Top hand chords by Charlie Daniels
Verse 1
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The kid was tall, rangy,
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G
A
still wet behind the ears
G
D
Bm
But he could ride and he could
Em
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G
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D
roam way beyond his years
He said,
Bm
F#m
Daddy, can I ride with you
G
D
now that I'm sixteen?
Bm
Help you drive them dog
F#m
G
gies up the trail to
A
Abilene
D
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G
His daddy was a mighty man,
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A
a cowboy to the bone
G
D
Trail boss for the
Bm
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G
J -Bar -Z out east of
San
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Antone
D
Bm
He said, boy,
F#m
don't get impatient now
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D
You've got a lot to learn
Bm
F#m
You'll get your chance to be top hand
G
A
But you'll have to wait your turn
G
A
Cause the trail goes on forever
D
And the days get mighty long
Bm
G
A
If a northern stock's too blowin'
D
Bm
It can chill you to the bone
G
A
And there's rivers and there's rustlers
D
And you've got to understand
G
D
Em
It takes more than just a
D
cowboy's son
A
D
G
You've got to be a man
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G
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D
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D
Against his daddy's wishes,
A
he left that very day
G
D
Signed on with the
Bm
Double
A
G
D to drive the
A
Chisholm train
D
Bm
There were two weeks out of
F#m
Texas
G
He was ridin' a drag one night
D
Bm
F#m
When an order started blowin'
And
Simpler
G
A
Heard was out of sight
D
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G
The snow was fallin' faster now
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G
D
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The cold wind took his breath
G
D
Bm
He knew the end was coming soon,
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G
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D
he was sure to freeze to death
Bm
F#m
Went out of the blinding whiteness,
G
rode a tall and mighty man
D
Bm
F#m
He said, son, I was just passing through,
G
A
thought you could use a hand
G
A
Cause the trail goes on forever and
D
the days get mighty long
Bm
G
A
When that old north wind starts a blowin'
D
Bm
it can chew you to the bones
G
A
And so the top hand always has to
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D
do the very best he can
Em
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And I knew you were a cowboy,
A
Bm
now I know that you're a man
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G
D
I knew you were a cowboy, son,
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D
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D
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D
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now you've become a man
you
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