{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2715189,"song":"Man With The Big Hat","artist":"Steven Fromholz","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11528165-man-with-the-big-hat-chords-by-steven-fromholz/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2715189?type=chord","rating":4.74844,"votes":3,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn a bar in Arizona[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\non a sultry summer's day[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\na cowboy came in off the road[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\njust to pass the time away[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe pulled a stool up to the bar[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\npushed his hat back on his head[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI listen to the stories told[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthe words the cowboy said[/tab]\r\n\r\nHe said\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI can tell you stories 'bout the indians on the plains[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\ntalk of Wells Fargo and the coming of the trains[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\ntalk about the slaughter of the buffalo that roamed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nspeak of all the settlers come out looking for a home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow the man in the big hat is buying[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDrink up while the drinking is free[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDrink up to the cowboys a dead or a dying[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDrink to my compadres and me[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDrink to my compadres and me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, his shirt was brown and faded[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nand his hat was wide and black[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nand his pants which once were blue were grey[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nand had a pocket gone in back[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe had a finger missin' from the hand he rolled his smoke[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nHe laughed and talked of cowboy life[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nbut you knew it weren't no joke[/tab]\r\n\r\nHe said\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI've seen the days so hot my pony could not stand[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand if your water bag was dry, don't count upon the land[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                                     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nand winters, I've seen winters where your boots froze in the snow[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd your only thought was leaving but you had no place to go[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow the man in the big hat is buying[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDrink up while the drinking is free[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDrink up to the cowboys a dead or a dying[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDrink to my compadres and me[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDrink to my compadres and me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe rested easy at the bar his foot upon the rail[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]                                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd laughed and talked of times he had while living on the trail[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe silence never broken as the words poured from his lips[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Dm[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs quiet as the 45 he carried on his hips[/tab]\r\n\r\nHe said\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI rode the cattle drive from here to San Antone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTen days in the saddle you know and weary to the bone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI rode from here to Wichita without a woman's smile[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                                        [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the campfire where I cooked my beans was the only light for miles[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow the man in the big hat is buying[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDrink up while the drinking is free[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDrink up to the cowboys a dead or a dying[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDrink to my compadres and me[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDrink to my compadres and me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe rolled another cigarette as he headed toward the door[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI could hear his spurs a jingling as his boot heels hit the floor[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                                         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe loosened up his belt a knotch, pulled his hat back on his head[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd as he turned to say goodbye to me this is what he said[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                                     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nNow the high-lines chase the highways and the fences close the range[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo see a working cowboy that's a sight that's mighty strange[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nA cowboy's life is lonely and his lot is not the best[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut if it hadn't been for men like me there wouldn't be no west[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow the man in the big hat is buying[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDrink up while the drinking is free[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDrink up to the cowboys a dead or a dying[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDrink to my compadres and me[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDrink to my compadres and me[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHe said\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHe said\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\nHe said\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["C","Em","Dm","G","Bb","F","D","Bm","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}