Key: D
Introduction:
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Folks used to think that I could ride any bronc or bull alive
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And maybe in my younger days I could
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But now I'm slowin' down a bit friends tell me that I should quit
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And if I didn't love it so I would
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I recall when folks thought I was great and all the riders used to hate
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To see my name upon the entry door
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'Cause I could ride and I could rope the others seemed to have no hope
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Lookin' at the buckle that I wore
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It said All Around Cowboy of 1964
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Long days and lucky breaks helped me along
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Working hard and riding fast and sleeping in the cold
G A D
Made me All Around Cowboy of 1964
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Folks don't seem to realize the thrill I get from every ride
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That bronc feels like pure dynamite to me
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Scratched and bruised my body aches from the day to day abuse it takes
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Lord only knows the way it sets me free
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Now my days have shortened up I'm outa breaks and outa luck
G A
And things will never be the same old way
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As I look and shed a tear sometimes I can almost hear
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The echos of the judges they would say
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You're the All Around Cowboy of 1964
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Long days and lucky breaks helped me along
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Working hard and riding fast and sleeping in the cold
G A D
Made me All Around Cowboy of 1964
G A D
Yes I'm the All Around Cowboy of 1964