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The Old Chisholm Trail

Randy Travis

Key of C · Chords: I IV V

Open in Bluegrass Book: transpose, play along

Verse 1

C
Well come along boys and listen to my tale
     G7                                C
I'll tell you bout the troubles on the ol' Chisholm Trail

Verse 2

       F                 C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       G7                C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea

Verse 3

I started up the trail October twenty-third
G7                            C
Started up the trail with the U-2 herd

Verse 2

       F                 C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       G7                C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea

Verse 4

On a ten dollar horse and a forty dollar saddle
G7                        C
Started out punchin' them longhorn cattle

Verse 2

       F                 C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       G7                C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea

Verse 5

With my seat in the saddle and my hand on the horn
G7                                C
I'm the best dang cowboy that was ever born

Verse 2

       F                 C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       G7                C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea

Verse 6

It's cloudy in the west and lookin' like rain
G7                                 C
And my danged old slicker's in the wagon again

Verse 2

       F                 C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       G7                C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea

Verse 7

The wind began to blow and the rain began to fall
G7                               C
And it looked like we were gonna lose 'em all

Verse 2

       F                 C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       G7                C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea

Verse 8

No chaps no slickers and it's pourin' down rain
G7                       C
I swear I'll never night herd again

Verse 2

       F                 C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       G7                C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea

Verse 9

I crippled my horse and I don't know how
G7                    C
Roping these longhorn U-2 cows

Verse 2

       F                 C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       G7                C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea

Verse 10

Well I went to my boss to draw my roll
G7                               C
And the boss had me figured nine dollars in the hole

Verse 2

       F                 C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       G7                C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea

Verse 11

Well me and the boss we had a little spat
G7                               C
So I hit him in the face with my ten gallon hat

Verse 2

       F                 C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       G7                C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea

Verse 12

The boss said to me well I'll fire you
G7                         C
Not only you but the whole darn crew

Verse 2

       F                 C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       G7                C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea

Verse 13

I'll sell my horse I'll sell my saddle
G7                         C
And you can drive all your longhorn cattle

Verse 2

       F                 C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       G7                C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea

Verse 2

       F                 C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       G7                C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea