The Dude String Trail Chords by Dave Stamey

[F#] _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ [C#] _ [F#] _ _
_ Well, I run myself a Duke's [B] string out here on the [F#] eastern slope
I got a horse's and [D#m] ewes' and swayback [G#] nags and a dang near [C#] given up hope
[F#] Of ever keeping my head above the water, [B] it's enough to make you [F#] lose your mind
Them dudes show up with the credit [F#m] cards [C#] and I listen to them as [F#] they wind
And I lead them up the canyon [B] with my hat [F#] low over my eyes
My old pard's from [D] the buckaroo, they wouldn't [G#] know me in [C#] this disguise
[F#] For I used to be hell and hearty, [B] and now I'm thin [F#] and pale
From showing these gunsles the heart of [C#] the west and the dead plain dudes' [F#] string trail
[B] And I said, don't let them eat, stay up in your seat, we'll stop so you [F#] can take a picture
And if your pony tries to quit the [G#] trail, just shout and [C#] I'll come and get you
_ [C] [B] Well, son, don't [F#] wave that jacket around, [B] lady, could you calm [F#] your little girl down
[C#] Well, they don't [F#] bounce much [B] when they hit the ground [F#] out here on the Duke's string trail
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ Every one of them's an expert horseman [B] ready to astound you with [F#] what they know
There's housewives and sailors and [F#m] CPAs [G#] and every one of them used to [C#] ride rodeos
[F#] They show up in skirts and sandals [B] and shorts [F#] way up on the thigh
Then they thump them with their heels and jerk on the [C#] reins and them ponies just [F#] roll their eyes
And I [B] said, don't let them eat, stay up in your seat, we'll stop so [F#] you can take a picture
And if your pony tries to quit the [A#] trail, just [D#m] shout and [C#] I'll come and get you
[Fm] [B] Well, son, don't [F#] wave that jacket [B] around, lady, could you [F#] calm your little girl down
Well, they don't [C#] bounce [F#] much when they [B] hit the [F#] ground out here on the Duke's string trail
_ [B] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ One day I'm gonna sell [B] out and I'll get me [F#] a place in town
Where the mules don't bray and the horses don't [G#] neigh and there ain't no [C#] dudes around
[F#] And I'll dig ditches and I'll clean [B] sewers and pick up leather [F#] for pay
So long as I'm a hundred and fifty [C#] miles from any place I [F#] might have to [A#m] stay
[B] Don't let them eat, stay up in your seat, we'll stop so you can [F#] take a picture
And if your pony tries to [A] quit the [G#] trail, just shout and I'll [C#] come and get you
_ [B] Well, son, don't wave [F#] that jacket [B] around, lady, [F#] could you calm your little girl down
Well, they don't bounce much when [B] they hit the [F#] ground [C#] out here on [F#] the Duke's string trail
Yeah, they [C#] don't _
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