Stampede — Chris LeDoux
Chords and lyrics for Stampede by Chris LeDoux (key of G).
Verse 1
[D]We made camp along Red [C]River
Watched the [G]cattle as they bedded [D]down
Back at the wagons, right after [C]supper
[G]Spread our bedrolls on the [D]ground
And me and [G]Willie, we took the [D]night guard
And the [G]sage never smelled so [D]sweet
The prairie [G]moon, was blazin' [D]silver
No chance [C]tonight for a [D]stampede
Way over yonder, off in the [C]distance
Towards the [G]mountains there in the [D]west
Did I see lightnin', did I hear [C]thunder
The mind is [G]weary, I could use some [D]rest
Then all at [G]once, the wind shifts [D]directions
The clouds roll [G]in behind the tumble [D]weeds
Those longhorn [G]cattle, are gettin' [D]restless
God help us [C]all, if they [D]stampede
Smell the rain, hear the [C]thunder
The midnight [G]sky, turns black as [D]death
The lightnin' crashes, smell the [C]sulphur
It's rank and [G]strong, as Satan's [D]breath
The cattle [G]rise up, and go to [D]runnin'
I spur my [G]pony on and take the [D]lead
And across the [G]herd, I can hear Willie [D]yellin'
[C]Hey [D]Stampede!
Instrumental
[D] [C] [G] [D]
Dust clouds [D]rise, as the [C]rain falls
They mix [G]together, turn the air to [D]mud
I feel the longhorns brush [C]against me
I can feel the [G]demons racing through my [D]blood
Then all at [G]once, my pony [D]stumbles
We hit the [G]ground, I rise up to my [D]knees
In a flash of [G]light, I can see the cattle [D]comin'
Lord I know I'm gonna [C]die in this [D]stampede
Then I awake, and I look [C]around me
I'm in my [G]bedroll and I'm layin' on the [D]ground
Over there's the wagon, and there's the [C]campfire
I was only [G]dreamin', what's that [D]sound?
And I feel the [G]earth tremble [D]underneath me
As the midnight [G]sky begins to [D]bleed
And from the [G]blackness I can hear Willie [D]yellin'
[C]Hey [D]Stampede
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