Seventeen Chords by Chris Ledoux

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[A] When he was five years old his mom took him down [G] to the round corral to watch [Em] his dad work with a young horse that he [D] called Smokey.
[C#] The man did that [G] horse buck.
But his old dad, he just sat up there and rode him like [C#] there was nothing [D] to it. _
And right [A] then, the boy gained a [G] whole new respect with man.
_ _ And from that [C#] day [D] on he knew that when he grew up, [C#] he wanted to be a cowboy.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] At seventeen, the cowboy's [G] dreams ain't on fixin' fences.
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Once he's seen him ride an old [G] Cheyenne, _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _
ranch routines and [A] his old man's schemes.
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This ain't where his heart is, _ [D] _
but you know [A] his daddy _ _ [G] understands.
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Well, noonday [A] comes and father and son [G] _
sit down to eat their dinner.
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Beneath [A] that big Wyoming [G] sky, _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _
his daddy knows [A] he's gotta let him go.
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Boy can't be a winner [D] if _ _ he [A] don't spread his wings [G] and fly.
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And in [A] his mind he's [G] riding bulls down in Las Vegas.
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Soon [A] he'll be on a trail [G] that leads to Santa Fe.
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Sweet voice of freedom _ _ [G] _
echoes down the ages.
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And calls another cowboy on [G] his way.
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Well, the fencing's done, the morning [G] sun finds him packed and ready.
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Mama kissed [A] his cheek and then she went [G] inside. _
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_ [G] _ Said, son, you riding pretty?
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Didn't see the [A] tears that his [G] mama cried. _
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And in [A] his mind he's riding [G] bulls down in Las [A] Vegas.
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Today [A] he's on a trail [G] that leads to Santa Fe.
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Sweet voice of freedom _ [G] _ _
echoes down the ages.
[D] _ And _ calls [A] another cowboy [G] on his way.
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