Rye Grass Riders

D A E D A E A C#m Them old timers they come rolling in D E Grab themselves a seat by the fire A C#m Their old faces so scarred and worn, D E They’re wild like the land they ride A C#m They tell their tales of how they owe their lives D E To buckskin mules and old buck knives, A C#m No true love they sacrificed D E For them old coyote lives Bm F#m E So throw another log on the fire F#m E D Hear the tales of the old west revival A E E Take a load off, listen for a while Bm F#m E Take a pull and pass the bottle F#m E D Pass it over to the old Ryegrass Riders A E E Take a load off, listen for a while A C#m Sheep Beater Jim, used to ride with him D E On the old trap lines in the howlin’ wind A C#m But a few good years on the Upper Green, D E ‘Til the law came in like some new machine A C#m Went from getting’ skins to crude run-ins D E Crooked lawmen creepin’ in A C#m And they took their land with their guns and greed D E And they shot Jimmy down and they watched him bleed Bm F#m E So throw another log on the fire F#m E D Hear the tales of the old west revival A E E Take a load off, listen for a while Bm F#m E Yea yeah you take a pull and pass the bottle F#m E D Pass it over to the old Ryegrass Riders A E E Take a load off, listen for a while A C#m D E A C#m D E A C#m D E (You make me love you) A C#m D E A C#m Them old stories they start to fade D E With the howling wolves of yesterday A C#m Cattle wars and unsettled scores D E Between outlaw brothers and two bit whores A C#m And though they died so long ago D E Feels like they’re right by the fire to take a pull A C#m And we'll never know all the seeds they sow D E Bm When they yoked that wagon and said goodbye Chicago Bm F#m E Just throw another log on the fire F#m E D Hear the tales of the old west revival A E Take a load off, listen for a while Bm Don't you listen yeah, yeah, yeah F#m E You take a pull and pass the bottle F#m E D Pass it over to them old Ryegrass Riders A E Take a load off, listen for a while E Bm F#m E Why, why did I take a load off, listen for a while E Listen oh oh a while D A E I I I listen for a while oh oh oh Bm F#m E E Oh take a load off listen for a while D A E Take a load off and listen for a while Bm A whi-iii-le F#m E Take a load off listen for a while