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[Verse 1]
Well, there's always been groups of people
who could never see eye to eye,
an' I always thought if they'd get the chance
to sit down and talk face to face
they might realize they got a lot in common Am
[Verse 2]
Am Well, I was sittin' G/Bin a coffee shop, just havin' Ga cup to pass the time Am
Swappin' rodeo G/Bstories with this old cowGboy friend of mine Am
When some motorcycle Criders started snickerin' in the Dmback
Am Started pokin' fun at Emmy friend's hat
Am One old boy said, "Hey G/BTex,G where'd you park your horse?" Am
My friend just pulled his G/Bhat down low, but they Gcouldn't be ignored Am
One husky fella Csaid, "I think I'll rip that hat Dmright off your head."
That's when my Amfriend turned around, and Emthis is what he said:
[Chorus]
Am "You'll Amride a black torCnadoDm 'cross the western sky
AmRope an old Blue CNorther' and E7milk it till it's dry
BullAmdog the MissisCsippi,Dm pin its ears down flat
Am Long before you takeEm this cowboy's Amhat
[Verse 3]
Am Now, pardner, this ole G/Bhat's better left alone
G Am See, it used to be my G/Bdaddy's,G but last year he passed Amon
My nephew skinned the Crattler that makes up this Dmold hatband
But back in Am'69 he Emdied in Vietnam
Am Now the eagle feather was given to G/Bme by an Indian friend of Gmine Am
But someone ran him G/Bdown somewhere around that GArizona line Am
And a real special Clady gave me this hat pin
Dm Am But I don't know if I'll eEmver see her again."
[Chorus]
Am You'll Amride a black torCnadoDm 'cross the western sky
AmRope an old Blue CNorther' and E7milk it till it's dry
BullAmdog the MissisCsippi,Dm pin its ears down flat
Am Long before you takeEm this cowboy's Amhat
[Verse 4]
Am "Now if your leather G/Bjacket means to you what this Ghat means to me Am
Then I guess we underG/Bstand each other, and we'll just Glet it be Am
But if you still think it's Cfunny, man, you Dmgot my back up against the wall
And if you Amtouch my hat, you're gonna Emhave to fight us all."
Am Well, right then I caught a G/Blittle sadness in that gang Gleader's eyes Am
And he turned back towards the G/Bothers and they all just kinda Gshuffled on outside Am
But when my friend turned back Ctowards me, DmI noticed his old hat brim
Well, it was Amturned up in a Embig old Texas Amgrin
[Chorus]
You'll Amride a black torCnadoDm 'cross the western sky
AmRope an old Blue CNorther' and E7milk it till it's dry
BullAmdog the MissisCsippi,Dm pin its ears down flat
Am Long before you takeEm this cowboy's Amhat
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