Chords for Wild Bull Rider (Hoyt Axton) w/ lyrics
Tempo:
164.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
G
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
Dixie was a lady and a rodeo queen.
Billy was a lover, oh you know what I mean.
[G] Billy [Bm] rode the bulls [A] in the big rodeo.
[E]
Dixie [D] loved a man [A] and she told him so.
[E] Dixie [D] loved a man [Am] and she told [A] him so.
Brought a fat bull to the big rodeo.
Said he killed a man out of New Mexico.
[G] [Bm] Dixie said, [A] Billy, please don't go.
[E] Don't ride [D] that killer [A] in the rodeo.
[E] You're the only [D] man I love, [A]
I need you so.
And Billy, he looked at Dixie, looked her right in the eyes.
Said, I'm [D] a wild bull [C#] rider and [A] I love my rodeo.
[D] I'd ride that bull to hell and back [A] for the money and the show.
[D] Yeah, my papi was a big, tall, and a son of a gun.
[A]
Ride wild bulls [F#] just to have some fun.
[D] And the higher they get [B] is a little too low for [E]
me.
[C#] Said [D] the higher they get is a little too [A] low for me.
Billy rode that killer out of New Mexico.
He rode across the Rockies through the rain and the snow.
[G] He rode [Bm] across the desert [A] through the shining sea.
[E] He rode [D] across the water [A] out to [A] Hawaii.
[E] He rode [D] across the water [A] out to Hawaii.
Aloha, ha.
Aloha, hey.
Aloha, ha.
Aloha, hey.
Billy rode that bull around the world.
And then he rode him out to Jupiter and back again.
[E] [G] He picked [Bm] up Dixie, [A] a way that it fly.
[E] Like [D] a shooting star [A] sailing through the sky.
[E] Like a [D] shooting star [A] sailing through the sky.
And I could hear Billy say, he said,
I'd rather be a lover than a fighter of wars.
He from Oklahoma than the nebulous stars.
[G] Spent a [Bm] lot of time [A] in some honky-tonk bars
[E] from Memphis to [D] the China [A] Sea.
[E] From Memphis [D] to the [A] China Sea.
And I'm [D] a wild bull [B] rider and I [A] love my rodeos.
[D] I'd ride that bull to hell and back [A] for the money and the show.
[D] Yeah, my pappy was a pistol, I'm a son of a gun.
[A] Ride wild bull [F#] just to have some fun.
[D] And the higher they get [B] is a little too low [E] for me.
[D] Said the higher they get is a little too low [A] for me.
Yes, [D] I'm a wild bull rider [A] and I love my rodeos.
[D] I'd ride that bull to hell and back [A] for the money and the show.
[D] Yeah, my pappy was a pistol, I'm a son of [Bm] a gun.
[A] Ride wild bull [F#] just to have some fun.
[D] And the higher they get [B] is a little too low [E] for me.
[C#] [D] Said the higher they get is a little too low for [A] me.
Aloha.
Aloha, hey.
Aloha.
Aloha, hey.
Baba.
Aloha, hey.
Solo.
Aloha, hey.
[G]
Dixie was a lady and a rodeo queen.
Billy was a lover, oh you know what I mean.
[G] Billy [Bm] rode the bulls [A] in the big rodeo.
[E]
Dixie [D] loved a man [A] and she told him so.
[E] Dixie [D] loved a man [Am] and she told [A] him so.
Brought a fat bull to the big rodeo.
Said he killed a man out of New Mexico.
[G] [Bm] Dixie said, [A] Billy, please don't go.
[E] Don't ride [D] that killer [A] in the rodeo.
[E] You're the only [D] man I love, [A]
I need you so.
And Billy, he looked at Dixie, looked her right in the eyes.
Said, I'm [D] a wild bull [C#] rider and [A] I love my rodeo.
[D] I'd ride that bull to hell and back [A] for the money and the show.
[D] Yeah, my papi was a big, tall, and a son of a gun.
[A]
Ride wild bulls [F#] just to have some fun.
[D] And the higher they get [B] is a little too low for [E]
me.
[C#] Said [D] the higher they get is a little too [A] low for me.
Billy rode that killer out of New Mexico.
He rode across the Rockies through the rain and the snow.
