The Strawberry Roan — Marty Robbins
Chords and lyrics for The Strawberry Roan by Marty Robbins (key of D).
Verse 1
Play with an alternating bass.
Intro
[D]
Verse 1
I was [D]hangin' 'round town, just [A7]spendin' my time
Out of a job, not [D]earnin' a dime
A [D7]feller steps up and he [G]said, "I suppose
[A7]You're a bronc fighter from [D]looks of your clothes."
"You figures me right, I'm a [A7]good one." I claim
"Do you happen to have any [D]bad ones to tame?"
[D7]Said "He's got one, a [G]bad one to buck
At [A7]throwin' good riders, he's had lots of [D]luck."
Verse 2
I [D]gets all het up and I [A7]ask what he pays
To ride this old nag for a [D]couple of days
He offered me ten; I said,[G] "I'm your man,
A [A]bronc never lived that I couldn't [D]span."
He[D] said: "Get your saddle, [A7]I'll give you a chance"
In his buckboard we hopped and he [D]drives to the ranch
I stayed 'til mornin' and [G]right after chuck
I [D]stepped out to see if this[A7] outlaw can [D]buck
Verse 3
[D]Down in the horse corral [A7]standin' alone
Is an old Caballo, a [D]Strawberry Roan
His legs are all spavined, he's [G]got pigeon toes
[A]Little pig eyes and a [D]big Roman nose
[D]Little pin ears that [A7]touched at the tip
A big 44 brand was [D]on his left hip
U-necked and old, with a [G]long, lower jaw
I[D] could see with one eye, [A7]he's a regular [D]outlaw
Verse 4
I [D]gets the blinds on 'im and[A7] it sure is a fright
Next comes the saddle and I [D]screws it down tight
Then I steps on 'im and I [G]raises the blinds
Get [A]outta the way boys, [D]he's gonna unwind
He sure is a frog-walker, he [A7]heaves a big sigh
He only lacks wings, for to [D]be on the fly
He turns his old belly right [G]up to the sun
[D]He sure is a sun-fishin', [A7][D]son-of-a-gun
Verse 5
[D]He's about the worst bucker[A7] I've seen on the range
He'll turn on a Nickel and [D]give you some change
He hits on all fours and [G]goes up on high
[A]Leaves me a spinnin' up [D]there in the sky
I turns over twice and I [A7]comes back to earth
I lights in a cussin' the [D]day of his birth
I know there are ponies that [G]I cannot ride
There's [A]some of them left, they [D]haven't all died
I'll bet all my money, the [A]man ain't alive
That'll stay with Old Strawberry when he makes his high [D]dive
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