Ballad Of Will Rogers chords by Chris LeDoux
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Verse 1
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He was born and raised in
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Oklahoma his blood lines were white and Cherokee
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His daddy owned a ranch
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outside of Clairmore
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Where he learned to ride
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before the age of three
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Now young Will Rogers was a cowboy
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And he practiced with his
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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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Verse 2
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Yes Will Rogers was a country boy one
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of Oklahoma's favorite sons
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The nation 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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Verse 3
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Before too long he had his fill of schooling
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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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So he saddled up and lit out on his own
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Well he wrangled for some
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ranches down in Texas
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And he punched some cows
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out in New Mexico
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Then he nearly starved to death
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in Argentina
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Then in Africa he joined a wild
west show
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Verse 4
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Yes Will Rogers was a country boy one
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of Oklahoma's favorite sons
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The nation clamied him
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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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Verse 5
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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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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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he didn't like
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When times were hard and
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folks were feeling sorry
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A word from Will would always bring
a smile
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Verse 6
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Yes Will Rogers was a country boy one of
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Oklahoma's favorite sons
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The nation clamied him
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as their pride and joy
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But his roots were deep
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in Oklahoma sod
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Yes his roots were deep in Oklahoma sod
Ballad Of Will Rogers
Chris LeDoux
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