[G] He rode [Bm] across the desert [A] through the shining sea.
[E] He rode [D] across the water [A] out to [A] Hawaii.
[E] He rode [D] across the water [A] out to Hawaii.
Aloha, ha.
Aloha, hey.
Aloha, ha.
Aloha, hey.
Billy rode that bull around the world.
And then he rode him out to Jupiter and back again.
[E] [G] He picked [Bm] up Dixie, [A] a way that it fly.
[E] Like [D] a shooting star [A] sailing through the sky.
[E] Like a [D] shooting star [A] sailing through the sky.
And I could hear Billy say, he said,
I'd rather be a lover than a fighter of wars.
He from Oklahoma than the nebulous stars.
[G] Spent a [Bm] lot of time [A] in some honky-tonk bars
[E] from Memphis to [D] the China [A] Sea.
[E] From Memphis [D] to the [A] China Sea.
And I'm [D] a wild bull [B] rider and I [A] love my rodeos.
[D] I'd ride that bull to hell and back [A] for the money and the show.
[D] Yeah, my pappy was a pistol, I'm a son of a gun.
[A] Ride wild bull [F#] just to have some fun.
[D] And the higher they get [B] is a little too low [E] for me.
[D] Said the higher they get is a little too low [A] for me.
Yes, [D] I'm a wild bull rider [A] and I love my rodeos.
[D] I'd ride that bull to hell and back [A] for the money and the show.
[D] Yeah, my pappy was a pistol, I'm a son of [Bm] a gun.
[A] Ride wild bull [F#] just to have some fun.
[D] And the higher they get [B] is a little too low [E] for me.
[C#] [D] Said the higher they get is a little too low for [A] me.
Aloha.
Aloha, hey.
Aloha.
Aloha, hey.
Baba.
Aloha, hey.
Solo.
Aloha, hey.
[G]
Key:
A
D
E
G
Bm
A
D
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Dixie was a lady and a rodeo queen.
Billy was a lover, oh you know what I mean.
[G] Billy [Bm] rode the bulls [A] in the big rodeo.
_ [E]
Dixie [D] loved a man [A] and she told him so. _
[E] Dixie [D] loved a man [Am] and she told [A] him so.
_ _ _ _ _ Brought a fat bull to the big rodeo. _
Said he killed a man out of New Mexico. _
[G] _ [Bm] Dixie said, [A] Billy, please don't go.
[E] Don't ride [D] that killer [A] in the _ rodeo.
[E] You're the only [D] man I love, [A]
I need you so. _ _ _ _ _
And Billy, he looked at Dixie, _ looked her right in the _ _ eyes.
_ Said, I'm [D] a wild bull [C#] rider and [A] I love my _ rodeo.
_ [D] I'd ride that bull to hell and back [A] for the money and the show.
_ [D] Yeah, my papi was a big, tall, and a son of a gun.
[A]
Ride wild bulls [F#] just to have some fun.
[D] And the higher they get [B] is a little too low for [E]
me.
_ _ _ _ [C#] Said [D] the higher they get is a little too [A] low for _ me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Billy rode that killer out of New Mexico.
_ He rode across the Rockies through the rain and the snow.
[G] He rode [Bm] across the desert [A] through the shining sea.
[E] He rode [D] across the water [A] out to [A] Hawaii.
_ [E] He rode [D] across the water [A] out to Hawaii. _ _
Aloha, ha.
_ Aloha, hey. _
Aloha, ha.
_ Aloha, hey.
_ Billy rode that bull around the world.
And then he rode him out to Jupiter and back again.
[E] [G] He picked [Bm] up Dixie, [A] a way that it fly.
[E] Like [D] a shooting star [A] sailing through the sky.
[E] Like a [D] shooting star [A] sailing through the _ sky.
_ _ And I could hear Billy say, he said,
I'd rather be a lover than a fighter of wars.
He from Oklahoma than the nebulous stars.
_ [G] Spent a [Bm] lot of time [A] in some honky-tonk bars
[E] from Memphis to [D] the China [A] Sea.
_ _ [E] From Memphis [D] to the [A] China Sea. _ _
And I'm [D] a wild bull [B] rider and I [A] love my _ _ _ rodeos.
[D] I'd ride that bull to hell and back [A] for the money and the show.
