Chords for Fred Eaglesmith: Rocky
Tempo:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] This one goes out to my good friend [D] Matt Clark, wherever you are, Matt.
[E] Matt, I used to watch [D] Matt when I was a kid.
Used to be in all those western movies, remember?
[Gm] Now I'm sitting [D] on a cruise ship talking about Buddhism with him.
[E]
[Dm] How did this happen?
Man, we're all [E] looking at it and they don't know anything.
What the [D] hell, we thought you were Paul Ford.
Rocky, I'm writing you this letter.
[G] I'm in the [D] sunset home.
My [Gm] grandkids went [Bm] and put me here.
[Em] They got [A] everything I own.
[D] I know you're out and hell a-crooky.
[G] I saw Freddie this [Dm] last week.
He said your [Bm] eyesight's failing you.
[E] And your mouth's too [A] sore to speak.
[Dm] Rocky, I've been thinking lately.
[G] Have we never [Dm] gone wrong?
How mostly [Bm] I was right.
[Em] But [A#] sometimes [A] I was wrong.
[G] Remember that horse we [D] borrowed in Tulsa?
[G] He was afraid of the [Dm] starting gun.
He filled his ears [Bm] full of cotton.
[E] And all the money that we [A] won.
[G] Rocky, you sure were a [D] good cowboy.
[G] You sure could rope [Dm] and ride.
I always told you not to chew [Bm] that goddamn tobacco.
[Em] You're gonna listen just [A] one time.
[C#] [Dm] Don't show many westerns on TV here.
[G] They took away [Dm] my gun.
But I still got that [Bm] western sound.
[Em] The one we stole from [A] Freddie's son.
[D] Rocky, I hear that they're fading you.
[G]
And it sure did make me sad.
[D] I never thought [Bm] in all my days
[Em] it'd ever end up [A] like that.
[G] Remember that trailer in [D] Minnesota?
[G] That axle broke right [D] in June.
We wired it together with [Bm] 4x4s.
[Em] And we drove the whole night [A] through.
[G] Rocky, you sure were [D] a good cowboy.
[G] You sure could rope and [D] ride.
I [G] always told you not to chew that [Bm] goddamn tobacco.
[Em]
You're gonna listen [A] just one time.
[D]
So Rocky, I'll just sign off now.
[G] I've been out most [Dm] of the night.
I just wanted to tell you [Bm] when I heard the news.
[Em] That [B] damn ear [A] made me cry.
[G] Remember that gun we bought [D] in Reno?
[G] You shot Freddie right [D] through the hand.
You wrapped it up in [Bm] your best western shirt.
[Em] You gave him all the money [A] you had.
[G] Rocky, you sure were [D] a good cowboy.
[G] You sure could rope [D] and ride.
I always told you not to chew [Bm] that goddamn tobacco.
[Em] You're gonna listen [A] just one time.
You're gonna listen just [D] one time.
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[E] Matt, I used to watch [D] Matt when I was a kid.
Used to be in all those western movies, remember?
[Gm] Now I'm sitting [D] on a cruise ship talking about Buddhism with him.
[E]
[Dm] How did this happen?
Man, we're all [E] looking at it and they don't know anything.
What the [D] hell, we thought you were Paul Ford.
Rocky, I'm writing you this letter.
[G] I'm in the [D] sunset home.
My [Gm] grandkids went [Bm] and put me here.
[Em] They got [A] everything I own.
[D] I know you're out and hell a-crooky.
[G] I saw Freddie this [Dm] last week.
He said your [Bm] eyesight's failing you.
[E] And your mouth's too [A] sore to speak.
[Dm] Rocky, I've been thinking lately.
[G] Have we never [Dm] gone wrong?
How mostly [Bm] I was right.
[Em] But [A#] sometimes [A] I was wrong.
[G] Remember that horse we [D] borrowed in Tulsa?
[G] He was afraid of the [Dm] starting gun.
He filled his ears [Bm] full of cotton.
[E] And all the money that we [A] won.
[G] Rocky, you sure were a [D] good cowboy.
[G] You sure could rope [Dm] and ride.
I always told you not to chew [Bm] that goddamn tobacco.
[Em] You're gonna listen just [A] one time.
[C#] [Dm] Don't show many westerns on TV here.
[G] They took away [Dm] my gun.
But I still got that [Bm] western sound.
[Em] The one we stole from [A] Freddie's son.
[D] Rocky, I hear that they're fading you.
[G]
And it sure did make me sad.
[D] I never thought [Bm] in all my days
[Em] it'd ever end up [A] like that.
[G] Remember that trailer in [D] Minnesota?
[G] That axle broke right [D] in June.
We wired it together with [Bm] 4x4s.
[Em] And we drove the whole night [A] through.
[G] Rocky, you sure were [D] a good cowboy.
[G] You sure could rope and [D] ride.
I [G] always told you not to chew that [Bm] goddamn tobacco.
[Em]
You're gonna listen [A] just one time.
[D]
So Rocky, I'll just sign off now.
[G] I've been out most [Dm] of the night.
I just wanted to tell you [Bm] when I heard the news.
[Em] That [B] damn ear [A] made me cry.
[G] Remember that gun we bought [D] in Reno?
[G] You shot Freddie right [D] through the hand.
You wrapped it up in [Bm] your best western shirt.
[Em] You gave him all the money [A] you had.
[G] Rocky, you sure were [D] a good cowboy.
[G] You sure could rope [D] and ride.
I always told you not to chew [Bm] that goddamn tobacco.
[Em] You're gonna listen [A] just one time.
You're gonna listen just [D] one time.
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[E] _ This one goes out to my good friend [D] Matt Clark, wherever you are, Matt. _
_ _ _ [E] Matt, I used to watch [D] Matt when I was a kid.
Used to be in all those western movies, remember?
[Gm] Now I'm sitting [D] on a cruise ship talking about Buddhism with him.
[E] _
[Dm] How did this happen?
_ Man, we're all [E] looking at it and they don't know anything.
What the [D] hell, we thought you were Paul Ford.
_ _ Rocky, _ _ _ _ _ I'm writing you this letter.
_ _ _ [G] _ I'm in the [D] sunset home.
My _ _ [Gm] grandkids went [Bm] and put me here.
_ [Em] _ They got [A] everything I own.
_ _ _ [D] I know you're out and hell a-crooky.
_ _ _ [G] I saw Freddie this [Dm] last week.
_ _ _ He said your [Bm] eyesight's failing you.
_ [E] _ And your mouth's too [A] sore to speak.
_ _ [Dm] Rocky, I've been thinking lately.
_ _ [G] _ Have we never [Dm] gone wrong?
_ _ _ How mostly [Bm] I was right.
_ [Em] But _ [A#] sometimes [A] I was wrong.
_ _ [G] Remember that horse we [D] borrowed in Tulsa?
_ _ [G] _ He was afraid of the [Dm] starting gun.
_ _ He filled his ears [Bm] full of cotton. _
_ _ [E] And all the money that we [A] won.
_ _ [G] Rocky, you sure were a [D] good cowboy.
_ _ [G] _ You sure could rope [Dm] and ride. _
_ _ I always told you not to chew [Bm] that goddamn tobacco.
_ [Em] _ You're gonna listen just [A] one time.
[C#] _ _ _ [Dm] Don't show many westerns on TV here.
_ _ [G] _ They took away [Dm] my gun.
_ _ _ But I still got that [Bm] western sound.
_ _ [Em] _ The one we stole from [A] Freddie's son.
_ _ [D] Rocky, I hear that they're fading you.
_ _ [G] _
And it sure did make me sad.
[D] _ _ _ I never thought [Bm] in all my days
_ [Em] it'd ever end up [A] like that.
_ _ [G] _ Remember that trailer in [D] Minnesota?
_ _ _ [G] That axle broke right [D] in June.
_ _ _ We wired it together with [Bm] _ 4x4s.
[Em] _ And we drove the whole night [A] through.
_ _ [G] Rocky, you sure were [D] a good cowboy.
_ _ [G] _ You sure could rope and [D] ride.
I _ [G] always told you not to chew that [Bm] goddamn tobacco.
[Em] _
You're gonna listen [A] just one time.
