This Cowboy's Hat Chords by Chris LeDoux

[Intro]

[Verse]
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■  Well I was sittin' in a coffee shop just havin' a cup to pass the time
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■  Swappin' Rodeo stories with this ol' cowboy friend of mine
                                    Em                    
When some motorcycle riders started snickerin' in the back
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They started pokin' fun at my friends hat ■ 
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And one ol' boy said Hey Tex where'd you park your horse
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My friend just pulled his hat down low but they couldn't be ignored
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■  One husky fella said I think I'll just rip that hat right off your head
               Bm                   F#m                 Bm  
That's when my friend turned around and this is what he said


[Chorus]
                    D       Em                    
You'll ride a black tornado 'cross the western sky
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You'll rope an ol' blue northern and milk it 'til it's dry
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Bulldog the Mississippi ■  and pin its ears down flat
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Long before you take this cowboy's hat


[Verse]
                                                  A    
He said Partner now this ol' hat it's better left alone
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You ■  see it used to be my daddy's but last year he passed on
                                            Em               
My nephew skinned the rattler that makes up this ol' hat band
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But back in 'sixtynine he died in Vietnam ■ 
        Bm7                     C#sus4                       A   
Now the eagle feather was given to me by an Indian friend of mine
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But someone ran him down somewhere around that Arizona line
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And a real special lady gave me this hat pin
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But I don't know if I'll ever see her again ■ 


[Chorus]
                    D       Em                    
You'll ride a black tornado 'cross the western sky
Bm                      D            F#7                  
You'll rope an ol' blue northern and milk it 'til it's dry
Bm          D           Em                    
Bulldog the Mississippi pin its ears down flat
Bm              F#m                B7  Bm7
Long before you take this cowboy's hat ■  


[Verse]
Bm                     F#m                               A               Bm
■  Now if your leather jacket means to you what this ol' hat means to me ■ 
                C#sus4                          A              Bm
Then I guess we understand each other and we'll just let it be ■ 
                                  Em                        
But if you still think it's funny my back's against the wall
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But if you touch my hat you gotta fight us all ■ 
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■   Right then I caught a little sadness in that gang leader's eyes ■ 
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He turned back to the others and they all just shuffled on outside
                          D               Em                        
But when my friend turned back towards me I noticed his ol' hat brim
            Bm             F#m               
Well it was turned up in a big ol' Texas grin


[Chorus]
Bm                     D       Em                    
■  You'll ride a black tornado 'cross the western sky
       Bm               D            F#7                  
You'll rope an ol' blue northern and milk it 'til it's dry
Bm          D           Em                    
Bulldog the Mississippi pin its ears down flat
Bm              F#m       Bm          
Long before you take this cowboy's hat


[Outro]
Em Bm D F#7 Bm Em
■  ■  ■ ■   ■  ■ 
Bm F#m7 F#7 Bm
■  ■    ■   ■ 
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rope an ol' blue