Intro: G , C, G, C, D2.C (SLIDE FROM C TO D2 TO C)
GCG
As he climbed in the chute, the crowd held it's breath:
CC/BAmD
He was seconds from glory or moments from death.
GCG
They knew with this bull, it could go either way.
CC/BD
He said: "Let her go boys, an' pray."
GCG
He hung on for eight but he couldn't get loose:
CC/BAmD
That's when a clown they call Crazy came to his rescue.
DCG
When the dust finally settled, they both walked away.
CC/BD
Yeah, they became best of friends that day.
(CHORUS)
GD/F#EmD
The cowboy an' clown, close as two brothers.
CC/BAmD
Chips up or down, they could count on each other.
GD/F#EmD
Buckles an' beers, winnin' an' losin':
CC/BAmD
Laughter an' tears, broken hearts an' bruises
AmD
They lived for the next final round:
GC, D2, C
The cowboy an' clown.
GCG
From Denver to Dallas, to the Calgary Stampede:
CC/BAmD
They took all those towns, an' a few in between.
GCG
But it ended one night, in a West Texas town:
CC/BAmD
The bulls either got faster, or ol' Crazy slowed down.
(BRIDGE)
ADA
Five hundred pick-ups, lights on, drivin' slow.
DA/C#BmE
A tent on the hill at the end of the road.
ADA
When the last Bible closed, one cowboy stayed.
DA/C#E
He said: "Let her go boys, and pray."
(CHORUS)
AA/G#A/F#E
The cowboy an' clown, close as two brothers.
DA/C#BmE
Chips up or down, they could count on each other.
AA/G#A/F#E
Buckles an' beers, winnin' an' losin':
DA/C#BmE
Laughter an' tears, broken hearts an' bruises.
BmE
They lived for the next final round:
A
The cowboy an' clown.