The Riders chords by Waddie Mitchell
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Verse 1
(D major) (A major) (D major) He claimed he rode
the bad ones plumb
from (A major) Canada on south.
(G major) He'd rode them (D major) in the wet. (F sharp minor)
(E minor) He'd rode (A major) them in the drought. (D major)
He rode them where the
Bronx was small
and where the (A major) Bronx was big. (D major)
He had a lot of birdies
made of silver on his rig.
(A major) He (D major) said he never rode before
for such a little spread,
but well, (A major) if we had some Bronx to bust,
(G major) he'd snap (F sharp minor) a few, he said.
(E minor) Well, (A major) (D major) the boss,
he kind of blinks his eyes
and toes a piece of ground.
(A major) Of course, he said, (D major) us punchers here
ain't never (B minor) been around,
(A major) but, well, (D major) if your pride could
stand to ride
amongst a bunch of hicks,
I'll hire y 'all. (A major)
Maybe (D major) you could learn us all
some tricks. (B minor)
The stranger's name was (F sharp minor) Buck (A major) LaRue.
He wore a fancy (G major) boot,
and (F sharp minor) from (D major) all (E minor) his talk,
(D major) you'd think he learned the
hoot -owl how to (B minor) hoot.
But (A major) Joe, the old (D major) top -beater,
always counter (B minor) -held his jaw.
He just (A major) rode (D major) him as they come,
never raised no big hurrah.
He (A major) cut (D major) LaRue some (A major) four (D major) -year -olds
and watched him snap them out.
(B minor) (F sharp minor) This buck could fork (A major) a bronc,
he said, (G major)
of that (D major) there's little doubt. (E minor)
But (D major) when they talked a -riding
in the evenings (B minor) after chow,
it (A major) was Buck LaRue
(D major) that never failed to tell the others (B minor) how.
He'd (G major) (A minor) say,
(A major) (D major) you made a middlin' right
upon (G major) that great a day,
but Joe, (D major) I rode them aw (G major) ful
tough out Arizona way. (E minor)
Why, (B minor) I forked (D major) them in Wyoming
(E minor) an d the South Dakota hill (B minor) s
where (G major) you got (D major) ta set them salti (G major) er.
They'll jolt you to the (E minor) gills.
(D major) But Joe (G major) just went on ridin',
never puttin' (E minor) on a show. (D major)
(G major) His spurs was never bloody,
and you never heard him blow.
(D major) Then came the day
when (G major) Buck LaRue got spilt
upon (E minor) the ground,
(B minor) I guess this roan (D major) colt hadn't heard
(E minor) how Buck had been around. (B minor)
(A minor) Damned (D major) his (G major) soul, said Buck,
and you could see it hurt his (E minor) pride.
This (C major) two -bit (D major) ranch (G major) can't
raise a horse
that Buck LaRue can (E minor) 't ride. (D major)
So (G major) Buck screwed down on (D major) him once (G major) again.
The roan unraveled quick,
and where he throwed (D major) old Buck this time,
(G major) the dust was pretty thick.
(E minor) The third (G major) time that he throwed (D major) him,
(C major) Buck's tongue forgot to (B minor) wag. (A minor)
(D major) Joe (G major) steps up kinda quiet
and says, let (E minor) me try (D major) that little nag.
(G major) Chances are he'll (E minor) throw me
for his buck is (D major) off
and (G major) said (D major) I'm (G major) just a local rider
from a little two bits spread. (D major)
(G major) Well Joe (D major) swun (G major) g to the saddle,
raked that road both (E minor) fore and aft,
the (B minor) road done plenty (D major) bucking
but Joe (C major) just sat and laughed.
I'm (B minor) just (A minor) a poor old country (G major) boy
raised weak on country chuck (E minor) .
(D major) ain't never seen an ele (G major) phant
or spun the world like (E minor) Buck.
Come on, old (D major) horse,
show me how (G major) you lay
him on the ground first.
(C major) Buck has often told you
I (G major) ain't never been (C major) around.
Well, (A minor) that roam horse
bucked (E minor) the darndest
that (G major) a country bronco (A minor) could
and Joe just (E minor) sat there smiling,
(G major) setting deep down in the wood. (C major)
Once he done a (A minor) lick of sperm
just to give (C major) the boys (G major) a show.
(C major) Buck stood there watching
with (A minor) his head held kinda (G major) low.
(C major) Well, Joe rung him (G major) dry a (C major) -buckin'
like a ringer rings a shirt,
(G major) then he stepped down from (C major) the saddle,
being plenty fresh (A minor) an d purred.
(E minor) He says to Buck, (G major) You take (A minor) him,
and give his (E minor) hat a whirl.
Oh, (D major) (G major) in (D major) case (C major) he's still too tough for you,
just (A minor) give him to your girl. (G major)
(C major) Now, there's a moral to this story,
(A minor) as most of you have (G major) guessed,
and it's (C major) known by most cow punchers
most (F major) everywheres out west.
For most (C major) of us (F major) have noticed,
well, it's generally the case (C major) ,
the toughest Bronx (B flat major) of big mouth (A minor) rides
(C major) has been (F major) some other place.
(C major) (F major)
The Riders
Waddie Mitchell
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