The Bucking Machine chords by Chris Ledoux

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

3
Capo 3

Intro: G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G G MajorG

verse 1
G+G                 C majorC
I've rode lots of horses and I've won a few shows
D MajorD           G+G
Ridin' broncos at the big old rodeos
    G+G           C majorC
But the dang-dest contraption that I've ever seen
    D MajorD                  G+G
Is that bucket of bolts called a buckin' ma- chine

verse 2
  G+G               C majorC
The kids they were all lined up to give the thing a go
  D MajorD               G+G
And when I first saw it, lord, it looked pretty slow
                C majorC
It jumped and it kicked then it turned back and twirled
   D MajorD                G+G
Then I got to thinkin' I'll give it a whirl

   C majorC               G+G
So I pushed through the crowd and I talked to the man
D MajorD             G+G
Who had invented this here modified garbage can
 C majorC            G+G
I said I'm a twister, and one of the best
   D MajorD                  G+G
I'm a wolf of the world, boys, I must con- fess

verse 3
   G+G          C majorC
I'll bet you a hundred, I said with a grin
   D MajorD          G+G
I'll spur it so hard its sides will cave in
                      C majorC
And the bolts and the screws that hold the dang thing together
   D MajorD                     G+G
Will fall down inside it there and short out it motor

verse 4
     G+G          C majorC
Well, the man, he said, "Son, I'll take that bet,
   D MajorD             G+G
And I won't turn it on 'til you think that you're set"
             C majorC
So I got my riggin' and I cinched it on down
    D MajorD                   G+G
Then I said to old Sam, "Go ahead and turn it on"

     C majorC                G+G
Well, it rattled and it groaned, then it started to move
 D MajorD                  G+G
I spurred it every jump, and, Lord, it fell mighty smooth
     C majorC             G+G
The foam rubber was a flyin' right off of its old neck
    D MajorD                 G+G
And the tin underneath, it was startin' to crack

Harmonica solo
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G G MajorG

Verse 5
 G+G            C majorC
I looked at the man and I started to say
   D MajorD              G+G
I'll win me that hundred for the end of the day
                    C majorC
Then he grabbed a big ol' lever with a little sly grin
D MajorD                        G+G
Jammed it up to high gear and locked it right on in


    C majorC            G+G
With a snatch and a jerk and a sharp stabbin' pain
 D MajorD           G+G
I felt like a hobo tied to an old freight train
  C majorC               G+G
My head, it went to poppin' and I saw all the stars
    D MajorD                      G+G
The Big Dipper, The Milky Way, The planet they call Mars

Verse 6
G+G              C majorC
The next thing I knew I was right there on the ground
    D MajorD                G+G
Just a- bout thirty feet away from that laughin' crowd
               C majorC
So I paid up my hundred and I limped on away
    D MajorD                     G+G
And the words the man said, I still remember today


      C majorC            G+G
So you're a wolf of the world and a real tough twister
   D MajorD             G+G
Well listen real close to some good advise Mister
    C majorC                 G+G
Keep a ridin' them old broncos, if you're still feelin' mean
     D MajorD                   G+G   C majorC D MajorD G+G
But you'd better keep clear of Sam's buckin' ma- chine