Old Red chords by Marty Robbins
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Intro 1
(A major) (D major)
Verse 1
(D major) Old Red was one
of the orneriest (G major) yet
I've seen (D major) at the big rodeo (A major)
He'd bite (D major) you and kick you
and stomp (G major) out your life
(A major) Old Red had never been (D major) rode
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Verse 2
(D major) Meaner than sin, wild (G major) as the wind
That blew (D major) on the Montana plain (A major)
(D major) Old Red was one of the last (G major) of his breed
And wasn't (A major) about to be tamed
(D major)
Verse 3
(G major) From Idaho a young (D major) cowboy came
To (A major) ride in the big rodeo (D major)
The young cowboy's (G major) name
was (D major) Billy McClain
And (A major) Billy had never been thrown
(D major)
Verse 4
The greatest desire (G major) filling
young (D major) Billy's heart
To ride (A major) this old outlaw called Red (D major)
He drew him one day (G major) and
I heard (D major) Billy say
"I'll (A major) ride him or drop over dead"
(D major)
Verse 5
(D major) Old Red was wicked (G major) down
there (D major) in the chute
He was (A major) kicking and stomping about (D major)
Billy climbed in (G major) to the
saddle (D major) with ease
Then yelled (A major) "Turn him loose, let us (D major) out"
Verse 6
(G major) Old Red came out with his
(D major) head on the ground
His back (A major) hooves were
touching his (D major) nose
Tryin' to get rid (G major) of the man (D major) on his back
But the (A major) man went wherever he'd go
(D major)
Verse 7
(D major) Billy was (G major) rakin' Old Red (D major) with his spurs
From his tail (A major) to the tip of his (D major) chin
He was doin' right well, (G major)
but Billy (D major) could tell
(A major) This outlaw would never give in (D major)
Verse 8
(D major) Old Red was runnin' (G major) straight
(D major) for the fence
Sud (A major) denly stoppin' and then (D major)
He reared on his hind (G major) legs
and fell (D major) on his back
Tak (A major) in' poor Billy with (D major) him
Verse 9
(G major) There was a hush in the
crowd (D major) and they knew
This (A major) would be Billy's last ride (D major)
The saddle horn crushed (G major) Billy's
chest (D major) when they fell
And (A major) under Old Red Billy died
(D major)
Verse 10
Old Red lay still,
(G major) no more (D major) would he move
The cow (A major) boys that seen it could tell (D major)
In tryin' to throw (G major) Billy off (D major) of his back
Old (A major) Red broke his neck when he fell
(D major)
Verse 11
(D major) Out (G major) in the West is the
place (D major) where they rest
This (A major) cowboy that never was (D major) thrown
And one foot away (G major) restin'
(D major) there 'neath the clay
Is the (A major) outlaw that never was rode
(D major) (D major)
Old Red
Marty Robbins
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