Chords for The Ballad of Bull Ramos - the Mountain Goats
Tempo:
112.45 bpm
Chords used:
B
C#m
A
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [C#m] [G]
[B] [A] [C#m] [Em]
[B] [A] Grab a great [C#m] big truck, [G]
[B] [A] when I'm [C#m] old, when I'm old.
[D]
[B] [A] Haul the racks [C#m] down to the rack yard.
[G]
[D] Help the boys [G#] on the lawn.
[B] Keep my hair [C#m] nice and long.
[G]
[B] [A] Because I can, [C#m] because I can.
[G]
[B] Any of [A] my old friends [C#m] who have no place [G] to turn to,
[B] they know [A] to call me [C#m] anytime they come through.
[G#m] Never die, [B] never die.
[E] Stand with a bullwhip in my hand.
[B] And rise, [A] rise,
[E] in the desert sand.
[B] [C#m]
[C#m] [G]
[B] Work [F#] days, work nights, [G]
[B] [A] finally get [C#m] laid up
[B]
[A] by a piece of [C#m] broken glass [Em]
[D] on the floor of the shop.
[D#m] And the doctor [B] recognizes me as [D#m] the operating theater grows [B] dim.
[D#m] Aren't you that old wrestler [B] with the bullwhip?
[E] Yes sir, that's me, I'm [G#] him.
[A] [C#m] [G]
[B] [G#m] [D]
[B] Get around [E] fine on one leg, [Em]
[B] [A] lose a kidney then [C#m] go blind.
[D]
[C#] [A] Sit on my [C#m] porch in Houston.
[G]
[B] [A] Let the good [C#m] times dance across [F#] my mind.
[G#m] Never die, [B] never die.
[E] Stand with a bullwhip in my hand.
[B] And rise, [A] rise,
[E] surrounded by friends.
[B] [A] [G#] [G]
[B] [D#] [G#m] [A]
[B] [C#m] [G]
[B] [C#] [C#m]
[B]
[B] [A] [C#m] [Em]
[B] [A] Grab a great [C#m] big truck, [G]
[B] [A] when I'm [C#m] old, when I'm old.
[D]
[B] [A] Haul the racks [C#m] down to the rack yard.
[G]
[D] Help the boys [G#] on the lawn.
[B] Keep my hair [C#m] nice and long.
[G]
[B] [A] Because I can, [C#m] because I can.
[G]
[B] Any of [A] my old friends [C#m] who have no place [G] to turn to,
[B] they know [A] to call me [C#m] anytime they come through.
[G#m] Never die, [B] never die.
[E] Stand with a bullwhip in my hand.
[B] And rise, [A] rise,
[E] in the desert sand.
[B] [C#m]
[C#m] [G]
[B] Work [F#] days, work nights, [G]
[B] [A] finally get [C#m] laid up
[B]
[A] by a piece of [C#m] broken glass [Em]
[D] on the floor of the shop.
[D#m] And the doctor [B] recognizes me as [D#m] the operating theater grows [B] dim.
[D#m] Aren't you that old wrestler [B] with the bullwhip?
[E] Yes sir, that's me, I'm [G#] him.
[A] [C#m] [G]
[B] [G#m] [D]
[B] Get around [E] fine on one leg, [Em]
[B] [A] lose a kidney then [C#m] go blind.
[D]
[C#] [A] Sit on my [C#m] porch in Houston.
[G]
[B] [A] Let the good [C#m] times dance across [F#] my mind.
[G#m] Never die, [B] never die.
[E] Stand with a bullwhip in my hand.
[B] And rise, [A] rise,
[E] surrounded by friends.
[B] [A] [G#] [G]
[B] [D#] [G#m] [A]
[B] [C#m] [G]
[B] [C#] [C#m]
[B]
Key:
B
C#m
A
G
E
B
C#m
A
_ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [Em] _ _
[B] _ [A] Grab a great [C#m] big truck, [G] _ _
[B] _ [A] when I'm [C#m] old, when I'm old.
[D] _ _
[B] _ [A] Haul the racks [C#m] down to the rack yard.
[G] _ _
[D] _ Help the boys [G#] on the lawn. _ _
[B] _ Keep my hair [C#m] nice and long.
[G] _ _
[B] _ [A] Because I can, [C#m] because I can.
[G] _ _
[B] Any of [A] my old friends [C#m] who have no place [G] to turn to,
[B] they know [A] to call me [C#m] anytime they come through.
[G#m] _ Never die, [B] never die. _ _
[E] Stand with a bullwhip in my hand. _
[B] And rise, _ _ [A] rise, _ _
[E] _ in the desert sand. _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ Work [F#] days, work nights, [G] _ _
[B] _ _ [A] finally get [C#m] laid up
[B] _ _
_ _ [A] by a piece of [C#m] broken glass [Em] _
[D] on _ the floor of the shop. _ _
[D#m] _ _ And the doctor [B] recognizes me as [D#m] the operating theater grows [B] dim. _ _
[D#m] Aren't you that old wrestler [B] with the bullwhip? _
[E] Yes sir, that's me, I'm [G#] him. _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [D] _ _
[B] _ Get around [E] fine on one leg, [Em] _ _
[B] _ [A] lose a kidney then [C#m] go blind.
[D] _ _
[C#] _ [A] Sit on my [C#m] porch in Houston.
[G] _ _
[B] _ [A] Let the good [C#m] times dance across [F#] my mind. _
[G#m] _ Never die, [B] never die. _ _ _
[E] Stand with a bullwhip in my hand. _
[B] And rise, _ _ [A] rise, _ _
[E] _ surrounded by friends.
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G#] _ _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ [D#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [Em] _ _
[B] _ [A] Grab a great [C#m] big truck, [G] _ _
[B] _ [A] when I'm [C#m] old, when I'm old.
[D] _ _
[B] _ [A] Haul the racks [C#m] down to the rack yard.
[G] _ _
[D] _ Help the boys [G#] on the lawn. _ _
[B] _ Keep my hair [C#m] nice and long.
[G] _ _
[B] _ [A] Because I can, [C#m] because I can.
[G] _ _
[B] Any of [A] my old friends [C#m] who have no place [G] to turn to,
[B] they know [A] to call me [C#m] anytime they come through.
[G#m] _ Never die, [B] never die. _ _
[E] Stand with a bullwhip in my hand. _
[B] And rise, _ _ [A] rise, _ _
[E] _ in the desert sand. _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ Work [F#] days, work nights, [G] _ _
[B] _ _ [A] finally get [C#m] laid up
[B] _ _
_ _ [A] by a piece of [C#m] broken glass [Em] _
[D] on _ the floor of the shop. _ _
[D#m] _ _ And the doctor [B] recognizes me as [D#m] the operating theater grows [B] dim. _ _
[D#m] Aren't you that old wrestler [B] with the bullwhip? _
[E] Yes sir, that's me, I'm [G#] him. _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [D] _ _
[B] _ Get around [E] fine on one leg, [Em] _ _
[B] _ [A] lose a kidney then [C#m] go blind.
[D] _ _
[C#] _ [A] Sit on my [C#m] porch in Houston.
[G] _ _
[B] _ [A] Let the good [C#m] times dance across [F#] my mind. _
[G#m] _ Never die, [B] never die. _ _ _
[E] Stand with a bullwhip in my hand. _
[B] And rise, _ _ [A] rise, _ _
[E] _ surrounded by friends.
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G#] _ _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ [D#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _