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Indian Cowboy (Joe Ely)
as performed by Guy Clark
[Verse 1]
If you Dever go A7out to the Dcircus
Where the Wallendas walk on the Awire
I'll tDell you a tale to remGember
When the whDite horses lA7eap rings of fDire
[Verse 2]
It wDas a colA7d night in ODklahoma
And the show was about to Abegin
The aDnimals they were all Grestless
When the Dstar-horA7se broke froDm her pen
[Verse 3]
Well, Dshe was a A7mare of high Dspirit
Like a whore on a Saturday Anight
Just Da-kickin' and a-buckin' whGile the men were a-brushin'
DThe elephants A7lying on therDe sides
[Verse 4]
Now cDlose to the A7tent sat soDme lanterns
They were dangerously close to Athe hay
That Dmare headed straight for those Glanterns
DSome fool haA7d left by mDistake
[Verse 5]
DThen up stA7eps an Indian DCowboy
And his lasso went whirrlin throuAgh the air
SmackD-dab in the middle of Gdanger
DHe roped thA7at runaway Dmare
[Verse 6]
DAnd the elephanA7ts raised up their tDrumpets
And two of them broke from theiAr chains
StampeDded that Indian GCowboy
DWho had saved tA7he big-top from Dflames
[Verse 7]
DSo if you evA7er go out to the cDircus
Where the Wallendas walk on the Awire
RemembDer that Indian GCowboy
DWhen the white horses A7leap rings of Dfire

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Indian Cowboy

by Guy Clark

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Chords in this song · guitar

Indian Cowboy (Joe Ely)

as performed by Guy Clark

[Verse 1]

D A7 D

If you ever go out to the circus

Where the Wallendas walk on the wire

D G

I'll tell you a tale to remember

D A7 D

When the white horses leap rings of fire

[Verse 2]

D A7 D

It was a cold night in Oklahoma

And the show was about to begin

D G

The animals they were all restless

D A7 D

When the star-horse broke from her pen

[Verse 3]

D A7 D

Well, she was a mare of high spirit

Like a whore on a Saturday night

D G

Just a-kickin' and a-buckin' while the men were a-brushin'

D A7 D

The elephants lying on there sides

[Verse 4]

D A7 D

Now close to the tent sat some lanterns

They were dangerously close to the hay

D G

That mare headed straight for those lanterns

D A7 D

Some fool had left by mistake

[Verse 5]

D A7 D

Then up steps an Indian Cowboy

And his lasso went whirrlin through the air

D G

Smack-dab in the middle of danger

D A7 D

He roped that runaway mare

[Verse 6]

D A7 D

And the elephants raised up their trumpets

And two of them broke from their chains

D G

Stampeded that Indian Cowboy

D A7 D

Who had saved the big-top from flames

[Verse 7]

D A7 D

So if you ever go out to the circus

Where the Wallendas walk on the wire

D G

Remember that Indian Cowboy

D A7 D

When the white horses leap rings of fire

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