Chords for ROY ROGERS: Hoppy, Gene and Me. February 1975 video
Tempo:
161.1 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
C
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Seems like only [F] yesterday we rode the reins together.
[C] Prairie [Bm] skies [Am] and tumbleweeds just [D] as far as you could [G] see.
[C] Then you grew up [A#] and drifted on.
[F] But I know that you'll remember [D] [C] when you [G] were a saddle [Am] pal [D] to [Dm] Hoppy,
[G] Gene, [C] and me.
[F]
[F#] [C] With freckled face and skinned up knees, [F]
you helped us fight the bad guys.
[C] With a five [Em]-cent bag of [Am] popcorn and [D] a cap gun [G] by your side.
[C] You know, time has a way [A#] of changing [C] things, [F] and so [D]
[C] you thought of [Bm] a lesson [Am] [D]
[Dm] when she [G] left you [C] dry.
[F] But Hoppy, [G] Gene, and me, [Em] we taught you how [Am] to shoot straight.
[Dm] A cowboy never [G] cries.
[C] That's how it had to [C] be.
[F] Just stories from [G] the silver screen, [Em] now most of them [Am] forgotten.
[Dm] Double feature [G] Saturdays with [Dm] Hoppy, [C] Gene, and me.
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] Is that [C#m] your little [Bm] cowpote?
[A] [E] Is your bouncing on your [A] knee?
[D]
[Am] [D] [G]
[E] [D]
[A] [Bm] [E] [Em]
[A] [D]
[G] [A]
[F#m] [Bm]
[Em] You were gonna be [A] a cowboy.
[D] That's how it had to be.
Just stories [A] from the silver screen.
[F#m] [Bm]
[Em] [A] Double feature [Em] Saturdays with [A] Hoppy, [D] Gene, and me.
[G] [A]
[F#m] [Bm]
[Em] [A]
[D]
[G] [A]
[F#m] [Bm]
[Em] [A]
[Em] [A] [D]
[C] Prairie [Bm] skies [Am] and tumbleweeds just [D] as far as you could [G] see.
[C] Then you grew up [A#] and drifted on.
[F] But I know that you'll remember [D] [C] when you [G] were a saddle [Am] pal [D] to [Dm] Hoppy,
[G] Gene, [C] and me.
[F]
[F#] [C] With freckled face and skinned up knees, [F]
you helped us fight the bad guys.
[C] With a five [Em]-cent bag of [Am] popcorn and [D] a cap gun [G] by your side.
[C] You know, time has a way [A#] of changing [C] things, [F] and so [D]
[C] you thought of [Bm] a lesson [Am] [D]
[Dm] when she [G] left you [C] dry.
[F] But Hoppy, [G] Gene, and me, [Em] we taught you how [Am] to shoot straight.
[Dm] A cowboy never [G] cries.
[C] That's how it had to [C] be.
[F] Just stories from [G] the silver screen, [Em] now most of them [Am] forgotten.
[Dm] Double feature [G] Saturdays with [Dm] Hoppy, [C] Gene, and me.
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] Is that [C#m] your little [Bm] cowpote?
[A] [E] Is your bouncing on your [A] knee?
[D]
[Am] [D] [G]
[E] [D]
[A] [Bm] [E] [Em]
[A] [D]
[G] [A]
[F#m] [Bm]
[Em] You were gonna be [A] a cowboy.
[D] That's how it had to be.
Just stories [A] from the silver screen.
[F#m] [Bm]
[Em] [A] Double feature [Em] Saturdays with [A] Hoppy, [D] Gene, and me.
[G] [A]
[F#m] [Bm]
[Em] [A]
[D]
[G] [A]
[F#m] [Bm]
[Em] [A]
[Em] [A] [D]
Key:
D
G
A
C
Em
D
G
A
_ _ _ _ _ Seems like only [F] yesterday _ we rode the reins together.
_ [C] Prairie [Bm] skies [Am] and tumbleweeds just [D] as far as you could [G] see.
_ _ [C] Then you grew up [A#] and drifted on.
_ [F] But I know that you'll remember [D] _ _ _ _ [C] when you [G] were a saddle [Am] pal _ [D] to [Dm] Hoppy, _
[G] Gene, [C] and me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C] With freckled face and skinned up knees, [F]
you helped us fight the bad guys.
[C] With a five [Em]-cent bag of [Am] popcorn _ and [D] a cap gun [G] by your side. _
[C] You know, time has a way [A#] of changing [C] things, [F] and so _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] you thought of [Bm] a lesson [Am] _ _ [D] _
[Dm] when she [G] left you [C] dry. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] But Hoppy, [G] Gene, and me, [Em] we taught you how [Am] to shoot straight.
[Dm] A cowboy never [G] _ cries.
_ [C] That's how it had to [C] be.
_ [F] Just stories from [G] the silver screen, [Em] now most of them [Am] forgotten.
_ _ [Dm] Double feature [G] _ _ Saturdays with [Dm] Hoppy, [C] Gene, and me.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Is that [C#m] your little [Bm] cowpote?
_ [A] _ [E] Is your bouncing on your [A] knee?
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [Em] You were gonna be [A] a cowboy.
_ _ [D] That's how it had to be.
Just stories [A] from the silver screen.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] Double feature _ _ [Em] Saturdays with [A] Hoppy, [D] Gene, and me. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] Prairie [Bm] skies [Am] and tumbleweeds just [D] as far as you could [G] see.
_ _ [C] Then you grew up [A#] and drifted on.
_ [F] But I know that you'll remember [D] _ _ _ _ [C] when you [G] were a saddle [Am] pal _ [D] to [Dm] Hoppy, _
[G] Gene, [C] and me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C] With freckled face and skinned up knees, [F]
you helped us fight the bad guys.
[C] With a five [Em]-cent bag of [Am] popcorn _ and [D] a cap gun [G] by your side. _
[C] You know, time has a way [A#] of changing [C] things, [F] and so _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] you thought of [Bm] a lesson [Am] _ _ [D] _
[Dm] when she [G] left you [C] dry. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] But Hoppy, [G] Gene, and me, [Em] we taught you how [Am] to shoot straight.
[Dm] A cowboy never [G] _ cries.
_ [C] That's how it had to [C] be.
_ [F] Just stories from [G] the silver screen, [Em] now most of them [Am] forgotten.
_ _ [Dm] Double feature [G] _ _ Saturdays with [Dm] Hoppy, [C] Gene, and me.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Is that [C#m] your little [Bm] cowpote?
_ [A] _ [E] Is your bouncing on your [A] knee?
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [Em] You were gonna be [A] a cowboy.
_ _ [D] That's how it had to be.
Just stories [A] from the silver screen.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [A] Double feature _ _ [Em] Saturdays with [A] Hoppy, [D] Gene, and me. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _