Old Red

Old Red easy guitar chords by Marty Robbins

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  • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    Old 
    Red 
    was 
    one 

    of 
    the 
    orneriest 
    yet 

    I've 
    seen 
    at 
    the 
    big 
    rodeo 

    He'd 
    bite 
    you 
    and 
    kick 
    you 

    and 
    stomp 
    out 
    your 
    life 

    Old 
    Red 
    had 
    never 
    been 
    rode 

    Verse 2
    Meaner 
    than 
    sin, 
    wild 
    as 
    the 
    wind 

    That 
    blew 
    on 
    the Montana 
    plain 

    Old 
    Red 
    was 
    one 
    of 
    the 
    last 
    of 
    his 
    breed 

    And 
    wasn't 
    about 
    to 
    be 
    tamed 


    Verse 3
    From 
    Idaho 
    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

    The 
    greatest 
    de
    sire 
    filling 

    young 
    Billy's 
    heart 

    To 
    ride 
    this 
    old 
    outlaw 
    called 
    Red 

    He 
    drew 
    him 
    one 
    day 
    and 

    heard 
    Billy 
    say 

    "I'll 
    ride 
    him 
    or 
    drop 
    over 
    dead" 


    Verse 5
    Old 
    Red 
    was 
    wicked 
    down 

    there 
    in 
    the 
    chute 

    He 
    was 
    kicking 
    and 
    stomping 
    about 

    Billy 
    climbed 
    in 
    to 
    the 

    saddle 
    with 
    ease 

    Then 
    yelled 
    "Turn 
    him 
    loose, 
    let 
    us 
    out" 

    Verse 6
    Old 
    Red 
    came 
    out 
    with 
    his 

    head 
    on 
    the 
    ground 

    His 
    back 
    hooves 
    were 

    touching 
    his 
    nose 

    Tryin' 
    to 
    get 
    rid 
    of 
    the 
    man 
    on 
    his 
    back 

    But 
    the 
    man 
    went 
    wherever 
    he'd 
    go 


    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
    Old 
    Red 
    was 
    runnin' 
    straight 

    for 
    the 
    fence 

    Sud
    denly 
    stoppin' 
    and 
    then 

    He 
    reared 
    on 
    his 
    hind 
    legs 

    and 
    fell 
    on 
    his 
    back 

    Tak
    in' 
    poor 
    Billy 
    with 
    him 

    Verse 9
    There 
    was 
    hush 
    in 
    the 

    crowd 
    and 
    they 
    knew 

    This 
    would 
    be 
    Billy's 
    last 
    ride 

    The 
    saddle 
    horn 
    crushed 
    Billy's 

    chest 
    when 
    they 
    fell 

    And 
    under 
    Old 
    Red 
    Billy 
    died 

    Verse 10

    Old 
    Red 
    lay 
    still, 

    no 
    more 
    would 
    he 
    move 

    The 
    cow
    boys 
    that 
    seen 
    it 
    could 
    tell 

    In 
    tryin' 
    to 
    throw 
    Billy 
    off 
    of 
    his 
    back 

    Old 
    Red 
    broke 
    his 
    neck 
    when 
    he 
    fell 


    Verse 11
    Out 
    in 
    the 
    West 
    is 
    the 

    place 
    where 
    they 
    rest 

    This 
    cowboy 
    that 
    never 
    was 
    thrown 

    And 
    one 
    foot 
    away 
    restin' 

    there 
    'neath 
    the 
    clay 

    Is 
    the 
    outlaw 
    that 
    never 
    was 
    rode 


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