Steven Fromholz – Man With The Big Hat chords
Chords:
[Verse 1]CIn a bar in ArizonaEmon a sultry summer's dayDma cowboy came in off the roadGjust to pass the time awayCHe pulled a stool up to the barEmpushed his hat back on his headDmI listen to the stories toldGthe words the cowboy saidHe saidC BmI can tell you stories bout the indians on the plainsF Dtalk of Wells Fargo and the comming of the trainsC Bmtalk about the slaughter of the buffalo that roamedF D Gspeak of all the settlers come out looking for a home[Chorus]C F CNow the man in the big hat is buyingC F GDrink up while the drinking is freeF Bm G CDrink up to the cowboys a dead or a dyingG Dm CDrink to my compadres and meG Dm CDrink to my compadres and me[Verse 2]CWell his shirt was brown and fadedEmand his hat was wide and blackDmand his pants which once were blue were greyGand had a pocket gone in backC EmHe had a finger missin from the hand he rolled his smokeDmHe laughed and talked of cowboy lifeGbut you knew it weren't no jokeHe saidC BmI've seen the days so hot my pony could not standF Dand If you water bag was dry, don't count upon the landC Bmand winters , I've seen winters where you boots froze in the snowF D GAnd your only thought was leaving but you had no place to go[Chorus]C F CNow the man in the big hat is buyingC F GDrink up while the drinking is freeF Bm G CDrink up to the cowboys a dead or a dyingG Dm CDrink to my compadres and meG Dm CDrink to my compadres and me[Verse 3]C EmHe rested eazy at the bar his foot upon the railDm GAnd laughed and talked of times he had while living on the trailC EmThe silence never broken as the words poured from his lipsDm GAs quiet as the 45 he carried on his hipsHe saidC BmI rode the cattle drive from here to San AntoneF DTen days in the saddle you know and weary to the boneC BmI rode from here to Wichita without a womans smileF D GAnd the campfire where I cooked my beans was the only light for miles[Chorus]C F CNow the man in the big hat is buyingC F GDrink up while the drinking is freeF Bm G CDrink up to the cowboys a dead or a dyingG Dm CDrink to my compadres and meG Dm CDrink to my compadres and me[Verse 4]C EmHe rolled another cigarette as he headed toward the doorDm GI could hear his spurs a jingling as his boot heels hit the floorC EmHe loosened up his belt a knotch pulled his hat back on his headDm GAnd as he turned to say goodbye to me this is what he saidC BmNow the high-lines chase the highways and the fenses close the rangeF DTo see a working cowboy that's a sight thats mighty strangeC BmA cowboys life is lonely and his lot is not the bestF D GBut if it hadn't been for men like me there wouldn't be no west[Chorus]C F CNow the man in the big hat is buyingC F GDrink up while the drinking is freeF Bm G CDrink up to the cowboys a dead or a dyingG Dm CDrink to my compadres and meG Dm CDrink to my compadres and me