The Cowboy In The Continental Suit Chords by Marty Robbins
Tempo:
112.75 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
E
A
Bb
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Well, he walks out in the arena, all dressed up to the brim
Said he just [Bm] came down from [A] a place called Highland Rim
[D] Well, he said he came to ride the horse, [G] the one they [D] call the brute
But he didn't look [A] like a cowboy in his continental [D] suit
We snickered at the way he dressed, but he never said a word
He walks on [Bm] by the rest of us [A] as if he hadn't heard
A thousand bucks [Gbm] went to the man [G] that could ride this wild [D] caillouse
I mean a horse was never born, then, the one they call the brute
The horse that he was looking for was in chute number eight
He walked up [Bm] very slowly, put [A] his hand upon the gate
[D] We knew he [Gbm] was the third rat when he [D] pulled his sacriduce
From the inside pocket of his continental suit
Well, [Eb]
he rolled himself a quarry [Bb] and he lit it [Eb] standing there
Blew himself [C] a smoke ring and [Bb] he watched it disappear
[Eb] We thought he must [Gm] be crazy [Ab] when he opened up [Eb] the gate
Standing just inside was [Bb] fifteen hundred [Eb] pounds of a hate
The buffskin tried to run him down, [Bb] but the stranger was [Eb] too quick
He stepped aside [C] and threw his [Bb] arms around the horse's neck
[Eb] And he pulled himself [Gm] upon the back [Ab] of the horse they [Eb] called brute
Set like he was born there in [Ab] his continental [Eb] suit
The brute's hand then was in the air, [Bb] his front end on the ground
[Eb] Kicking and [Cm] a squealing, trying [Bb] to shake the stranger down
[Eb] But the stranger [Gm] didn't give an inch, [Ab] he came to [Eb] ride brute
And he came to ride the buffskin in a continental suit
[E] Well, I turned around to look at Jim [B] and he was [E] watching me
He said, I don't [Dbm] believe the [B] crazy things I think I see
[E] But I think I see [Abm] the outlaw, [A] the one they call [E] brute
Ridden by a cowboy in a continental suit
The brute came to a standstill, [A] ashamed that he'd [E] been rode
[Dbm] By a city cowboy in [B] some continental clothes
[E] The stranger took [Abm] his money, [Am] and we don't know where he [E] went
We don't know where he came from and we haven't seen him since
The moral of the story, never judged by what they wear
Underneath [Db] some ragged clothes [B] could be a millionaire
[E] [Abm] Everybody listen, [A] don't be fooled by [E] this galoot
He's sure enough grown faster [B] in a [E] continental suit
Said he just [Bm] came down from [A] a place called Highland Rim
[D] Well, he said he came to ride the horse, [G] the one they [D] call the brute
But he didn't look [A] like a cowboy in his continental [D] suit
We snickered at the way he dressed, but he never said a word
He walks on [Bm] by the rest of us [A] as if he hadn't heard
A thousand bucks [Gbm] went to the man [G] that could ride this wild [D] caillouse
I mean a horse was never born, then, the one they call the brute
The horse that he was looking for was in chute number eight
He walked up [Bm] very slowly, put [A] his hand upon the gate
[D] We knew he [Gbm] was the third rat when he [D] pulled his sacriduce
From the inside pocket of his continental suit
Well, [Eb]
he rolled himself a quarry [Bb] and he lit it [Eb] standing there
Blew himself [C] a smoke ring and [Bb] he watched it disappear
[Eb] We thought he must [Gm] be crazy [Ab] when he opened up [Eb] the gate
Standing just inside was [Bb] fifteen hundred [Eb] pounds of a hate
The buffskin tried to run him down, [Bb] but the stranger was [Eb] too quick
He stepped aside [C] and threw his [Bb] arms around the horse's neck
[Eb] And he pulled himself [Gm] upon the back [Ab] of the horse they [Eb] called brute
Set like he was born there in [Ab] his continental [Eb] suit
The brute's hand then was in the air, [Bb] his front end on the ground
[Eb] Kicking and [Cm] a squealing, trying [Bb] to shake the stranger down
[Eb] But the stranger [Gm] didn't give an inch, [Ab] he came to [Eb] ride brute
And he came to ride the buffskin in a continental suit
[E] Well, I turned around to look at Jim [B] and he was [E] watching me
He said, I don't [Dbm] believe the [B] crazy things I think I see
[E] But I think I see [Abm] the outlaw, [A] the one they call [E] brute
Ridden by a cowboy in a continental suit
The brute came to a standstill, [A] ashamed that he'd [E] been rode
[Dbm] By a city cowboy in [B] some continental clothes
[E] The stranger took [Abm] his money, [Am] and we don't know where he [E] went
We don't know where he came from and we haven't seen him since
The moral of the story, never judged by what they wear
Underneath [Db] some ragged clothes [B] could be a millionaire
[E] [Abm] Everybody listen, [A] don't be fooled by [E] this galoot
He's sure enough grown faster [B] in a [E] continental suit
Key:
