Verse:
DCEm
Fourty miles from ol' Cheyenne with his thumb out in the air.
DCEm
An achin' back and a broken hand from the ride at the county fair.
DCEm
His momma and his daddy's words are runnin' through his head.
DCD
The rodeo is a crazy place and you're gonna wind up dead.
Chorus:
DEm
But he's gotta ride
D
So he can prove all those right people wrong.
Em
He's gotta go
D
and live his life like a rodeo song.
CD
Nothing in the world could take his mind off his dream.
CD
Never try to tell him to quit cuz he won't hear a thing...
Em
He's gotta ride
Verse:
DCEm
fourty dollars in his old billfold and a million on his mind.
DCEm
The entry fee will take his last few bucks so he's gotta win this time.
DCEm
The road he's chosen does'nt leave much time to establish any roots.
DCD
Cuz every moment of his life comes down to the second when they open that chute.
Chorus
Solo
ChorusOutro:
DDEm
Fourty miles from Houston with his thumb out in the air.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.