National Finals Rodeo

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[Verse]
Bb D
A rodeo's just a rodeo after riding several years
F D F Bb
From ol' Cheyenne to Houston they never cause too much fear
D
But let me tell you about one that will chill your very soul
F D F Bb
It happens in December when it's snowin' and it's cold
D
In Oklahoma City there's a building of concrete
F D F Bb
It's where the toughest stock and men will gather and compete
D
The points have all been tallied and the stock has all been brought
F D F Bb
We've got just two more hours cause it starts at eight o'clock
[Chorus]
D Bb
It's the Finals the NFR the Series of the sport
D Cm
Hey rookie can you take ten head have you got the heart
D Bb
You think you're a tough cowboy we'll find out in the end
F D Bb
When that final whistle blows and the stock's all in the pen
[Verse]
Bb D
The coliseum's quiet except for the sounds
F D F Bb
Of cowboys getting ready and the workmen of the grounds
D
The cowboys ask each other, what each other's got
F D F Bb
Did you draw ol' Necklace or pluck old Double-Ought
D
The tension now is mounting as the crowd starts pouring in
F D F Bb
A shiver goes all through me like from a cold cold wind
D
I hear the horses comin' runnin' down the alleyway
F D F Bb
They're snortin' and a blowin' as men shut the sliding gates
[Chorus]
D Bb
It's the Finals the NFR the Series of the sport
D Cm
Hey rookie can you take ten head have you got the heart
D Bb
You think you're a tough cowboy we'll find out in the end
F D Bb
When that final whistle blows and the stock's all in the pen
[Verse]
Bb D
We had too much time a while ago but not enough time now
F D F Bb
The Anthem is now over the grand entry's going out
D
I sit there on my bronc I'm ready and I wait
F D F Bb
I hear a chute gate open so I look out through the gate
D
A horse comes boiling out and blows up at the roof
F D F Bb
And then there comes another kicking like a curly wolf
D
I hear the chute boss holler through the yelling of the crowd
F D F Bb
He says there's one ahead of you so you'd better get screwed down
[Chorus]
D Bb
It's the Finals the NFR the Series of the sport
D Cm
Hey rookie can you take ten head have you got the heart
D Bb
You think you're a tough cowboy we'll find out in the end
F D Bb
When that final whistle blows and the stock's all in the pen
[Verse]
Bb D
I nod my head, I'm in a daze the horse goes boiling out
F D F Bb
I run my spurrs into his neck and then I drag 'em out
D
My mind is in a blur my eyes are seeing red
F D F Bb
The flank catch slams into my back, his rump bangs on my head
D
From somewhere in the background I can hear a buzzer sound
F D F Bb
My hand's jerked from the riggin and I crash into the ground
D
I stumble to my feet as I stagger to the wall
F D F Bb
I wonder to myself is it really worth it all
[Chorus] (x2)
D Bb
It's the Finals the NFR the Series of the sport
D Cm
Hey rookie can you take ten head have you got the heart
D Bb
You think you're a tough cowboy we'll find out in the end
F D Bb
When that final whistle blows and the stock's all in the pen

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