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[Chorus]
BaCld Butte, Bald Butte so lofty and so C7high
CarFry me to Bald Butte
Where the plains wrap round the sCky
You can dGig a hole on Bald Butte when I dCie
[Verse 1]
HeCnry was born on Bald Butte
A paint horse he did rC7ide
WeFll he roped him in Alberta
Broke him on the Montana lCine
ToGre him a trail through the northwest countrysCide
[Verse 2]
HeCnry took to stealing
Robbing on the CP RC7ail
HFe got the devil on his shoulders
And the law man on his taCil
You better riGde, Henry ride
You ain't got no friends to go your bCail
[Verse 3]
WeCll he rode across the Grey Back camp
Up in Cypress HiC7lls
ThFey said they left the US nation
On the day that Richmond fCell
ThGey whistled Dixie and set him up a stCill
[Verse 4]
HeCnry woke the next morn
Like a corpse from the grC7ave
HaFlf blind and twice as haggard
He took a cast iron to the brCain
They stGole his horse and the rifle that shared his Cname
[Verse 5]
AnCd he tracked them former Johnny Rebs
Through the prairie and the trC7ees
UFp old Castle Mountain
Cross the river WapiCti
LGow and behold, what do you think he seCes
I see my paint
I see my riFfle that shares my naCme
I see them mGen that done me wrong
Lord, I'm gonna do them just the sCame
[Verse 6]
HeCnry grabbed his rifle
Up off of the gC7round
He kissed the eFver-loving barrel
And he shot them old boys dCown
They hGit the dirt, he revelled in the sCoumd
[Verse 7]
NoCw he's back up in the saddle
Back up on the C7top
When he fFelt that southern slug
Chew a hole right through his gCut
He tGhought he killed them all
But he had nCot
[Verse 9]
ThCat paint took off a running
Through the water and the C7mud
No eFarthly force in this whole world
Could stop that 'Berta sCtud
HeGnry sat there laughing up his bClood
ACnd he was singing
[Chorus]
CBald Butte, Bald Butte so lofty and so hiC7gh
CaFrry me to Bald Butte
Where the plains wrap round the the sCky
You can dGig a hole on Bald Butte when I dCie

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Bald Butte

by Colter Wall

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Chorus]

C C7

Bald Butte, Bald Butte so lofty and so high

Carry me to Bald Butte

Where the plains wrap round the sky

G C

You can dig a hole on Bald Butte when I die

[Verse 1]

Henry was born on Bald Butte

A paint horse he did ride

Well he roped him in Alberta

Broke him on the Montana line

G C

Tore him a trail through the northwest countryside

[Verse 2]

Henry took to stealing

Robbing on the CP Rail

He got the devil on his shoulders

And the law man on his tail

You better ride, Henry ride

You ain't got no friends to go your bail

[Verse 3]

Well he rode across the Grey Back camp

Up in Cypress Hills

They said they left the US nation

On the day that Richmond fell

G C

They whistled Dixie and set him up a still

[Verse 4]

Henry woke the next morn

Like a corpse from the grave

Half blind and twice as haggard

He took a cast iron to the brain

G C

They stole his horse and the rifle that shared his name

[Verse 5]

And he tracked them former Johnny Rebs

Through the prairie and the trees

Up old Castle Mountain

Cross the river Wapiti

G C

Low and behold, what do you think he sees

I see my paint

F C

I see my rifle that shares my name

I see them men that done me wrong

Lord, I'm gonna do them just the same

[Verse 6]

Henry grabbed his rifle

Up off of the ground

He kissed the ever-loving barrel

And he shot them old boys down

G C

They hit the dirt, he revelled in the soumd

[Verse 7]

Now he's back up in the saddle

Back up on the top

When he felt that southern slug

Chew a hole right through his gut

He thought he killed them all

But he had not

[Verse 9]

That paint took off a running

Through the water and the mud

No earthly force in this whole world

Could stop that 'Berta stud

G C

Henry sat there laughing up his blood

And he was singing

[Chorus]

C C7

Bald Butte, Bald Butte so lofty and so high

Carry me to Bald Butte

Where the plains wrap round the the sky

G C

You can dig a hole on Bald Butte when I die

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