_ [D] Yeah, my pappy was a pistol, I'm a son of a gun.
[A] Ride wild bull [F#] just to have some fun.
[D] And the higher they get [B] is a little too low [E] for me. _ _ _
_ [D] Said the higher they get is a little too low [A] for me. _ _
Yes, [D] I'm a wild bull rider _ [A] and I love my _ _ _ rodeos.
[D] I'd ride that bull to hell and back [A] for the money and the show.
_ [D] Yeah, my pappy was a pistol, I'm a son of [Bm] a gun.
[A] Ride wild bull [F#] just to have some fun.
[D] And the higher they get [B] is a little too low [E] for me. _ _ _ _
[C#] _ [D] Said the higher they get is a little too low for [A] _ _ me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Aloha. _ _
Aloha, hey.
_ _ Aloha. _
_ Aloha, hey.
Baba. _ _
_ _ Aloha, hey.
Solo. _
_ _ Aloha, hey. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Dixie was a lady and a rodeo queen.
Billy was a lover, oh you know what I mean.
[G] Billy [Bm] rode the bulls [A] in the big rodeo.
_ [E]
Dixie [D] loved a man [A] and she told him so. _
[E] Dixie [D] loved a man [Am] and she told [A] him so.
_ _ _ _ _ Brought a fat bull to the big rodeo. _
Said he killed a man out of New Mexico. _
[G] _ [Bm] Dixie said, [A] Billy, please don't go.
[E] Don't ride [D] that killer [A] in the _ rodeo.
[E] You're the only [D] man I love, [A]
I need you so. _ _ _ _ _
And Billy, he looked at Dixie, _ looked her right in the _ _ eyes.
_ Said, I'm [D] a wild bull [C#] rider and [A] I love my _ rodeo.
_ [D] I'd ride that bull to hell and back [A] for the money and the show.
_ [D] Yeah, my papi was a big, tall, and a son of a gun.
[A]
Ride wild bulls [F#] just to have some fun.
[D] And the higher they get [B] is a little too low for [E]
me.
_ _ _ _ [C#] Said [D] the higher they get is a little too [A] low for _ me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Billy rode that killer out of New Mexico.
_ He rode across the Rockies through the rain and the snow.
[G] He rode [Bm] across the desert [A] through the shining sea.
[E] He rode [D] across the water [A] out to [A] Hawaii.
_ [E] He rode [D] across the water [A] out to Hawaii. _ _
Aloha, ha.
_ Aloha, hey. _
Aloha, ha.
_ Aloha, hey.
_ Billy rode that bull around the world.
And then he rode him out to Jupiter and back again.
[E] [G] He picked [Bm] up Dixie, [A] a way that it fly.
[E] Like [D] a shooting star [A] sailing through the sky.
[E] Like a [D] shooting star [A] sailing through the _ sky.
_ _ And I could hear Billy say, he said,
I'd rather be a lover than a fighter of wars.
He from Oklahoma than the nebulous stars.
_ [G] Spent a [Bm] lot of time [A] in some honky-tonk bars
[E] from Memphis to [D] the China [A] Sea.
_ _ [E] From Memphis [D] to the [A] China Sea. _ _
And I'm [D] a wild bull [B] rider and I [A] love my _ _ _ rodeos.
[D] I'd ride that bull to hell and back [A] for the money and the show.
_ [D] Yeah, my pappy was a pistol, I'm a son of a gun.
[A] Ride wild bull [F#] just to have some fun.
[D] And the higher they get [B] is a little too low [E] for me. _ _ _
_ [D] Said the higher they get is a little too low [A] for me. _ _
Yes, [D] I'm a wild bull rider _ [A] and I love my _ _ _ rodeos.
[D] I'd ride that bull to hell and back [A] for the money and the show.
_ [D] Yeah, my pappy was a pistol, I'm a son of [Bm] a gun.
[A] Ride wild bull [F#] just to have some fun.
[D] And the higher they get [B] is a little too low [E] for me. _ _ _ _
[C#] _ [D] Said the higher they get is a little too low for [A] _ _ me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Aloha. _ _
Aloha, hey.
_ _ Aloha. _
_ Aloha, hey.
Baba. _ _
_ _ Aloha, hey.
Solo. _
_ _ Aloha, hey. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _