I Ride An Old Paint Chords by Pete Seeger
Tempo:
117 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
F#m
F#
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
I ride an old paint, I lead an old hen, [B] I'm going [F#m] to Montana [E] to throw the hooley in.
They feed [F#m] them in the coolies, [E] they water in the draw, their tails [F#m] are all matted, [E] their
backs are all raw right [B] around, little doggies [E] ride around them slow, for the fiery [F#m] and snuffy
[E] are rare in the gold.
[D] [E] [A]
[F#] [E]
[B]
Old Bill Jones had a daughter and a son, son [B] went to college and the [E] daughter went wrong,
his wife [F#m] got killed in a pool room fight, [B] still he keeps singing from [E] morning till night,
[B] ride around [F#] doggies, [E] ride around them slow, for the [F#m] fiery and snuffy are rare [E] in the gold.
[C#] [F#]
[E]
[F#]
[E]
When I die, take my saddle from the wall, put it on [F#m] to my pony, [E] lead him out of his stall,
tie my [F#m] bones to his back, [E] turn our faces to the west, and [B] we'll ride the prairie [E] that we love the best,
ride [F#m] around little doggies, [E] ride around them slow, [B] for the fiery and snuffy are rare in [E] the gold.
Ride [B] around little doggies, [E] ride around them slow, [B] for the fiery and snuffy are rare in [E] the gold.
They feed [F#m] them in the coolies, [E] they water in the draw, their tails [F#m] are all matted, [E] their
backs are all raw right [B] around, little doggies [E] ride around them slow, for the fiery [F#m] and snuffy
[E] are rare in the gold.
[D] [E] [A]
[F#] [E]
[B]
Old Bill Jones had a daughter and a son, son [B] went to college and the [E] daughter went wrong,
his wife [F#m] got killed in a pool room fight, [B] still he keeps singing from [E] morning till night,
[B] ride around [F#] doggies, [E] ride around them slow, for the [F#m] fiery and snuffy are rare [E] in the gold.
[C#] [F#]
[E]
[F#]
[E]
When I die, take my saddle from the wall, put it on [F#m] to my pony, [E] lead him out of his stall,
tie my [F#m] bones to his back, [E] turn our faces to the west, and [B] we'll ride the prairie [E] that we love the best,
ride [F#m] around little doggies, [E] ride around them slow, [B] for the fiery and snuffy are rare in [E] the gold.
Ride [B] around little doggies, [E] ride around them slow, [B] for the fiery and snuffy are rare in [E] the gold.
Key:
E
B
F#m
F#
D
E
B
F#m
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I ride an old paint, I lead an old hen, _ [B] I'm going [F#m] to Montana [E] to throw the hooley in.
_ _ _ They feed [F#m] them in the coolies, [E] they water in the draw, their tails [F#m] are all matted, [E] their
backs are all raw right [B] around, little doggies [E] ride around them slow, _ _ for the fiery [F#m] and snuffy
[E] are rare in the gold. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Old Bill Jones had a daughter and a son, _ son [B] went to college and the [E] daughter went wrong, _
_ _ _ _ his wife [F#m] got killed in a pool room fight, _ [B] still he keeps singing from [E] morning till night,
[B] ride around _ _ [F#] doggies, [E] ride around them slow, _ _ _ _ _ _ for the [F#m] fiery and snuffy are rare [E] in the gold. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
When I die, take my saddle from the wall, put it on [F#m] to my pony, [E] lead him out of his stall, _ _
_ _ tie my [F#m] bones to his back, [E] turn our faces to the west, and [B] we'll ride the prairie [E] that we love the best,
ride [F#m] around little doggies, [E] ride around them slow, _ _ _ _ _ [B] for the fiery and snuffy are rare in [E] the gold. _ _ _ _
_ Ride [B] around little doggies, [E] ride around them slow, _ _ _ _ _ [B] for the fiery and snuffy are rare in [E] the gold. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I ride an old paint, I lead an old hen, _ [B] I'm going [F#m] to Montana [E] to throw the hooley in.
_ _ _ They feed [F#m] them in the coolies, [E] they water in the draw, their tails [F#m] are all matted, [E] their
backs are all raw right [B] around, little doggies [E] ride around them slow, _ _ for the fiery [F#m] and snuffy
[E] are rare in the gold. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Old Bill Jones had a daughter and a son, _ son [B] went to college and the [E] daughter went wrong, _
_ _ _ _ his wife [F#m] got killed in a pool room fight, _ [B] still he keeps singing from [E] morning till night,
[B] ride around _ _ [F#] doggies, [E] ride around them slow, _ _ _ _ _ _ for the [F#m] fiery and snuffy are rare [E] in the gold. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
When I die, take my saddle from the wall, put it on [F#m] to my pony, [E] lead him out of his stall, _ _
_ _ tie my [F#m] bones to his back, [E] turn our faces to the west, and [B] we'll ride the prairie [E] that we love the best,
ride [F#m] around little doggies, [E] ride around them slow, _ _ _ _ _ [B] for the fiery and snuffy are rare in [E] the gold. _ _ _ _
_ Ride [B] around little doggies, [E] ride around them slow, _ _ _ _ _ [B] for the fiery and snuffy are rare in [E] the gold. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _