Chords for Old Red
Tempo:
167.3 bpm
Chords used:
Em
A
B
E
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Old Red was one [A] of the hungriest yet [E] I've seen at the big [B] rodeo
He'd bite you and kick you [A] and stomp out your life
[B] Old Red had never [Em] been low, meaner than sin
[A] Wild as the wind [Em] that blew on the Montana [B] plain
[Em] Old Red was one of [A] the last of his breed [B] and he wasn't bound to [Em] be tamed
[G] [A] From Idaho [Em] a young cowboy came [B] to ride in the big [Em] rodeo
The young [A] cowboy's name [Em] was Billy McClain [B] and Billy had never been thrown
The
[Eb] [Em] greatest [A] desire [Em] filled young Billy's heart [B] to ride this old outlaw [E] called Red
They drew him [A] one day and [Em] I heard Billy say, [B] I'll ride him no drop [Em] over dead
Old [A] Red was wicked [Em] down there in the chutes, he [B] was kicking and [Em] stomping about
Billy [A] dropped into the [Em] saddle of his and [B] he yelled, turn him loose, let [E] us out
[A] Old Red came out with [Em] his head on the ground, [B] his back toes were touching [Em] his nose
Trying [A] to get rid of [E] the man on his back [B] and the man went wherever [E] he'd go
[Em] Billy [A] was raking Old [Em] Red with his spurs [B] from his tail to the tip of [Em] his chin
He was doing [A] right well but [Em] Billy could tell [B] this outlaw would never [Em] give in
And Old Red [A] was running [Em] straight for the fence, [B] suddenly stopping [Em] and then
He reared on [A] his hind legs and [Em] fell on his back, [B] taking poor Billy [E] with [A] him
[Bm] There [A] was a hush in [Em] the crowd and they knew [B] this would be Billy's [Em] last ride
The saddle [A] horn crushed [Em] Billy's chest as they fell [B] and under Old Red, Billy [Em] died
[Eb] Old Red lay [A] still, [Em] no more would he move, [B] the cowboys who'd seen it [Em] could tell
In trying [A] to throw Billy [Em] off of his back, [B] Old Red broke his neck when they [E] fell
[Bm] [A] Out in the west is [Em] the place where they rest, [B] this cowboy who never was [Em] thrown
One [A] foot away, resting [E] there, beneath the clay, [B] is the outlaw that
[E] never was roamed
[B]
[N]
He'd bite you and kick you [A] and stomp out your life
[B] Old Red had never [Em] been low, meaner than sin
[A] Wild as the wind [Em] that blew on the Montana [B] plain
[Em] Old Red was one of [A] the last of his breed [B] and he wasn't bound to [Em] be tamed
[G] [A] From Idaho [Em] a young cowboy came [B] to ride in the big [Em] rodeo
The young [A] cowboy's name [Em] was Billy McClain [B] and Billy had never been thrown
The
[Eb] [Em] greatest [A] desire [Em] filled young Billy's heart [B] to ride this old outlaw [E] called Red
They drew him [A] one day and [Em] I heard Billy say, [B] I'll ride him no drop [Em] over dead
Old [A] Red was wicked [Em] down there in the chutes, he [B] was kicking and [Em] stomping about
Billy [A] dropped into the [Em] saddle of his and [B] he yelled, turn him loose, let [E] us out
[A] Old Red came out with [Em] his head on the ground, [B] his back toes were touching [Em] his nose
Trying [A] to get rid of [E] the man on his back [B] and the man went wherever [E] he'd go
[Em] Billy [A] was raking Old [Em] Red with his spurs [B] from his tail to the tip of [Em] his chin
He was doing [A] right well but [Em] Billy could tell [B] this outlaw would never [Em] give in
And Old Red [A] was running [Em] straight for the fence, [B] suddenly stopping [Em] and then
He reared on [A] his hind legs and [Em] fell on his back, [B] taking poor Billy [E] with [A] him
[Bm] There [A] was a hush in [Em] the crowd and they knew [B] this would be Billy's [Em] last ride
The saddle [A] horn crushed [Em] Billy's chest as they fell [B] and under Old Red, Billy [Em] died
[Eb] Old Red lay [A] still, [Em] no more would he move, [B] the cowboys who'd seen it [Em] could tell
In trying [A] to throw Billy [Em] off of his back, [B] Old Red broke his neck when they [E] fell
[Bm] [A] Out in the west is [Em] the place where they rest, [B] this cowboy who never was [Em] thrown
One [A] foot away, resting [E] there, beneath the clay, [B] is the outlaw that
[E] never was roamed
[B]
[N]
Key:
Em
A
B
E
Eb
Em
A
B
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Old Red was one [A] of the _ hungriest yet [E] I've seen at the big [B] rodeo _ _ _
_ He'd bite you and kick you [A] and stomp out your life
[B] Old Red had never [Em] been low, _ _ _ _ meaner than sin
[A] _ Wild as the wind [Em] that blew on the Montana [B] plain _
_ _ _ [Em] Old Red was one of [A] the last of his breed [B] and he wasn't bound to [Em] be tamed
