Joade The Rodeo Clown
Recorded by Chris LeDoux
(Capo on 1)
Intro.: 6/8||(C) |(F) |(G) |(C) |(C) |
(C)Gather round boys and a (F)tale I will (G)tell
About (C)Joade the rodeo (G)clown
(C)This happy feller keep the (F)cowboys together
(G)After they hit the (C)ground
He (C)once was a fighter and a (F)saddle bronc (G)rider
And (C)all around hell of a (G)hand
But a (C)bull got him down a-(F)way from the clownin'
He (G)lived but not ride a-(C)gain
But (C)rodeo was burned (F)deep in his (G)soul
And his (C)heart just wouldn't let (G)go
He (C)didn't want cowboys (F)hooked by the bulls
So he (G)took to clowin' the (C)show
Solo: |(C) |(D) |(D)
With (D)grease paint and red nose and (G)baggy old (A)clothes
His (D)track shoes barrel and (A)broom
(D)He earned his keep a (G)fighting' the bulls
And (A)savin' us hard ridin' (D)fools
I was (D)down in the well and (G)hung in my (A)rope
In a (D)show in old west Texas (A)town
The (D)man who saved me from (G)changing' hells
Was (A)Joade the rodeo (D)clown
The (D)bull gored old Joade with his (G)terrible old (A)horns
Then (D)stomped and mauled him a-(A)round
(D)One of my buddies (G)dragged me away
But (A)Joade lay dead on the (D)ground ---
(D)(Dmaj7) The (G)preacher they found (A) for the funeral
(D) Well, he didn't have a whole lot to (A)say
(D) He didn't know Joade or a-(G)bout rodeo life
(A)So all he could do was to pray (D)
(D) There's many a cowboy that (G)owes him his life (A)
(D) And the children all loved him too (A)
There were (D)lines on his face and each (G)one was a trace
Of the (A)laughter the miles and the blues (D)
(D) So bar keep and he just better (G) set 'em up again (A)
(D) I'm buyin' this next round (A)
And (D)if there's any man here who can't (G)drink to old Joade ---
Then he (A)better just get the hell out --- (D) -----
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