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Well, he walks out in the arena, all dressed up to the brim
Said he just [Bm] came down from [A] a place called Highland Rim
[D] Well, he said he came to ride the horse, [G] the one they [D] call the brute
But he didn't look [A] like a cowboy in his continental [D] suit
_ We snickered at the way he dressed, but he never said a word
He walks on [Bm] by the rest of us [A] as if he hadn't heard
A thousand bucks [Gbm] went to the man [G] that could ride this wild [D] caillouse
I mean a horse was never born, then, the one they call the brute
The horse that he was looking for was in chute number eight
He walked up [Bm] very slowly, put [A] his hand upon the gate
[D] We knew he [Gbm] was the third rat when he [D] pulled his sacriduce
From the inside pocket of his continental suit
Well, [Eb] _ _
_ he rolled himself a quarry [Bb] and he lit it [Eb] standing there
Blew himself [C] a smoke ring and [Bb] he watched it disappear
[Eb] We thought he must [Gm] be crazy [Ab] when he opened up [Eb] the gate
_ Standing just inside was [Bb] fifteen hundred [Eb] pounds of a hate
_ The buffskin tried to run him down, [Bb] but the stranger was [Eb] too quick
He stepped aside [C] and threw his [Bb] arms around the horse's neck
[Eb] And he pulled himself [Gm] upon the back [Ab] of the horse they [Eb] called brute
Set like he was born there in [Ab] his continental [Eb] suit
_ _ The brute's hand then was in the air, [Bb] his front end on the ground
[Eb] Kicking and [Cm] a squealing, trying [Bb] to shake the stranger down
[Eb] But the stranger [Gm] didn't give an inch, [Ab] he came to [Eb] ride brute
And he came to ride the buffskin in a continental suit _ _
[E] _ _ _ Well, I turned around to look at Jim [B] and he was [E] watching me
He said, I don't [Dbm] believe the [B] crazy things I think I see
[E] But I think I see [Abm] the outlaw, [A] the one they call [E] brute
Ridden by a cowboy in a continental suit
_ The brute came to a standstill, [A] ashamed that he'd [E] been rode
[Dbm] By a city cowboy in [B] some continental clothes
[E] The stranger took [Abm] his money, [Am] and we don't know where he [E] went
We don't know where he came from and we haven't seen him since _
The moral of the story, never judged by what they wear
Underneath [Db] some ragged clothes [B] could be a millionaire
[E] _ [Abm] Everybody listen, [A] don't be fooled by [E] this galoot
He's sure enough grown faster [B] in a [E] continental suit
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, he walks out in the arena, all dressed up to the brim
Said he just [Bm] came down from [A] a place called Highland Rim
[D] Well, he said he came to ride the horse, [G] the one they [D] call the brute
But he didn't look [A] like a cowboy in his continental [D] suit
_ We snickered at the way he dressed, but he never said a word
He walks on [Bm] by the rest of us [A] as if he hadn't heard
A thousand bucks [Gbm] went to the man [G] that could ride this wild [D] caillouse
I mean a horse was never born, then, the one they call the brute
The horse that he was looking for was in chute number eight
He walked up [Bm] very slowly, put [A] his hand upon the gate
[D] We knew he [Gbm] was the third rat when he [D] pulled his sacriduce
From the inside pocket of his continental suit
Well, [Eb] _ _
_ he rolled himself a quarry [Bb] and he lit it [Eb] standing there
Blew himself [C] a smoke ring and [Bb] he watched it disappear
[Eb] We thought he must [Gm] be crazy [Ab] when he opened up [Eb] the gate
_ Standing just inside was [Bb] fifteen hundred [Eb] pounds of a hate
_ The buffskin tried to run him down, [Bb] but the stranger was [Eb] too quick
He stepped aside [C] and threw his [Bb] arms around the horse's neck
[Eb] And he pulled himself [Gm] upon the back [Ab] of the horse they [Eb] called brute
Set like he was born there in [Ab] his continental [Eb] suit
_ _ The brute's hand then was in the air, [Bb] his front end on the ground
[Eb] Kicking and [Cm] a squealing, trying [Bb] to shake the stranger down
[Eb] But the stranger [Gm] didn't give an inch, [Ab] he came to [Eb] ride brute
And he came to ride the buffskin in a continental suit _ _
[E] _ _ _ Well, I turned around to look at Jim [B] and he was [E] watching me
He said, I don't [Dbm] believe the [B] crazy things I think I see
[E] But I think I see [Abm] the outlaw, [A] the one they call [E] brute
Ridden by a cowboy in a continental suit
_ The brute came to a standstill, [A] ashamed that he'd [E] been rode
[Dbm] By a city cowboy in [B] some continental clothes
[E] The stranger took [Abm] his money, [Am] and we don't know where he [E] went
We don't know where he came from and we haven't seen him since _
The moral of the story, never judged by what they wear
Underneath [Db] some ragged clothes [B] could be a millionaire
[E] _ [Abm] Everybody listen, [A] don't be fooled by [E] this galoot
He's sure enough grown faster [B] in a [E] continental suit
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