Colorado Cool-Aid original guitar chords by
Johnny Paycheck

1975Country20 views

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Key: G major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1
G G 
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Well, I was sittin' in this beer joint
down in Houston, Texas
C C 
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Was drinkin' Colorado Cool-Aid
and talkin' to some Mexicans
D7 D7 
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An' we was, what's that you say?
G G 
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What's Colorado Cool-Aid?
G G 
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Well, it's a can of Coors
brewed from a mountain stream
C C 
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It'll set you head on fire
an' make your kidneys scream
D7 D7 
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Oh, it sure is fine
Yeah, we was havin' ourselves
G G 
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one of them real good times

Verse 2
G G 
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But you know every beer joint
that you've ever been in
C C 
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Some big, mean drunk
who just ain't got no friend
D7 D7 
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Sure enough, he wants to fight
G G 
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Yeah, he's gonna whip everything in sight
G G 
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Well, he took him a big cold swallow of beer
And he walked over
C C 
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and spit in my Mexican friend's ear
And sure enough that made
my buddy real mad
D7 D7 
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That's somethin' like he ain't never had
G G 
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Well, Sir

Verse 3
G G 
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He pulled out a big, long switch blade knife
Quick as a whistle he began to slice
C C 
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That big mean drunk stood back,
his face full of tears
D7 D7 
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Lookin' down at the floor,
an' one of his ears
G G 
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Ha, he cut that thing off
even with the sideburns
G G 
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You might say the little Mexican fella,
C C 
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he just didn't give a darn
But he was a gentleman about it
D7 D7 
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An' bent over and with a half way grin
G G 
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Picked it up and handed it back to him

Verse 4
He said, "Now big man,"
G G 
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"You get the urge to spit a little beer
Just open up your hand there
C C 
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and spit it in your own ear
Won't be no trouble that way"
D7 D7 
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That's what I heard him say
G G 
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And I said, "Barmaid, set us up a round
of that Colorado Cool-Aid
G G 
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While you're up there, bring this big fella here,
a box of Bandaids"
C C 
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Now let me tell you,
if you're ever ridin' down in south of Texas
And decide to stop
D7 D7 
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an' drink some Colorado Cool-Aid
An' maybe talk to some Mexicans
G G 
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An' you get the urge to get a little tough
Better make damn sure

Verse 5
you got your knife proof ear-
G G 
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(muff) Hey, ain't that right, big man?
C C 
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I said ain't that right big man?
D7 D7 
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Ah, hell he can't hear,
not on this side anyway, he ain't got no ear
G G 
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Hey barmaid,
bring us all a big, tall glass
G G 
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of that Colorado Cool-Aid
How about it?
C C 
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How you doin', big man?
D7 D7 
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Still got your ear there in your hand
G G 
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Oh, yeah
[Fade out]

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