Scatter The Ashes 
By Chris Ledoux
Tabbed By Larry Mofle
rmofle at satx.rr.com
11/19/2005



       D                   Bm              G                         D
He got busted up bad up in Lubbock; he was taking the greyhound back home
           Bm          A         G                      Bm          A              G 
Though the fire in his eye never flickered, he knew the best of his good days were gone
                D                      Bm              G                  D  
His said I been thinking a lot ‘bout retiring, but the rodeo life’s all I know
    Bm      A            G                     Bm        A         G       
And I don’t know what to do with the rest, I’m too burnt out to go on


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        D                 A Bm G
He said scatter the ashes over the road
     Bm                G
then let a strong wind blow
       D                A               Bm   G
When I can’t walk away, it’s my time to go


He said son my road map to heaven sometimes leads me out of the way
Through those rodeo towns, and those drunken old sun downs, someday to an early grave 
He pulled his saddle up over his shoulder and said before you throw dirt on my bones
Hey tell me what do you do with a broken old cowboy who spent his whole life being thrown

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