No More Buffalo — James McMurtry
Chords and lyrics for No More Buffalo by James McMurtry (key of D).
Verse 1
[G]I guess we [D]knew the [A]cards were [D]stacked
[G]started [D]out the best of [A]friends
[G]and we beat that [D]highway 'till it [A]quit beating [D]back
[G]it didn't [D]mean much in [A]the [D]end
[G]some you[D] win,[A] some you[D] lose
[G]some you [D]throw away[A]
[G]we headed [D]South across those [A]Colorado [D]plains
[G]just as [D]empty as the [A]day
[Bm]we [A]looked around [G]at all [D]we saw
[Bm][A]remembered all we'd hoped to [G]see
[Bm][A]looking out through the [G]bugs on the [D]windshield
[G]somebody [D]said to [A]me
Chorus
[G]no more [D]buffalo
[G]blue skies or [A]open road
[G]no more [D]rodeo
[A]no more noise
[G]take this [D]Cadillac
[G]park it [A]out in back
[G]mama's [D]calling
[A]put away the toys
Verse
[G]Don't chase that [D]carrot 'til it makes[A] you [D]sick
[G]What do you [D]think you're gonna [A]prove?
[G]Just let it dangle [D]'til it falls [A]off that stick[D]
[G]That's when [D]you make your [A]move
[Bm]Don't go [A]chasin' after [G]shootin' [D]stars
[Bm]Tryin' to make [A]yourself a [G]name
[Bm]You could joust at [A]windmills with [G]that ol' [D]Fender guitar
[G]Probably do [D]about the [A]same
Chorus
[G]No more [D]buffalo, [G]blue skies or [A]open road
[G]No more [D]rodeo for [Bm]these old [A]boys
[G]Take my [D]Cadillac [G]park it out in [A]back
[G]Mama's [D]callin', put [A]away the [D]toys
Instrumental
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Verse 3
I [G]never thought [D]they'd ever [A]doubt my [D]words
I [G]guess they were[D] just too tired [A]to care
I'd [G]point to the [D]horizon, to the [A]dust of the [D]herds
[G]Still [D]hoverin' in the [A]air
[G]Somebody [D]said it [A]ain't any [D]such
Man[G] you wish [D]so hard [A]you're scarin' me
[G]'Cause those are[D] combines [A]kickin' up [D]that dust
But [G]you can see [D]what you want to [A]see
[Bm]And go on chasin' [A]after what [G]used to be [D]there
[Bm]Top that rise[A] and face the [G]pain
[Bm]But man they [A]were here, they [G]were here I [D]swear
Not[G] just these [D]bleachin' bones, [A]stretchin' across the plain
Chorus
No[G] more [D]buffalo, blue [G]skies or open[A] road
No [G]more rodeo[D] for this [Bm]old [A]boy
[G]Take my [D]Cadillac park it [G]out in [A]back
[G]Mama's [D]callin', put [A]away the [D]toys
Repeat Chorus Till Fade
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