The Cowboy In The Continental Suit chords by Marty Robbins

Chords with lyrics

The Cowboy In The Continental Suit - Marty Robbins
Composer: M. Robbins
Label: CBS

Released as a single it reached #3 on the country chart in 1964
Play the D, B minorBm and F# minorF#m with a barre at the second and the A7A7 in
the 5th position. Its then a simple slide of 1 fret up for each
key change..

Intro:

D MajorD

#1:
D MajorD                 A7A7        D MajorD
Well he walks out in the arena all dressed up to the brim
D MajorD          B minorBm     A7A7
Said he'd just came down from a place called Highland Rim
    D MajorD        F# minorF#m        G+G          D MajorD
Well he said he came to ride the horse the one they called "The Brute"
D MajorD                    A7A7     D MajorD
But he didn't look like a cowboy in his Continental Suit

#2:
D MajorD                     A7A7      D MajorD
We snickered at the way he dressed but he never said a word
D MajorD         B minorBm      A7A7
He walks on by the rest of us as if he hadn't heard
 D MajorD          F# minorF#m          G+G        D MajorD
A augmentedA thousand bucks went to the man that could ride this wild Cayuse
D MajorD                   A7A7          D MajorD
A augmentedA meaner horse was never born than the one they called "The Brute"

D MajorD                   A7A7       D MajorD
The horse that he was looking for was in chute number eight
D MajorD         B minorBm       A7A7
He walked up very slowly put his hand upon the gate
  D MajorD       F# minorF#m         G+G        D MajorD
We knew he was a thoroughbred when he pulled a sack of Dukes
D MajorD               A7A7     D MajorD
From the inside pocket of his Continental Suit

 D MajorD Eb MajorEb

Eb MajorEb                 Bb7Bb7       Eb MajorEb
He rolled himself a quirley and he lit it standing there
Eb MajorEb        C minorCm        Bb7Bb7
He blew himself a smoke ring and he watched it disappear
  Eb MajorEb         G minorGm      AbAb      Eb MajorEb
We thought he must be crazy when he opened up the gate
Eb MajorEb                Bb7Bb7          Eb MajorEb
Standing just inside was fifteen hundred pounds of the hate

Eb MajorEb                     Bb7Bb7       Eb MajorEb
The buckskin tried to run him down but the stranger was too quick
Eb MajorEb          C minorCm       Bb7Bb7
He stepped aside and threw his arms around the horse's neck
    Eb MajorEb       G minorGm         AbAb           Eb MajorEb
And he pulled himself upon the back of the horse they called "The Brute"
Eb MajorEb                Bb7Bb7     Eb MajorEb
Sat like he was born there in his continental suit

Eb MajorEb                    Bb7Bb7       Eb MajorEb
"The Brute's" hind end was in the air his front end on the ground
Eb MajorEb      C minorCm         Bb7Bb7
Kicking and a-squealing trying to shake the stranger down
     Eb MajorEb       G minorGm        AbAb        Eb MajorEb
But the stranger didn't give an inch, he came to ride "The Brute"
Eb MajorEb                  Bb7Bb7     Eb MajorEb
And he came to ride the buckskin in a Continental Suit

Eb MajorEb E MajorE

E MajorE                    B7B7       E MajorE
Well I turned around to look at Jim and he was watching me
E MajorE        C# minorC#m        B7B7
He said I don't believe the crazy things I think I see
   E MajorE        G# minorG#m    A augmentedA         E MajorE
But I think I see the outlaw the one they call "The Brute"
E MajorE            B7B7     E MajorE
Ridden by a cowboy in a Continental Suit

E MajorE                 B7B7         E MajorE
"The Brute" came to a standstill ashamed that he'd bin rode
E MajorE     C# minorC#m      B7B7
By a city cowboy in some continental clothes
  E MajorE         G# minorG#m     A augmentedA          E MajorE
The stranger took his money and we don't know where he went
E MajorE                    B7B7        E MajorE
We don't know where he came from and we haven't seen him since

E MajorE               B7B7        E MajorE
The moral of the story never judge by what they wear
E MajorE        C# minorC#m         B7B7
Underneath some ragged clothes could be a millionaire
E MajorE     G# minorG#m       A augmentedA        E MajorE
Everybody listen don't be fooled by this galoot
E MajorE                 B7B7     E MajorE