Man With The Big Hat Cifras

[Verse 1]
C
In a bar in Arizona
     Em
on a sultry summer's day
  Dm
a cowboy came in off the road
        G
just to pass the time away
   C
He pulled a stool up to the bar
           Em
pushed his hat back on his head
  Dm
I listen to the stories told
    G
the words the cowboy said
 
He said
C                               Bb
I can tell you stories 'bout the indians on the plains
F                           D              G
talk of Wells Fargo and the coming of the trains
C                               Bb
talk about the slaughter of the buffalo that roamed
F                                  D             G
speak of all the settlers come out looking for a home
 
[Chorus]
        C          F          C
Now the man in the big hat is buying
      C            F           G
Drink up while the drinking is free
      F         Bm        G         C
Drink up to the cowboys a dead or a dying
      G        F G         C
Drink to my compadres and me
      G        F  G      C
Drink to my compadres and me
 
[Verse 2]
C
Well, his shirt was brown and faded
        Em
and his hat was wide and black
        Dm
and his pants which once were blue were grey
          G
and had a pocket gone in back
   C                             Em
He had a finger missin' from the hand he rolled his smoke
   Dm
He laughed and talked of cowboy life
        G
but you knew it weren't no joke
 
He said
C                            Bb
I've seen the days so hot my pony could not stand
    F                          D
and if your water bag was dry, don't count upon the land
    C                                     Bb
and winters, I've seen winters where your boots froze in the snow
         F                                D               G
And your only thought was leaving but you had no place to go
 
[Chorus]
        C          F          C
Now the man in the big hat is buying
      C            F           G
Drink up while the drinking is free
      F         Bm        G         C
Drink up to the cowboys a dead or a dying
      G      F     G      C
Drink to my compadres and me
      G       F    G      C
Drink to my compadres and me
 
[Verse 3]
   C                          Em
He rested easy at the bar his foot upon the rail
    Dm                                       G
And laughed and talked of times he had while living on the trail
    C                           Em
The silence never broken as the words poured from his lips
   Dm                                G
As quiet as the 45 he carried on his hips
 
He said
C                            Bb
I rode the cattle drive from here to San Antone
F                                   D
Ten days in the saddle you know and weary to the bone
C                               Bm
I rode from here to Wichita without a woman's smile
        F                                        D              G
And the campfire where I cooked my beans was the only light for miles
 
[Chorus]
        C          F          C
Now the man in the big hat is buying
      C            F           G
Drink up while the drinking is free
      F         Bb        G         C
Drink up to the cowboys a dead or a dying
      G       F    G      C
Drink to my compadres and me
      G       F   G       C
Drink to my compadres and me
 
[Verse 4]
   C                              Em
He rolled another cigarette as he headed toward the door
        Dm                               G
I could hear his spurs a jingling as his boot heels hit the floor
   C                                         Em
He loosened up his belt a knotch, pulled his hat back on his head
    Dm                                G
And as he turned to say goodbye to me this is what he said
 
        C                                     Bb
Now the high-lines chase the highways and the fences close the range
   F                             D                     G
To see a working cowboy that's a sight that's mighty strange
 C                                Bb
A cowboy's life is lonely and his lot is not the best
          F                                 D              G
But if it hadn't been for men like me there wouldn't be no west
 
[Chorus]
        C          F          C
Now the man in the big hat is buying
      C            F           G
Drink up while the drinking is free
      F         Bb        G         C
Drink up to the cowboys a dead or a dying
      G        F  G     C
Drink to my compadres and me
      G        F  G      C
Drink to my compadres and me
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