Top hand Chords

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[Verse 1]
[D]The kid was [A]tall, [G]rangy,
[D]still wet beh[G]ind the[A] ears
But [G]he could [D]ride and [Bm]he could
[Em]roam [A]way[G] beyond his[A] yea[D]rs
He said,
[Bm]Daddy, can I [F#m]ride with you
[G]now that I'm [D]sixteen?
[Bm]Help you drive them dog
[F#m]gies up t[G]he trail to
Abile[A]ne
[D]His daddy [A]was a [G]mighty man,
[D]a cowboy to the[A] bone
Trail [G]boss [D]for the
[Bm]J -Bar -Z ou[A]t ea[G]st of
San
[A]Antone
[D]He said, boy[Bm],
don't get impa[F#m]tient now
You've [G]got a lot to [D]learn
You'll get [Bm]your chance to be [F#m]top hand
But you'll [G]have to wait your [A]turn
Cause the [G]trail goes on [A]forever
And the [D]days get mighty long
[Bm]If a north[G]ern stock's too blowin'[A]
It can [D]chill you to the [Bm]bone
And there's [G]rivers and there's rust[A]lers
And you've [D]got to understand
[G]It [D]takes mor[Em]e than just a
cow[D]boy's son
[A]You've got to be a [D]man[G]
[D][G][Dsus4][D][G][A]
[D]Against his [A]daddy's [D]wishes,
he left that very [A]day
[G]Signed on [D]with the
[Bm]Double
D [A]to [G]drive the
[A]Chisholm train
[D]There were [Bm]two weeks out of
[F#m]Texas
He was [G]ridin' a drag one night
[D]When an ord[Bm]er started blowin'[F#m]
And
Simpler
[G]Heard was out of [A]sight
The [D]snow [A]was fallin' [G]faster now
[D]The cold wind too[G]k his[D] bre[A]ath
He [G]knew the end [D]was com[Bm]ing soon,
[A]he was sur[G]e to fre[A]eze to dea[D]th
Went out [Bm]of the blinding whitene[F#m]ss,
rode a [G]tall and mighty man
[D]He said, son[Bm], I was just pas[F#m]sing through,
thought [G]you could use a [A]hand
Cause the [G]trail goes on [A]forever and
the [D]days get mighty long
[Bm]When that old [G]north wind starts a blow[A]in'
it can chew [D]you to the [Bm]bones
And so [G]the top hand always [A]has to
do the [D]very best he [G]can[D]
And I [Em]knew you were a cow[D]boy,
now I [A]know that you're a [Bm]man
[A]I k[G]new you were a cowb[D]oy, son,
now [A]you've become a [D]man[G][D][G][D][G][A]
you