Key: C major•
Intro 1
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Csus4
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Verse 1
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Big Jim Cooley commanded respect,
whatever he wanted he could get
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The badge on his waistcoat shone in the sun
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It ain't no lie,
Big Jim was feared by everyone
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Verse 2
In the saloon one evening Big took a bet
with a rancher whose name I forget
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He wanted a herd taken over the plain
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He called Jim "Yellow",
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he'll never do that again
Interlude 1
He got mad
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Verse 3
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He threw his badge on the floor
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and walked out
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He's gonna give it a try,
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he left no doubt
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Verse 4
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"Must be mad,
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he must be mad"
Interlude 2
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Verse 5
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The people wished him well,
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and good luck
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"Hell, I don't need it!" He laughed,
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got on his horse and rode away
Interlude 3
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Verse 6
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Over on the trail,
Jim 'n' his crew of five
Were trying their best to
keep the cattle alive
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The weather was hard,
but so were the men
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Though I don't think even
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Jim will try this try again
Verse 7
Cm
His horses were edgy,
sensing trouble ahead
But the trouble didn't start
till the men were in bed
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A- whooping and a- hollering
and flashing their knives
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Big and his men were jumped
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by an all- star Indian tribe
Verse 8
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He was scared,
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Big Jim was scared
Interlude 4
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Verse 9
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Alive, they called him lucky,
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but not today
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'cause he died like all good cowboys
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with his boots on next to his men
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Big
Verse 10
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Jim, he still won't lie down
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For him the bet is still on
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Some say he rides there, cursing still
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Some say they've seen him
Outro 1
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ChordsC F Csus4 Cm Fm...
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Gm
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