Me and My Uncle

By

Verse 1

Em
Me and my
G
uncle went ridin'
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down
South Color-
G
ado, West Texas
Em
bound
We stopped
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over in Santa
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Fe
That point
G
being just about
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half
A
way
And
G
you know it was the
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hottest part of the
Em
day

Verse 2

I took the
G
horses up to the
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stall
Went to the
G
barroom, ordered drinks for
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all
Three days in the
G
saddle, you know my body
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hurt
It bein'
G
summer, I took off
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my
A
shirt
And I
G
tried to wash off
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some of that dusty
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dirt

Verse 3

West Texas
G
cowboys, they's all
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around
With liquor and
G
money, they're loaded
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down
So soon after
G
payday, you know it seemed a
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shame
You know my
G
uncle, he starts a friend
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ly
A
game
G
High-low jack and the
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winner take the
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hand

Solo

Verse 4

Em
My uncle starts
G
winnin' - cowboys got
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sore
One of them
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called him and then two
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more
Accused him of
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cheatin' - oh no, it couldn't
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be
I know my
G
uncle - he's as honest
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as
A
me
And
G
I'm as honest as a
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Denver man can
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be

Verse 5

One of them
G
cowboys, he starts to
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draw
I shot him
G
down, Lord, he never
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saw
Shot me a-
G
nother, hot damn, he won't grow
Em
old
And in the con-
G
fusion my uncle grabbed
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the
A
gold
And
G
we high-tailed it
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down to Mexi-
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co

Verse 6

I love those
G
cowboys, I love their
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gold
I loved my
G
uncle, God rest his
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soul
He taught me
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good, Lord, taught me all I
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know
Taught me so
G
well, I grabbed t
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hat
A
gold
And I
G
left his dead-ass
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there by the side of the
Em
road