The Ballad Of Bull Ramos Chords by The Mountain Goats
Tempo:
112.45 bpm
Chords used:
B
C#m
A
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [A] [F] [C#m] [G]
[B] [A] [C#m] [E]
[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] Pull the wrecks down [C#m] to the wreck yard.
[Bm]
[D] Help the boys [F#] on the haul.
[B] [A] 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 [C#m] friends who have no place [G] to turn to,
[B] they know [A] to call me [C#m] anytime [G] they come [G#m] through.
Never die, [B] never die.
[E] Stand with a full whip in my hand.
[B] And rise, [A] rise,
[E] in the desert sand.
[B] [C#m] [B]
[A] [C#m] [G]
[B] [E] Work days, work [C#m] nights, [Em]
[B] [A] finally get [C#m] laid up
[G]
[B] [A] by a piece of [C#m] broken glass [Bm]
[D] on the floor of the [F#] 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 [F#] him.
[B] [A] [C#m] [G]
[B] [G#m] [C#m] [D]
[B] [E] Get around fine on one leg,
[B] [Am] lose a kidney, then [C#m] go blind.
[D] [C#]
[B] [A] Sit on my porch [C#m] in Houston.
[G]
[B] [A] Let the good [C#m] times dance across [Bm] 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] [C#m] [G] [B]
[F#m] [G#m] [A] [C#]
[B] [C#m] [G] [B]
[D#] [C#m]
[A]
[B] [A] [C#m] [E]
[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] Pull the wrecks down [C#m] to the wreck yard.
[Bm]
[D] Help the boys [F#] on the haul.
[B] [A] 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 [C#m] friends who have no place [G] to turn to,
[B] they know [A] to call me [C#m] anytime [G] they come [G#m] through.
Never die, [B] never die.
[E] Stand with a full whip in my hand.
[B] And rise, [A] rise,
[E] in the desert sand.
[B] [C#m] [B]
[A] [C#m] [G]
[B] [E] Work days, work [C#m] nights, [Em]
[B] [A] finally get [C#m] laid up
[G]
[B] [A] by a piece of [C#m] broken glass [Bm]
[D] on the floor of the [F#] 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 [F#] him.
[B] [A] [C#m] [G]
[B] [G#m] [C#m] [D]
[B] [E] Get around fine on one leg,
[B] [Am] lose a kidney, then [C#m] go blind.
[D] [C#]
[B] [A] Sit on my porch [C#m] in Houston.
[G]
[B] [A] Let the good [C#m] times dance across [Bm] 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] [C#m] [G] [B]
[F#m] [G#m] [A] [C#]
[B] [C#m] [G] [B]
[D#] [C#m]
[A]
Key:
B
C#m
A
G
E
B
C#m
A
[B] _ [A] _ _ [F] _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _ _
[B] _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _
[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] Pull the wrecks down [C#m] to the wreck yard.
[Bm] _ _
[D] _ Help the boys [F#] on the haul. _ _
[B] _ [A] 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 [C#m] friends who have no place [G] to turn to,
[B] they know [A] to call me [C#m] anytime [G] they come [G#m] through.
_ Never die, [B] never die. _ _
[E] Stand with a full whip in my hand. _
[B] And rise, _ _ [A] rise, _ _
[E] _ in the desert sand. _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] Work days, work [C#m] nights, [Em] _ _
[B] _ _ [A] finally get [C#m] laid up
[G] _ _
[B] _ _ [A] by a piece of [C#m] broken glass [Bm] _
[D] on _ the floor of the [F#] 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 [F#] him. _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [D] _ _
[B] _ [E] Get around fine on one leg, _ _
[B] _ [Am] lose a kidney, then [C#m] go blind.
[D] _ [C#] _
[B] _ [A] Sit on my porch [C#m] in Houston.
[G] _ _
[B] _ [A] Let the good [C#m] times dance across [Bm] 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] _ [C#m] _ _ _ [G] _ [B] _
_ _ [F#m] _ [G#m] _ _ _ [A] _ [C#] _
[B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _ [B] _
_ _ [D#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _
[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] Pull the wrecks down [C#m] to the wreck yard.
[Bm] _ _
[D] _ Help the boys [F#] on the haul. _ _
[B] _ [A] 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 [C#m] friends who have no place [G] to turn to,
[B] they know [A] to call me [C#m] anytime [G] they come [G#m] through.
_ Never die, [B] never die. _ _
[E] Stand with a full whip in my hand. _
[B] And rise, _ _ [A] rise, _ _
[E] _ in the desert sand. _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] Work days, work [C#m] nights, [Em] _ _
[B] _ _ [A] finally get [C#m] laid up
[G] _ _
[B] _ _ [A] by a piece of [C#m] broken glass [Bm] _
[D] on _ the floor of the [F#] 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 [F#] him. _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _ _
[B] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [D] _ _
[B] _ [E] Get around fine on one leg, _ _
[B] _ [Am] lose a kidney, then [C#m] go blind.
[D] _ [C#] _
[B] _ [A] Sit on my porch [C#m] in Houston.
[G] _ _
[B] _ [A] Let the good [C#m] times dance across [Bm] 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] _ [C#m] _ _ _ [G] _ [B] _
_ _ [F#m] _ [G#m] _ _ _ [A] _ [C#] _
[B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _ [B] _
_ _ [D#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _