Rancher Blues

Tuning: E A D G B E Intro: Dm Cadd9* Verse 1: Dm Cadd9* Riding that lonesome circle once again, Dm Cadd9* Now well there's no one to call a friend, Dm Cadd9* Grasses shortening them cow's gone dry, Dm Cadd9* Windmills broke who the hell knows why. Chorus: Dm Dm7/C G/B Dm Dm7/C G/B What's a man do, Dm Dm7/C G/B When you're on paycheck won't get you through, A# Dm Dm7/C G/B A# When you got way too much to lose , oh no, Dm Dm I got them rancher blues.

[Interlude] Dm Dm Cadd9* Cadd9* Cadd9* Verse 2: Dm Cadd9* Prolapsed crooked calf in two feet showing, Dm Cadd9* No rain, no snow, so hard tellin’ not knowing, Dm Cadd9* Brought in sorrow, bust up the leg of the hired man, Dm Cadd9* Broken mouth cows, headed for the can. Verse 3: Dm Cadd9* And if you work for a living, why do you kill yourself working? Dm Cadd9* These unsuspected term, suspicion sticking around lurking, Dm Cadd9* Been fighting flies, pushing up the drag, Dm Cadd9* Lung, jaws, cancer eyes, and sunburned backs. Chorus: Dm Dm7/C G/B Dm Dm7/C G/B What's a man do, Dm Dm7/C G/B When you're on paycheck won't get you through, A# Dm Dm7/C G/B A# When you got way too much to lose , oh no, Dm Dm I got them rancher blues. [Interlude] Dm Dm Cadd9* Cadd9* Cadd9* Verse 4: Dm Cadd9* Wild cat's on fire, ain't no horse been sound, Dm Cadd9* Disposition of desire has left these bone calves around, Dm Cadd9* Third try Mister lost, grazing in pines, Dm Cadd9* Living these townships range section lines. Chorus: Dm C G Dm C G What's a man do, Dm C G When you're on paycheck won't get you through, A# Dm C G A# When you got way too much to lose , oh no, Dm Dm I got them rancher blues. Outro: Dm Dm C C C Dm Dm Dm C C C Dm Dm Dm C C C Dm Dm Dm C C C Dm C G Dm C G Dm Bm A# G Dm Bm A# G Dm Dm (Fade Out)