Key: Bb major•
Intro 1
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Bb
Bbm
Bbsus4
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Verse 1
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F
He was born and raised in
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Eb
F
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Oklahoma his blood lines were white and Cherokee
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F
His daddy owned a ranch
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outside of Clairmore
C
Where he learned to ride
F
before the age of three
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F
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Now young Will Rogers was a cow boy
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And he practiced with his
F
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rope most everyday
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He'd ride around the barn
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or cross the prarie
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And throw a loop at anything that came
his way.
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Dm
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Dm
Verse 2
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Chorus:
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Eb
Yes Will Rogers was a country boy one
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of Oklahoma's favorite sons
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F
The na tion claimed him
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as their pride and joy
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But his roots were deep in Oklahoma sod
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G#m
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G#m
Verse 3
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F#
B
Before too long he had his fill of schooling
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F#
At eighteen years he got
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the urge to roam
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A whole great big world's
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out there waiting
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C#m
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So he saddled up and lit out on his own
B
Well he wrangled for some
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B
ranches down in Texas
E
And he punched some cows
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B
out in New Mexico
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Then he nearly starved to death
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B
in Argentina
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Then in Africa he joined a wild
west show
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D#m
Verse 4
E
Chorus:
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B
E
Yes Will Rogers was a country boy one
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B
of Oklahoma's favorite sons
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The na tion clamied him
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E
as their pride and joy
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But his roots were deep in
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Oklahoma sod.
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G#m
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C
Verse 5
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C
From the early days of
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Vaudeville to the big time
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Folks that knew him said that
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he'd never changed
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G
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He was still the simple Oklahoma cowboy
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No matter what he always stayed the same
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I suppose most of all he
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loved the people
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Said, he never met a man
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C
he didn't like
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When times were hard and
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C
folks were feeling sorry
D
A word from Will would always bring
a smile
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Em
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Em
Verse 6
F
Chorus:
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C
F
Yes Will Rogers was a country boy one of
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C
Oklahoma's favorite sons
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The nation clamied him
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F
as their pride and joy
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But his roots were deep
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C
in Oklahoma sod
G
Yes his roots were deep in Oklahoma sod
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsAb Bb Bbm Bbsus4 F...
Ab
Bb
Bbm
Bbsus4
F
Eb
C
Dm
G#m
B
E
F#
C#
C#m
D#m
G
D
Em
Capo: 3
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