[G] _ _ _ [A] From _ Idaho [Em] a young cowboy came [B] to ride in the big _ [Em] _ rodeo
The _ young [A] cowboy's name [Em] was Billy _ _ McClain [B] and Billy had never been thrown _
The _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Em] _ greatest [A] desire [Em] filled young Billy's heart [B] to ride this old outlaw [E] called Red
They _ drew him [A] one day and [Em] I heard Billy say, _ [B] I'll ride him no drop [Em] over dead
_ _ _ _ Old [A] Red was wicked [Em] down there in the chutes, he [B] was kicking and [Em] stomping about
_ _ _ _ Billy [A] dropped into the [Em] saddle of his and [B] he yelled, turn him loose, let [E] us out
_ _ _ [A] _ Old Red came out with [Em] his head on the ground, [B] his back toes were touching [Em] his nose
_ _ _ Trying [A] to get rid of [E] the man on his back [B] and the man went wherever [E] he'd go
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] Billy [A] was raking Old [Em] Red with his spurs [B] from his tail to the tip of [Em] his chin _
He was doing [A] right well but [Em] Billy could tell [B] this outlaw would never [Em] give in _
And _ Old Red [A] was running _ [Em] straight for the fence, _ [B] suddenly _ stopping [Em] and then _
He _ reared on [A] his hind legs and [Em] fell on his back, _ [B] taking poor Billy [E] with [A] him
[Bm] _ There [A] _ was a hush in [Em] the crowd and they knew _ _ [B] this would be Billy's [Em] last ride _
_ _ The saddle [A] horn crushed [Em] Billy's chest as they fell _ [B] and under Old Red, Billy [Em] died _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ Old Red lay [A] still, [Em] no more would he move, _ [B] the cowboys who'd seen it [Em] could tell _
_ _ In trying [A] to throw Billy [Em] off of his back, [B] Old Red broke his neck when they [E] fell _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ Out in the west is [Em] the place where they rest, [B] this cowboy who never was [Em] thrown _
_ _ _ One [A] foot away, resting [E] there, beneath the clay, _ _ [B] is the _ outlaw that _
[E] never _ _ was _ _ _ roamed _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Old Red was one [A] of the _ hungriest yet [E] I've seen at the big [B] rodeo _ _ _
_ He'd bite you and kick you [A] and stomp out your life
[B] Old Red had never [Em] been low, _ _ _ _ meaner than sin
[A] _ Wild as the wind [Em] that blew on the Montana [B] plain _
_ _ _ [Em] Old Red was one of [A] the last of his breed [B] and he wasn't bound to [Em] be tamed
[G] _ _ _ [A] From _ Idaho [Em] a young cowboy came [B] to ride in the big _ [Em] _ rodeo
The _ young [A] cowboy's name [Em] was Billy _ _ McClain [B] and Billy had never been thrown _
The _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Em] _ greatest [A] desire [Em] filled young Billy's heart [B] to ride this old outlaw [E] called Red
They _ drew him [A] one day and [Em] I heard Billy say, _ [B] I'll ride him no drop [Em] over dead
_ _ _ _ Old [A] Red was wicked [Em] down there in the chutes, he [B] was kicking and [Em] stomping about
_ _ _ _ Billy [A] dropped into the [Em] saddle of his and [B] he yelled, turn him loose, let [E] us out
_ _ _ [A] _ Old Red came out with [Em] his head on the ground, [B] his back toes were touching [Em] his nose
_ _ _ Trying [A] to get rid of [E] the man on his back [B] and the man went wherever [E] he'd go
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] Billy [A] was raking Old [Em] Red with his spurs [B] from his tail to the tip of [Em] his chin _
He was doing [A] right well but [Em] Billy could tell [B] this outlaw would never [Em] give in _
And _ Old Red [A] was running _ [Em] straight for the fence, _ [B] suddenly _ stopping [Em] and then _
He _ reared on [A] his hind legs and [Em] fell on his back, _ [B] taking poor Billy [E] with [A] him
[Bm] _ There [A] _ was a hush in [Em] the crowd and they knew _ _ [B] this would be Billy's [Em] last ride _
_ _ The saddle [A] horn crushed [Em] Billy's chest as they fell _ [B] and under Old Red, Billy [Em] died _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ Old Red lay [A] still, [Em] no more would he move, _ [B] the cowboys who'd seen it [Em] could tell _
_ _ In trying [A] to throw Billy [Em] off of his back, [B] Old Red broke his neck when they [E] fell _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ Out in the west is [Em] the place where they rest, [B] this cowboy who never was [Em] thrown _
_ _ _ One [A] foot away, resting [E] there, beneath the clay, _ _ [B] is the _ outlaw that _
[E] never _ _ was _ _ _ roamed _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _