Standard (EADGBE)
Verse
Fourty miles from ol' Cheyenne with his thumb out in the air.
An achin' back and a broken hand from the ride at the county fair.
His momma and his daddy's words are runnin' through his head.
The rodeo is a crazy place and you're gonna wind up dead.
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But he's gotta ride
So he can prove all those right people wrong.
He's gotta go
and live his life like a rodeo song.
Nothing in the world could take his mind off his dream.
Never try to tell him to quit cuz he won't hear a thing...
He's gotta ride
Verse
fourty dollars in his old billfold and a million on his mind.
The entry fee will take his last few bucks so he's gotta win this time.
The road he's chosen does'nt leave much time to establish any roots.
Cuz every moment of his life comes down to the second when they open that chute.
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Solo
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Outro
Fourty miles from Houston with his thumb out in the air.