And I'm [A] ready to spend my last [D] years here with you.
[G] Said, we'll break out them flatlands that ain't been plowed for years.
We'll plant wheat and white [D] oats, they'll [A] do well up here.
And [G] I'll buy us [A] some bodies [G] to run in [D] the hills.
[G] And I'll break out [A] some bad grumps to help pay the bills.
[G] Oh, so winters get long about her to wait.
Clouds get so dark at times there's no light [A] of day.
And [D] the long nights get lonely and [G]
cold while [A] she waits.
As [G] she dreams of [A] a cowboy named Dawson [D] McGain.
Well, he made it just fine till [G] the harvest [A] was done.
[D] And his feet started itching, [G] he wanted [A] to run.
[D] He quietly [G] entered the Calgary [A] stampede.
[G] Then the first [A] that 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 [D] long about her to wait.
Clouds get so dark at times there's no [A] light of 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 McGain.
[E] Now the summer went fast, [A] he was [B] riding the mall.
[E] He placed high at [A] Cheyenne in the first [B] Sioux Falls.
[E] He 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'd drawn [B] him a bad [A] one at Frisco [E] that fall.
[A] A mean [E] one to ride was a Sioux [B] biting horse.
[E] In the first [C#] job he stumbled, [A] fell, [E] and he rolled.
[A] As his neck [B] snapped like straw, Dawson's body [E] grew cold.
[A] Now the bad [B] weeds have taken the flatlands again.
[E] [A] There's a few strands [B] of wire where the fences had been.
[E]
[A] And the Baldies are starving in the hills [B] where they graze.
While [A] she's rocking the [B] first son of Dawson [E] McGain.
He's hung his old saddle [G] up high [A] in the barn.
[D] He's made her promise [G] that his cowboy [A] and his gun.
[D] Said, I've won them big buckles, [G] done all [A] I can do.
[G] And I'm [A] ready to spend my last [D] years here with you.
[G] Said, we'll break out them flatlands that ain't been plowed for years.
We'll plant wheat and white [D] oats, they'll [A] do well up here.
And [G] I'll buy us [A] some bodies [G] to run in [D] the hills.
[G] And I'll break out [A] some bad grumps to help pay the bills.
[G] Oh, so winters get long about her to wait.
Clouds get so dark at times there's no light [A] of day.
And [D] the long nights get lonely and [G]
cold while [A] she waits.
As [G] she dreams of [A] a cowboy named Dawson [D] McGain.
Well, he made it just fine till [G] the harvest [A] was done.
[D] And his feet started itching, [G] he wanted [A] to run.
[D] He quietly [G] entered the Calgary [A] stampede.
[G] Then the first [A] that 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 [D] long about her to wait.
Clouds get so dark at times there's no [A] light of 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 McGain.
[E] Now the summer went fast, [A] he was [B] riding the mall.
[E] He placed high at [A] Cheyenne in the first [B] Sioux Falls.
[E] He 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'd drawn [B] him a bad [A] one at Frisco [E] that fall.
[A] A mean [E] one to ride was a Sioux [B] biting horse.
[E] In the first [C#] job he stumbled, [A] fell, [E] and he rolled.
[A] As his neck [B] snapped like straw, Dawson's body [E] grew cold.
[A] Now the bad [B] weeds have taken the flatlands again.
[E] [A] There's a few strands [B] of wire where the fences had been.
[E]
[A] And the Baldies are starving in the hills [B] where they graze.
While [A] she's rocking the [B] first son of Dawson [E] McGain.
Key:
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ He's hung his old saddle [G] up high [A] in the barn.
_ _ [D] He's made her promise [G] that his cowboy [A] and his gun.
_ [D] Said, I've won them big buckles, [G] done all [A] I can do. _
[G] And I'm [A] ready to spend my last [D] years here with you.
_ [G] Said, we'll break out them flatlands that ain't been plowed for years.
We'll plant wheat and white [D] oats, they'll [A] do well up here.
And [G] I'll buy us [A] some bodies [G] to run in [D] the hills.
[G] And I'll break out [A] some bad grumps to help pay the bills. _
[G] Oh, so winters get long about her to wait.
Clouds get so dark at times there's no light [A] of day.
_ And [D] the long nights get lonely and [G]
cold while [A] she waits.
As [G] she dreams of [A] a cowboy named Dawson [D] McGain.
_ Well, he made it just fine till [G] the harvest [A] was done. _
[D] And his feet started itching, [G] he wanted [A] to run.
_ _ [D] He quietly [G] entered the Calgary [A] stampede.
_ [G] Then the first [A] that 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 [D] long about her to wait.
Clouds get so dark at times there's no [A] light of 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 McGain. _
_ [E] _ _ _ Now the summer went fast, [A] he was [B] riding the mall.
_ [E] He placed high at [A] Cheyenne in the first [B] Sioux Falls. _
[E] He 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'd drawn [B] him a bad [A] one at Frisco [E] that fall.
[A] A mean [E] one to ride was a Sioux [B] biting horse.
_ [E] In the first [C#] job he stumbled, [A] fell, [E] and he rolled.
[A] As his neck [B] snapped like straw, Dawson's body [E] grew cold. _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Now the bad [B] weeds have taken the flatlands again.
[E] _ _ _ [A] There's a few strands [B] of wire where the fences had been.
[E] _ _ _
[A] And the Baldies are starving in the hills [B] where they graze. _
_ _ While [A] she's rocking the [B] first son _ of Dawson _ [E] McGain.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ He's hung his old saddle [G] up high [A] in the barn.
_ _ [D] He's made her promise [G] that his cowboy [A] and his gun.
_ [D] Said, I've won them big buckles, [G] done all [A] I can do. _
[G] And I'm [A] ready to spend my last [D] years here with you.
_ [G] Said, we'll break out them flatlands that ain't been plowed for years.
We'll plant wheat and white [D] oats, they'll [A] do well up here.
And [G] I'll buy us [A] some bodies [G] to run in [D] the hills.
[G] And I'll break out [A] some bad grumps to help pay the bills. _
[G] Oh, so winters get long about her to wait.
Clouds get so dark at times there's no light [A] of day.
_ And [D] the long nights get lonely and [G]
cold while [A] she waits.
As [G] she dreams of [A] a cowboy named Dawson [D] McGain.
_ Well, he made it just fine till [G] the harvest [A] was done. _
[D] And his feet started itching, [G] he wanted [A] to run.
_ _ [D] He quietly [G] entered the Calgary [A] stampede.
_ [G] Then the first [A] that 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 [D] long about her to wait.
Clouds get so dark at times there's no [A] light of 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 McGain. _
_ [E] _ _ _ Now the summer went fast, [A] he was [B] riding the mall.
_ [E] He placed high at [A] Cheyenne in the first [B] Sioux Falls. _
[E] He 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'd drawn [B] him a bad [A] one at Frisco [E] that fall.
[A] A mean [E] one to ride was a Sioux [B] biting horse.
_ [E] In the first [C#] job he stumbled, [A] fell, [E] and he rolled.
[A] As his neck [B] snapped like straw, Dawson's body [E] grew cold. _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Now the bad [B] weeds have taken the flatlands again.
[E] _ _ _ [A] There's a few strands [B] of wire where the fences had been.
[E] _ _ _
[A] And the Baldies are starving in the hills [B] where they graze. _
_ _ While [A] she's rocking the [B] first son _ of Dawson _ [E] McGain.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _