Old Red chords by Chris LeDoux

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Verse 1
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 (G major) Old Red was one of the  (C major) orneriest yet
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I'd  (G major) seen at the big rodeo  (D major) 
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He'd  (G major) bite you and kick you
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and  (C major) stomp out your life
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 (D major) Old Red had never been  (G major) rode

Verse 2

Meaner than sin, wild as the wind

That blew on the Montana plains

Old Red was one of the last of his breed

And wasn't about to be tamed

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Verse 3

From Idaho a young cowboy came

To ride in the big rodeo

The young cowboy's

name was Billy McClain

And Billy had never been thrown

Verse 4
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The greatest  (G major)  (C major) desire filled
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 (G major) young Billy's heart
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To  (D major) ride this old outlaw called  (G major) Red
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He drew him one day  (C major) and
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I  (G major) heard Billy say
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"I'll  (D major) ride him or drop over dead"  (G major) 

Verse 5
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 (G major) Old Red was wicked  (C major) down
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 (G major) there in the chute
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He was  (D major) kickin' and stompin' about  (G major) 
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Billy dropped in (C major) to the saddle  (G major) with ease
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And  (D major) said, "Turn him loose let us  (G major) out"

Verse 6
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 (C major) Old Red came out with his
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 (G major) head on the ground
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His  (D major) back hooves were
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touching his  (G major) nose
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Tryin' to get rid  (C major) of
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the man  (G major) of his back
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But the  (D major) man went wherever he'd  (G major) go
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 (A major) 

Verse 7

Billy was rakin' old Red with his spurs

From his tail to the tip of his chin

He was doin' right well but Billy could tell

This outlaw would never give in

Verse 8
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 (A major) Old Red was buck (D major) ing
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straight  (A major) for the fence
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Sud (E major) denly stopped in and  (A major) then
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He reared on his hind  (D major) legs
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then  (A major) fell on his back
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 (E major) Taking poor Billy with  (A major) him

Verse 9
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 (D major) There was a hush in the crowd
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 (A major) For they knew  (E major) this would be
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Billy's last  (A major) ride
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The saddle horn crushed  (D major) Billy's  (A major) chest
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When they fell and  (E major) under old Red Billy died  (A major) 

Verse 10
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 (A major) Old Red lay still  (D major) no  (A major) more
would he move
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The cow (E major) boys that seen it could  (A major) tell
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In tryin' to throw  (D major) Billy  (A major) off of his back
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Old  (E major) Red broke his neck when he fell  (A major) 

Verse 11
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 (D major) Out in the west is the place  (A major) 
where they rest
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This  (E major) cowboy that never was  (A major) thrown
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And one foot away  (D major) resting
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 (A major) there neath the clay
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Is the out (E major) law that never was  (A major) rode