The Old Chisolm Trail chords by Randy Travis

Key: C

🎸 Intro:

C   C   G   C
F   C   G   C



🎸 Verse :
C
Well come along boys and listen to my tale
     G                                 C
I'll tell you bout the troubles on the ol' Chisholm Trail

🎸 Chorus:
       F                 C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       G                 C   C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea

🎸 Verse :
  C
I started up the trail October twenty-third
G7                            C
Started up the trail with the U-2 herd

🎸 Chorus:
       F                 C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       G                 C   C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea



🎸 Verse :
     C
On a ten dollar horse and a forty dollar saddle
G7                        C
Started out punchin' them longhorn cattle

🎸 Chorus:
       F                 C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       G                 C   C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea




🎸 Verse :
        C
With my seat in the saddle and my hand on the horn
        G7               C
I'm the best dang cowboy that was ever born

🎸 Chorus:
       F                 C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       G                 C   C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea

🎸 Solo:
|  C  |  C  |  G  |  C  |

|  F  |  C  |  G  |  C  |  A



🎸 Verse :
     D
It's cloudy in the west and lookin' like rain
       A7                          D
And my danged old slicker's in the wagon again

🎸 Chorus:
       G                 D
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       A                 D   D
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea



🎸 Verse :
    D
The wind began to blow and the rain began to fall
       A7                        D
And it looked like we were gonna lose 'em all

🎸 Chorus:
       G                 D
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       A                 D   D
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea



🎸 Verse :
   D
No chaps no slickers and it's pourin' down rain
  A7                     D
I swear I'll never night herd again

🎸 Chorus:
       G                 D
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       A                 D   D
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea



🎸 Verse :
  D
I crippled my horse and I don't know how
A7                    D
Roping these longhorn U-2 cows

🎸 Chorus:
       G                 D
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       A                 D   D
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea

🎸 Solo:
|  D  |  D  |  A  |  D  |

|  G  |  D  |  A  |  D  |  B7




🎸 Verse :
       E
Well I went to my boss to draw my roll
        B7                       E
And the boss had me figured nine dollars in the hole

🎸 Chorus:
       A                 E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       B7                E   E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea



🎸 Verse :
     E
Well me and the boss we had a little spat
     B7                          E
So I hit him in the face with my ten gallon hat

🎸 Chorus:
       A                 E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       B7                E   E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea



🎸 Verse :
    E
The boss said to me well I'll fire you
    B7               E
Not only you but the whole darn crew

🎸 Chorus:
       A                 E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       B7                E   E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea



🎸 Verse :
     E
I'll sell my horse I'll sell my saddle
    B7                     E
And you can drive all your longhorn cattle

🎸 Chorus:
       A                 E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       B7                E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea

🎸 Solo:
|  E  |  E  |  B7  |  E  |

🎸 Chorus:
       A                 E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       B7                E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea