Me And My Uncle
John DenverVersion1
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Me and my Uncle went a ridin down
>From Colo rado, West Texas bound
We stopped over in Sante Fe,
Part it being about half way
Besides it was the hottest part of the day
We led our ponies into the stall
Went to a bar boys bought drinks for all
Two days in the saddle, my body hurt
It being summer, I took off my shirt
And tried to wash off some of that dusty dirt
West Texas cowboys all over town
With gold and silver, they're loaded down
Just in from round up you know it seemed a shame
So my Uncle starts a friendly game
A hollow jack the winner takes the gain
From the beginning my Uncle started to win
Them Texas cowboys they was as mad as sin
Some said he's cheatin', ah but that can't be
Because my Uncle, he's as honest as me
And I'm about as honest as a Denver man can be
One of them cowboys you know he started to draw
I grabbed a bottle, slapped him on the jaw
I had to shoot another, now he won't grow old
In the confusion, my Uncle grabbed the gold
And we hightailed it down to Mexi co
...Mexico...way down to Mexico
God bless cowboys, God bless gold
God bless my Uncle, God rest his soul
He taught me well Lord, taught me all I know
Taught me so well, that I grabbed the gold
Left him lying there by the side of the road
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Readable chord sheet for Me And My Uncle by John Denver
[Am] Me and my Uncle went a ridin down >From Colo [C] rado, West Texas [E] bound We stopped [Am] over in Sante Fe, Part it [C] being about half [E] way [Am] Besides it was the [E] hottest part of the [Am] day [Am] We led our ponies into the stall Went to a [C] bar boys bought drinks for [E] all Two days in the [Am] saddle, my body hurt It being [C] summer, I took off my [E] shirt And [Am] tried to wash off [E] some of that dusty [Am] dirt [Am] West Texas cowboys all over town With gold and [C] silver, they're loaded [E] down Just in from [Am] round up you know it seemed a shame So my [C] Uncle starts a friendly [E] game A [Am] hollow jack the [E] winner takes the [Am] gain [Am] From the beginning my Uncle started to win Them Texas [C] cowboys they was as mad as [E] sin Some said he's [Am] cheatin', ah but that can't be Because my [C] Uncle, he's as honest as [E] me And [Am] I'm about as honest as a [E] Denver man can [Am] be [Am] One of them cowboys you know he started to draw I grabbed a [C] bottle, slapped him on the [E] jaw I had to shoot [Am] another, now he won't grow old In the [C] confusion, my Uncle grabbed the [E] gold And [Am] we hightailed it [E] down to Mexi [Am]co ...Mexico...way down to Mexico [Am] God bless cowboys, God bless gold God bless my [C] Uncle, God rest his [E] soul He taught me [Am] well Lord, taught me all I know Taught me so [C] well, that I grabbed the [E] gold [Am] Left him lying [E] there by the side of the [Am] road