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The Bucking Machine 
Recorded by Chris LeDoux
(Capo on 3)
[Intro]
G C D G G
[Verse 1]
GI've rode lots of horses and I've Cwon a few shows
DRidin' broncos at the Gbig old rodeos
But the Gdang-dest contraption Cthat I've ever seen
Is that Dbucket of bolts called a buckin' ma- Gchine
[Verse 2]
The Gkids they were all lined up to Cgive the thing a go
And Dwhen I first saw it, lord, it Glooked pretty slow
It jumped and it kicked then it Cturned back and twirled
Then DI got to thinkin' I'll give it a Gwhirl
[Chorus]
So I Cpushed through the crowd and I Gtalked to the man
DWho had invented this here Gmodified garbage can
I Csaid I'm a twister, and Gone of the best
I'm a Dwolf of the world, boys, I must con- Gfess
[Verse 3]
I'll Gbet you a hundred, I Csaid with a grin
I'll Dspur it so hard its Gsides will cave in
And the bolts and the screws that hold the Cdang thing together
Will Dfall down inside it there and short out it Gmotor
[Verse 4]
Well, the Gman, he said, "Son, CI'll take that bet,
And I Dwon't turn it on 'til you Gthink that you're set"
So I got my riggin' and I Ccinched it on down
Then I Dsaid to old Sam, "Go ahead and turn it Gon"
[Chorus]
Well, it Crattled and it groaned, then it Gstarted to move
I Dspurred it every jump, and, Lord, it Gfell mighty smooth
The foam Crubber was a flyin' right Goff of its old neck
And the Dtin underneath, it was startin' to Gcrack
[Harmonica solo]
G C D G G
[Verse 5]
I Glooked at the man and I Cstarted to say
I'll Dwin me that hundred for the Gend of the day
Then he grabbed a big ol' lever with a Clittle sly grin
DJammed it up to high gear and locked it right on Gin
[Chorus]
With a Csnatch and a jerk and a Gsharp stabbin' pain
I Dfelt like a hobo tied Gto an old freight train
My Chead, it went to poppin' and I Gsaw all the stars
The Big DDipper, The Milky Way, The planet they call GMars
[Verse 6]
GThe next thing I knew I was Cright there on the ground
Just a- Dbout thirty feet away from that Glaughin' crowd
So I paid up my hundred and I Climped on away
And the Dwords the man said, I still remember todayG  
[Chorus]
So you're a Cwolf of the world and a Greal tough twister
Well Dlisten real close to some Ggood advise Mister
Keep a Cridin' them old broncos, if you're Gstill feelin' mean
But you'd Dbetter keep clear of Sam's buckin' ma- GchineC  D  G  

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The Bucking Machine

by Chris LeDoux

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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The Bucking Machine

Recorded by Chris LeDoux

(Capo on 3)

[Intro]

G C D G G

[Verse 1]

G C

I've rode lots of horses and I've won a few shows

D G

Ridin' broncos at the big old rodeos

G C

But the dang-dest contraption that I've ever seen

D G

Is that bucket of bolts called a buckin' ma- chine

[Verse 2]

G C

The kids they were all lined up to give the thing a go

D G

And when I first saw it, lord, it looked pretty slow

It jumped and it kicked then it turned back and twirled

D G

Then I got to thinkin' I'll give it a whirl

[Chorus]

C G

So I pushed through the crowd and I talked to the man

D G

Who had invented this here modified garbage can

C G

I said I'm a twister, and one of the best

D G

I'm a wolf of the world, boys, I must con- fess

[Verse 3]

G C

I'll bet you a hundred, I said with a grin

D G

I'll spur it so hard its sides will cave in

And the bolts and the screws that hold the dang thing together

D G

Will fall down inside it there and short out it motor

[Verse 4]

G C

Well, the man, he said, "Son, I'll take that bet,

D G

And I won't turn it on 'til you think that you're set"

So I got my riggin' and I cinched it on down

D G

Then I said to old Sam, "Go ahead and turn it on"

[Chorus]

C G

Well, it rattled and it groaned, then it started to move

D G

I spurred it every jump, and, Lord, it fell mighty smooth

C G

The foam rubber was a flyin' right off of its old neck

D G

And the tin underneath, it was startin' to crack

[Harmonica solo]

G C D G G

[Verse 5]

G C

I looked at the man and I started to say

D G

I'll win me that hundred for the end of the day

Then he grabbed a big ol' lever with a little sly grin

D G

Jammed it up to high gear and locked it right on in

[Chorus]

C G

With a snatch and a jerk and a sharp stabbin' pain

D G

I felt like a hobo tied to an old freight train

C G

My head, it went to poppin' and I saw all the stars

D G

The Big Dipper, The Milky Way, The planet they call Mars

[Verse 6]

G C

The next thing I knew I was right there on the ground

D G

Just a- bout thirty feet away from that laughin' crowd

So I paid up my hundred and I limped on away

D G

And the words the man said, I still remember today

[Chorus]

C G

So you're a wolf of the world and a real tough twister

D G

Well listen real close to some good advise Mister

C G

Keep a ridin' them old broncos, if you're still feelin' mean

D G C D G

But you'd better keep clear of Sam's buckin' ma- chine

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