{"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":1802136,"song":"The Cowboy In The Continental Suit","artist":"Marty Robbins","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1802136-the-cowboy-in-the-continental-suit-chords-by-marty-robbins/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1802136?type=chord","rating":4.89389,"votes":39,"content":"The Cowboy In The Continental Suit - Marty Robbins\r\nComposer: M. Robbins\r\nLabel: CBS\r\n\r\nReleased as a single it reached #3 on the country chart in 1964\r\nPlay the D, Bm and F#m with a barre at the second and the A7 in \r\nthe 5th position. Its then a simple slide of 1 fret up for each\r\nkey change.. \r\n\r\nIntro:\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n#1:\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]A7[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell he walks out in the arena all dressed up to the brim[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nSaid he'd just came down from a place called Highland Rim[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell he said he came to ride the horse the one they called \"The Brute\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                       [ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut he didn't look like a cowboy in his Continental Suit[/tab]\r\n\r\n#2:\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                         [ch]A7[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe snickered at the way he dressed but he never said a word[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nHe walks on by the rest of us as if he hadn't heard[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]F#m[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA thousand bucks went to the man that could ride this wild Cayuse[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                      [ch]A7[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA meaner horse was never born than the one they called \"The Brute\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]A7[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe horse that he was looking for was in chute number eight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nHe walked up very slowly put his hand upon the gate[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe knew he was a thoroughbred when he pulled a sack of Dukes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFrom the inside pocket of his Continental Suit[/tab]\r\n\r\n [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                                 [ch]Bb7[/ch]             [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nHe rolled himself a quirley and he lit it standing there[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                [ch]Cm[/ch]                [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nHe blew himself a smoke ring and he watched it disappear[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Eb[/ch]                 [ch]Gm[/ch]            [ch]Ab[/ch]            [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nWe thought he must be crazy when he opened up the gate[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                               [ch]Bb7[/ch]                   [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nStanding just inside was fifteen hundred pounds of the hate[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                                         [ch]Bb7[/ch]              [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nThe buckskin tried to run him down but the stranger was too quick[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                   [ch]Cm[/ch]             [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nHe stepped aside and threw his arms around the horse's neck[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Eb[/ch]              [ch]Gm[/ch]                  [ch]Ab[/ch]                     [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nAnd he pulled himself upon the back of the horse they called \"The Brute\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                                [ch]Bb7[/ch]         [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nSat like he was born there in his continental suit[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                                        [ch]Bb7[/ch]              [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n\"The Brute's\" hind end was in the air his front end on the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]            [ch]Cm[/ch]                  [ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\nKicking and a-squealing trying to shake the stranger down [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Eb[/ch]             [ch]Gm[/ch]               [ch]Ab[/ch]                [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nBut the stranger didn't give an inch, he came to ride \"The Brute\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                                    [ch]Bb7[/ch]         [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nAnd he came to ride the buckskin in a Continental Suit[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                       [ch]B7[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell I turned around to look at Jim and he was watching me [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]C#m[/ch]                [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nHe said I don't believe the crazy things I think I see[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]G#m[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut I think I see the outlaw the one they call \"The Brute\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                       [ch]B7[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nRidden by a cowboy in a Continental Suit[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                  [ch]B7[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\"The Brute\" came to a standstill ashamed that he'd bin rode [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]         [ch]C#m[/ch]            [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nBy a city cowboy in some continental clothes[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]G#m[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe stranger took his money and we don't know where he went[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                       [ch]B7[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWe don't know where he came from and we haven't seen him since[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                             [ch]B7[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe moral of the story never judge by what they wear [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]C#m[/ch]                  [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nUnderneath some ragged clothes could be a millionaire[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]         [ch]G#m[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nEverybody listen  don't be fooled by this galoot[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                 [ch]B7[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe sure enough bronc buster in a Continental Suit[/tab]","plain_text":"The Cowboy In The Continental Suit - Marty Robbins\nComposer: M. Robbins\nLabel: CBS\n\nReleased as a single it reached #3 on the country chart in 1964\nPlay the D, Bm and F#m with a barre at the second and the A7 in \nthe 5th position. Its then a simple slide of 1 fret up for each\nkey change.. \n\nIntro:\n\nD\n\n#1:\n\n\n\n\n\n#2:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n D Eb\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEb E","chords":["D","Bm","F#m","A7","G","A","Eb","Bb7","Cm","Gm","Ab","E","B7","C#m","G#m"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}