Steer Rider Blues
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Intro
G Bb G Bb G Bb x6
C Bb G
[Verso 1]
G
I got the boy steer rider's blues
G
I got my name in the rodeo news
G
I can't explain it to the girls at school
G
But I think it's pretty damn cool
Bb C Bb G
I won a bunch of buckles by the time I turned fourteen
Bb C Bb G
And still the pretty ladies don't want nothin' to do with me
G
Last weekend I showed 'em how
G
They had us on some Oreo cows (he's refering to a Galloway cows)
G
I kicked her in the belly once
G
And she gave me a couple of good jumps
Bb C Bb G
She turned back both ways and they marked me a seventy-three
Bb C Bb G
I hit the ground running and she came hookin' after me
[Refrão]
C C Bb G
I got the boy steer rider's blues
C C Bb G
But it's all gonna be ok
C C Bb G
I got the boy steer rider's blues
F G
I'm gonna ride me a bull someday
Bridge
C Bb G
[Verso 2]
G
I got the boy steer rider's blues
G
I bucked off at Mountain View
G
But I placed out in Picture Butte
G
And paid my high school rodeo dues
Bb Bb C G
And it's a good thing too 'cause I was getting pretty damn near broke
Bb Bb C G
I saved all winter just to buy myself a decent rope
G
I'm borrowin' my old man's spurs
G
My mom lost track of hers
G
They're out in the barn someplace
G
Since she give up on the barrel race (his mom was a champion barrel racer)
Bb Bb C G
There's some Crocketts in the cellar and I think I'm gonna try 'em on
Bb Bb C G
They fit a little big but I tied 'em with a leather thong
[Refrão]
C C Bb G
I got the boy steer rider's blues
C C Bb G
But it's all gonna be ok
C C Bb G
I got the boy steer rider's blues
F G
I'm gonna ride me a bull someday
[Refrão]
C C Bb G
I got the boy steer rider's blues
C C Bb G
But it's all gonna be ok
C C Bb G
I got the boy steer rider's blues
F G
I'm gonna ride me a bull someday
Outro
G G Bb G G G Bb Bb C Bb G G G Bb x6
C - Bb G
How to play Steer Rider Blues
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.