This Cowboy's Hat — Chris LeDoux
Chords and lyrics for This Cowboy's Hat by Chris LeDoux (key of Am).
Intro
[Am] [Am]
Verse 1
[Am]Well I was sitting in a [Em]coffee shop
just having a [G]cup to pass the [Am]time
[Am]swapping rodeo [Em]stories with this old [G]cowboy friend of [Am]mine.
[Am]When some motorcycle [C]riders started [Dm]snickering in the back
[Am]started poking [Em]fun at my friend's [Am]hat.
Verse 2
[Am]One old boy said [Em]"hey Tex, [G]where'd you park your horse"[Am]
[Am]My friend just pulled his [Em]hat down low, [G]but they couldn't be ignored.[Am]
[Am]One husky fella [C]said "I think I'll rip that hat[Dm] right off your head".
[Am]That's when my friend turned around, [Em]and this is what he [Am]said...
Chorus
[Am]You'll ride a black [C]tornado [Dm]across a western sky.
[Am]Rope an old blue [C]northern and [Em]milk it 'till it's dry.
[Am]Bulldog the [C]Mississippi, [Dm]pin its ears down flat
[Am]Long before you [Em]take this cowboy's [Am]hat.
Verse 3
[Am]Now partner, [Em]this old hat's [G]better left alone.[Am]
[Am]You see, it used to be my [Em]daddy's, [G]but last year he passed [Am]on.
[Am]My nephew skinned the [C]rattler that makes up this [Dm]old hat band.
[Am]But back in '69, [Em]he died in Vietnam.[Am]
Verse 4
[Am]Now the eagle feather was [Em]given to me by an [G]Indian friend of mine.[Am]
[Am]Someone ran him [Em]down somewhere around that [G]Arizona line.[Am]
[Am]And a real special [C]lady give me this hat [Dm]pin,
[Am]And I don't know if [Em]I'll ever see her [Am]again.
Chorus
[Am]You'll ride a black [C]tornado [Dm]across a western sky.
[Am]Rope an old blue [C]norther and [Em]milk it 'till it's dry.
[Am]Bulldog the [C]Mississippi, [Dm]pin its ears down flat
[Am]Long before you [Em]take this cowboy's [Am]hat.
Verse 5
[Am]Now if your leather [Em]jacket means to you what this [G]hat means to me,[Am]
[Am]then I guess we [Em]understand each other, and we'll[G] just let it be.[Am]
[Am]But if you still think it's [C]funny, Man, [Dm]you got my back up against the
wall,
[Am]And if you touch my hat,[Em] you're gonna have to fight us all.[Am]
Verse 6
[Am]Well right then I caught[Em] a little sadness in that [G]gang leader's eyes.[Am]
[Am]He turned back to the [Em]others and they all just kind of [G]shuffled on outside.
[Am]
[Am]But when my friend turned [C]back towards me [Dm]I noticed his old hat brim
Well it was [Am]turned up in a [Em]big old Texas grin![Am]
Chorus
[Am]You'll ride a black [C]tornado [Dm]across a western sky.
[Am]Rope an old blue [C]norther and [Em]milk it 'till it's dry.
[Am]Bulldog the [C]Mississippi, [Dm]pin its ears down flat
[Am]Long before you [Em]take this cowboy's [Am]hat.
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