Randy Travis – The Old Chisolm Trail (Guitar)

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[Intro] C C G C F C G C [Verse]
C
Well come along boys and listen to my tale

     G                                 C
I'll tell you bout the troubles on the ol' Chisholm Trail
[Chorus]
       F                 C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea

       G                 C   C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea
[Verse]
  C
I started up the trail October twenty-third

G7                            C
Started up the trail with the U-2 herd
[Chorus]
       F                 C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea

       G                 C   C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea
[Verse]
     C
On a ten dollar horse and a forty dollar saddle

G7                        C
Started out punchin' them longhorn cattle
[Chorus]
       F                 C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea

       G                 C   C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea
[Verse]
        C
With my seat in the saddle and my hand on the horn

        G7               C
I'm the best dang cowboy that was ever born
[Chorus]
       F                 C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea

       G                 C   C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea
[Solo] | C | C | G | C | | F | C | G | C | A [Verse]
     D
It's cloudy in the west and lookin' like rain

       A7                          D
And my danged old slicker's in the wagon again
[Chorus]
       G                 D
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea

       A                 D   D
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea
[Verse]
    D
The wind began to blow and the rain began to fall

       A7                        D
And it looked like we were gonna lose 'em all
[Chorus]
       G                 D
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea

       A                 D   D
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea
[Verse]
   D
No chaps no slickers and it's pourin' down rain

  A7                     D
I swear I'll never night herd again
[Chorus]
       G                 D
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea

       A                 D   D
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea
[Verse]
  D
I crippled my horse and I don't know how

A7                    D
Roping these longhorn U-2 cows
[Chorus]
       G                 D
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea

       A                 D   D
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea
[Solo] | D | D | A | D | | G | D | A | D | B7 [Verse]
       E
Well I went to my boss to draw my roll

        B7                       E
And the boss had me figured nine dollars in the hole
[Chorus]
       A                 E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea

       B7                E   E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea
[Verse]
     E
Well me and the boss we had a little spat

     B7                          E
So I hit him in the face with my ten gallon hat
[Chorus]
       A                 E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea

       B7                E   E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea
[Verse]
    E
The boss said to me well I'll fire you

    B7               E
Not only you but the whole darn crew
[Chorus]
       A                 E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea

       B7                E   E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea
[Verse]
     E
I'll sell my horse I'll sell my saddle

    B7                     E
And you can drive all your longhorn cattle
[Chorus]
       A                 E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea

       B7                E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea
[Solo] | E | E | B7 | E | [Chorus]
       A                 E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea

       B7                E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea