Misc Originals – Ashley Westcott - Rattlesnake Waltz (Guitar)

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Chords

[Intro] Em C Am Em x4 [Verse 1]
Em                       C     Am
Young Cowboy Blue, in the Yucca terrain,.

 Em        C               Am            Em
SV’s hired hand, with only knowledge to gain.

Em                           C            Am
One Morning young Blue Felt something was wrong

Em         C            Am           Em
Blinded by pain off his horse he did fall.

C            G          Am         Em
Swallowed by mountains, cactus and rocks,

Em          C           Am          Em 
Dreamily he entered the Rattlesnake Waltz.
[Chorus]
C      G        Am            Em
1 2 3, 1 2 3  A close ticking sound,

C          G            Am         Em 
Get up! Oh get up! From off of the Ground!

C      G     Am            Em
1 2 3, 1 2 3 Wake up Young Blue!

    C          G       Am         Em  
The Devil, himself, is staring at you!
[Verse 2]
Em                         C           Am
A Big Ol’ Black Rattler, as dark as midnight,

     Em         C               Am       Em
Was coiled up between his legs, ready to strike.

C         G        Am            Em
Frozen by fear Blue had just one thought,

     Em          C             Am          Em  
I’ve wandered by fault, into a Rattlesnake Waltz.
[Chorus]
C      G     Am         Em
1 2 3, 1 2 3 hours went by,

C           G            Am         Em 
Neither one trusting the other that lye.

C      G     Am        Em
1 2 3, 1 2 3 Blue took control,

               C           G
He -said -“You better back down…

           Am            Em  
And on thy belly... thou go!’
[Bridge]
Em   C    G    Am    Em  C   Am   Em
Ooooooooooohhhhhoooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh
[Instrumental] Em C G Am Em C Am Em [Verse 3]
         Em             C
Well the Serpent backed down,

   Am           Em
He knew he must go.

    Em       C              Am           Em
Our Creator above commanded this, to be so.

C           G           Am          Em
Young Cowboy Blue knew a lesson was taught……….

   Em                   C              Em          Em 
So Beware …. before You Dance in….., a Rattlesnake Waltz!

Em   C    G    Am    Em  C   Am   Em
Ooooooooooohhhhhoooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh
[Outro] Em C G Am Em C Am Em