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-The Ballad of Bull Ramos+=====The Ballad of Bull Ramos===== 
 <code> <code>
 Capo 2 Capo 2
  
-A G Bm Dm+Note: I play the non-chorus G's as G6. The 'riff' at the end of each chorus  
 +is just the top two strings of the D chord fingerpicked. -Staals 
 + 
 +A G Bm Dm7
  
-A G Bm Dm+A G Bm Dm7
 Drive a great big truck Drive a great big truck
-A G Bm Dm+A G Bm Dm7
 When I'm old, when I'm old When I'm old, when I'm old
-A G Bm Dm+A G Bm Dm7
 Haul the wrecks down to the wreck yard Haul the wrecks down to the wreck yard
-C                A+C                E
 Help the boys unload Help the boys unload
-A G Bm Dm+
 Keep my hair nice and long Keep my hair nice and long
-A G Bm Dm 
 Because I can, because I can Because I can, because I can
-A G Bm Dm 
 Any of my old friends who have no place to turn to Any of my old friends who have no place to turn to
-A G Bm Dm+A G Bm Dm7
 They know to call me, any time they come through They know to call me, any time they come through
 +
 Bm D Bm D
-Never die, never die +Never die, never die   
-D                           +
 Stand with a bullwhip in my hand Stand with a bullwhip in my hand
 A             G A             G
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 In the desert sand In the desert sand
  
-A G Bm Dm+A G Bm Dm7
  
-A G Bm Dm 
 Work days, work nights Work days, work nights
-A G Bm Dm 
 Finally get laid off Finally get laid off
-A G Bm Dm 
 By a piece of broken glass  By a piece of broken glass 
-C                     A+C                     E
 On the floor of the shop On the floor of the shop
 +
 C#m A C#m A
 And the doctor recognizes me And the doctor recognizes me
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 Yes sir, that's me, I'm him Yes sir, that's me, I'm him
  
-A G Bm Dm+A G Bm Dm7
  
-A G Bm Dm 
 Get around fine on one leg Get around fine on one leg
-A G Bm Dm 
 Lose a kidney, then go blind Lose a kidney, then go blind
-A G Bm Dm 
 Sit on my porch in Houston Sit on my porch in Houston
-A G Bm Dm+A G Bm Dm7
 Let the good times dance across my mind Let the good times dance across my mind
-Bm D 
-Never die, never die 
-D                             
-Stand with a bullwhip in my hand 
-A              G 
-And rise, and rise 
-D 
-Surrounded by friends 
  
-A G Bm Dm +Never die, never die                        
-</code> +
-Alternative chords (hoffy/twhoffma right there at google's mail service): +
- +
-<code> +
-Standard tuning, no capo. +
-Chords: +
-A:     x0222x +
-G:     320001 +
-Bm:    224432 +
-D:     xx0232 +
-E:     x22100 +
-C:     032010 +
-C#m:   446654 +
- +
-Riff excluded as I can't play it faithfully. +
-Try to sub the backside of your fingers a little bit over the string after most of the chords :) +
- +
-A G Bm D +
- +
-A G Bm D +
-Drive a great big truck +
-A G Bm D +
-When I'm old, when I'm old +
-A G Bm D +
-Haul the wrecks down to the wreck yard +
-C                A +
-Help the boys unload +
-A G Bm D +
-Keep my hair nice and long +
-A G Bm D +
-Because I can, because I can +
-A G Bm D +
-Any of my old friends who have no place to turn to +
-A G Bm D +
-They know to call me, any time they come through +
-Bm D +
-Never die, never die +
-D                           G +
-Stand with a bullwhip in my hand +
-D             A +
-And rise, and rise +
-G +
-In the desert sand +
- +
-A G Bm D +
- +
-A G Bm D +
-Work days, work nights +
-A G Bm D +
-Finally get laid off +
-A G Bm D +
-By a piece of broken glass  +
-C                     A +
-On the floor of the shop +
-C#m A +
-And the doctor recognizes me +
-C#m A +
-As the operating theater goes dim +
-C#m A +
-Aren't you that old wrestler with the bullwhip? +
-D                       E +
-Yes sir, that's me, I'm him +
- +
-A G Bm D +
- +
-A G Bm D +
-Get around fine on one leg +
-A G Bm D +
-Lose a kidney, then go blind +
-A G Bm D +
-Sit on my porch in Houston +
-A G Bm D +
-Let the good times dance across my mind +
-Bm D +
-Never die, never die +
-D                            G+
 Stand with a bullwhip in my hand Stand with a bullwhip in my hand
-D              A 
 And rise, and rise And rise, and rise
-G 
 Surrounded by friends Surrounded by friends
  
-A G Bm D+A G Bm Dm7
 </code> </code>
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