_ _ [D]
So Rocky, I'll just sign off now. _ _
[G] _ I've been out most [Dm] of the night. _ _ _
I just wanted to tell you [Bm] when I heard the news.
_ [Em] _ That [B] damn ear [A] made me cry. _
_ _ [G] Remember that gun we bought [D] in Reno? _
_ _ [G] You shot Freddie right [D] through the hand. _
_ _ You wrapped it up in [Bm] your best western shirt.
[Em] _ You gave him all the money [A] you had.
_ _ [G] Rocky, you sure were [D] a good cowboy.
_ _ _ [G] You sure could rope [D] and ride.
I _ always told you not to chew [Bm] that goddamn tobacco.
_ [Em] _ You're gonna listen [A] just one time.
_ _ _ You're gonna listen just [D] one time.
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_ _ _ [E] Matt, I used to watch [D] Matt when I was a kid.
Used to be in all those western movies, remember?
[Gm] Now I'm sitting [D] on a cruise ship talking about Buddhism with him.
[E] _
[Dm] How did this happen?
_ Man, we're all [E] looking at it and they don't know anything.
What the [D] hell, we thought you were Paul Ford.
_ _ Rocky, _ _ _ _ _ I'm writing you this letter.
_ _ _ [G] _ I'm in the [D] sunset home.
My _ _ [Gm] grandkids went [Bm] and put me here.
_ [Em] _ They got [A] everything I own.
_ _ _ [D] I know you're out and hell a-crooky.
_ _ _ [G] I saw Freddie this [Dm] last week.
_ _ _ He said your [Bm] eyesight's failing you.
_ [E] _ And your mouth's too [A] sore to speak.
_ _ [Dm] Rocky, I've been thinking lately.
_ _ [G] _ Have we never [Dm] gone wrong?
_ _ _ How mostly [Bm] I was right.
_ [Em] But _ [A#] sometimes [A] I was wrong.
_ _ [G] Remember that horse we [D] borrowed in Tulsa?
_ _ [G] _ He was afraid of the [Dm] starting gun.
_ _ He filled his ears [Bm] full of cotton. _
_ _ [E] And all the money that we [A] won.
_ _ [G] Rocky, you sure were a [D] good cowboy.
_ _ [G] _ You sure could rope [Dm] and ride. _
_ _ I always told you not to chew [Bm] that goddamn tobacco.
_ [Em] _ You're gonna listen just [A] one time.
[C#] _ _ _ [Dm] Don't show many westerns on TV here.
_ _ [G] _ They took away [Dm] my gun.
_ _ _ But I still got that [Bm] western sound.
_ _ [Em] _ The one we stole from [A] Freddie's son.
_ _ [D] Rocky, I hear that they're fading you.
_ _ [G] _
And it sure did make me sad.
[D] _ _ _ I never thought [Bm] in all my days
_ [Em] it'd ever end up [A] like that.
_ _ [G] _ Remember that trailer in [D] Minnesota?
_ _ _ [G] That axle broke right [D] in June.
_ _ _ We wired it together with [Bm] _ 4x4s.
[Em] _ And we drove the whole night [A] through.
_ _ [G] Rocky, you sure were [D] a good cowboy.
_ _ [G] _ You sure could rope and [D] ride.
I _ [G] always told you not to chew that [Bm] goddamn tobacco.
[Em] _
You're gonna listen [A] just one time.
_ _ [D]
So Rocky, I'll just sign off now. _ _
[G] _ I've been out most [Dm] of the night. _ _ _
I just wanted to tell you [Bm] when I heard the news.
_ [Em] _ That [B] damn ear [A] made me cry. _
_ _ [G] Remember that gun we bought [D] in Reno? _
_ _ [G] You shot Freddie right [D] through the hand. _
_ _ You wrapped it up in [Bm] your best western shirt.
[Em] _ You gave him all the money [A] you had.
_ _ [G] Rocky, you sure were [D] a good cowboy.
_ _ _ [G] You sure could rope [D] and ride.
I _ always told you not to chew [Bm] that goddamn tobacco.
_ [Em] _ You're gonna listen [A] just one time.
_ _ _ You're gonna listen just [D] one time.
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