The Strawberry Roan Chords by Marty Robbins
- Key: Eb
- BPM: 167
- Capo: no capo
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THE STRAWBERRY ROAN CHORDS
[Start] [Verse] Eb Bb7 ■ I was hangin' 'round town just spendin' my time Bb Eb Out of a job not earnin' a dime Ab A feller steps up and he said I suppose Bb Bb7 Bb You're a bronc fighter from the looks of your clothes Eb Bb You figures me right I'm a good one I claim Eb Do you happen to have any bad ones to tame Ab Said he's got one a bad one to buck Bb Bb7 Eb For throwin' good riders he's had lots of luck Bb7 Bb I gets all het up and I ask what he pays Bb7 Eb To ride this old nag for a couple of days Ab He offered me ten I said I'm your man [Chorus] Bb7 A bronc never lived that I couldn't span Eb Bb7 He said Get your saddle I'll give you a chance Eb In his buckboard we hopped and he drives to the ranch Ab I stayed until mornin' and right after chuck Bb Bb7 Eb I stepped out to see if this outlaw can buck [Verse] Bb7 Bb Down in the horse corral standin' alone Bb7 Eb Is an old Caballo a Strawberry Roan Ab His legs are all spavined he's got pigeon toes Bb7 Little pig eyes and a big Roman nose [Chorus] Eb Bb7 Little pin ears that touched at the tip Eb A big fortyfour brand was on his left hip Ab Unecked and old with a long lower jaw Bb Bb7 Eb I could see with one eye he's a regular outlaw [Verse] Bb7 I gets the blinds on him and it sure is a fright Eb Next comes the saddle and I screws it down tight Ab Then I steps on him and I raises the blinds Bb Bb7 Get out the way boys he's gonna unwind Eb Bb He sure is a frogwalker he heaves a big sigh Eb He only lacks wings for to be on the fly Ab He turns his old belly right up to the sun Bb7 Bb Bb7 Eb He sure is a sunfishin' son of a gun [Chorus] Bb7 He's about the worst bucker I've seen on the range Eb He'll turn on a nickel and give you some change Ab He hits on all fours and goes up on high Bb Leaves me a spinnin' up there in the sky Eb Bb7 I turns over twice and I comes back to earth Eb I lights in a cussin' the day of his birth Ab I know there are ponies that I cannot ride Bb7 Bb There's some of them left they haven't all died Eb Bb7 Bb I'll bet all my money the man ain't alive Bb7 Eb That'll stay with Old Strawberry when he makes his high dive [End]