Chris LeDoux – Stampede (Guitar)

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We made camp along Red River

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Watched the cattle as they bedded down

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Back at the wagons, right after supper

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Spread our bedrolls on the ground

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And me and Willie, we took the night guard

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And the sage never smelled so sweet

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The prairie moon, was blazin' silver

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No chance tonight for a stampede

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Way over yonder, off in the distance

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Towards the mountains there in the west

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Did I see lightnin', did I hear thunder

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The mind is weary, I could use some rest

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Then all at once, the wind shifts directions

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The clouds roll in behind the tumble weeds

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Those longhorn cattle, are gettin' restless

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God help us all, if they stampede

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Smell the rain, hear the thunder

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The midnight sky, turns black as death

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The lightnin' crashes, smell the sulphur

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It's rank and strong, as Satan's breath

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The cattle rise up, and go to runnin'

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I spur my pony on and take the lead

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And across the herd, I can hear Willie yellin'

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Hey Stampede!

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Dust clouds rise, as the rain falls

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They mix together, turn the air to mud

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I feel the longhorns brush against me

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I can feel the demons racing through my blood

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Then all at once, my pony stumbles

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We hit the ground, I rise up to my knees

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In a flash of light, I can see the cattle comin'

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Lord I know I'm gonna die in this stampede

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Then I awake, and I look around me

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I'm in my bedroll and I'm layin' on the ground

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Over there's the wagon, and there's the campfire

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I was only dreamin', what's that sound?

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And I feel the earth tremble underneath me

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As the midnight sky begins to bleed

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And from the blackness I can hear Willie yellin'

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Hey Stampede