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The Cowboy In The Continental Suit - Marty Robbins Composer: M. Robbins Label: CBS Released as a single it reached #3 on the country chart in 1964 Play the D, Bm and F#m with a barre at the second and the A7 in the 5th position. Its then a simple slide of 1 fret up for each key change.. Intro: D #1:

^DWell he walks out in the arena all ^A7dressed up to the ^Dbrim ^DSaid he'd just came ^Bmdown from a ^A7place called Highland Rim Well he ^Dsaid he came to ^F#mride the horse the ^Gone they called "The ^DBrute" ^DBut he didn't look like a cowboy in his ^A7Continental ^DSuit

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^DWe snickered at the way he dressed but he ^A7never said a ^Dword ^DHe walks on by the ^Bmrest of us as ^A7if he hadn't heard A ^Dthousand bucks went ^F#mto the man that could ^Gride this wild Ca^Dyuse ^DA meaner horse was never born than the ^A7one they called "The ^DBrute"

^DThe horse that he was looking for was ^A7in chute number ^Deight ^DHe walked up very ^Bmslowly put his ^A7hand upon the gate We ^Dknew he was a ^F#mthoroughbred when he ^Gpulled a sack of ^DDukes ^DFrom the inside pocket of his ^A7Continental ^DSuit

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^EbHe rolled himself a quirley and he ^Bb7lit it standing ^Ebthere ^EbHe blew himself a ^Cmsmoke ring and he ^Bb7watched it disappear We ^Ebthought he must be ^Gmcrazy when he ^Abopened up the ^Ebgate ^EbStanding just inside was fifteen ^Bb7hundred pounds of the ^Ebhate

^EbThe buckskin tried to run him down but the ^Bb7stranger was too ^Ebquick ^EbHe stepped aside and ^Cmthrew his arms ^Bb7around the horse's neck And he ^Ebpulled himself u^Gmpon the back of the ^Abhorse they called "The ^EbBrute" ^EbSat like he was born there in his ^Bb7continental ^Ebsuit

^Eb"The Brute's" hind end was in the air his ^Bb7front end on the ^Ebground ^EbKicking and a-^Cmsquealing trying to ^Bb7shake the stranger down But the s^Ebtranger didn't ^Gmgive an inch, he ^Abcame to ride "The ^EbBrute" ^EbAnd he came to ride the buckskin in a ^Bb7Continental ^EbSuit

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^EWell I turned around to look at Jim and ^B7he was watching ^Eme ^EHe said I don't ^C#mbelieve the crazy t^B7hings I think I see But I ^Ethink I see the ^G#moutlaw the ^Aone they call "The ^EBrute" ^ERidden by a cowboy in a ^B7Continental ^ESuit

^E"The Brute" came to a standstill as^B7hamed that he'd bin ^Erode ^EBy a city ^C#mcowboy in some ^B7continental clothes The ^Estranger took his ^G#mmoney and we ^Adon't know where he ^Ewent ^EWe don't know where he came from and we ^B7haven't seen him ^Esince

^EThe moral of the story never j^B7udge by what they ^Ewear ^EUnderneath some ^C#mragged clothes could ^B7be a millionaire ^EEverybody ^G#mlisten don't be ^Afooled by this ga^Eloot ^EThe sure enough bronc buster in a ^B7Continental ^ESuit

Marty Robbins - The cowboy in the continental suit