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Lee Keraghan - This Cowboy’s Hat Chords

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ChordsAm, Em, G, C, Dm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

[Opening]
[Am]Well I was sitting in a [Em]roadhouse [G]having a cup to pass the [Am]time
[Am]Swapping rodeo [Em]stories with a [G]few old territory friends of [Am]mine
[Am]When some motorcycle [C]riders started [Dm]snickering in the back
[Am]They were poking fun[Em]at my friends [Am]hat

[verse 2]
[Am]Well one old boy said [Em]”Hey Tex where’d you [G]park your [Am]horse”
[Am]My friend just turned his [Em]hat down low but [G]they couldn’t be ig[Am]nored
[Am]Then one husky [C]fella said “I think I’ll [Dm]rip that hat right off your head”
[Am]That’s when my friend turned [Em]round and this is what he [Am]said

[verse 3]
[Am]Now this old [Em]hat is [G]better left a[Am]lone
[Am]You see it used to be my [Em]father’s but [G]last year he passed [Am]on
[Am]My Uncle skinned the [C]red belly black that [Dm]makes up this old hat band
[Am]But back in sixty [Em]nine he was killed in Viet[Am]nam

[verse 4]
[Am]Now the eagle feather was [Em]given to me by an [G]old aboriginal friend of [Am]mine
[Am]But someone run him [Em]down somewhere up around that [G]Nothern Territory [Am]line
[Am]And a real special [C]lady gave me this hat [Dm]pin
[Am]But I don’t know if I’m [Em]ever going to see her a[Am]gain

[chorus]
You’ll [Am]ride a black tor[C]nado a[Dm]cross the western sky
You’ll [Am]rope an old blue [C]norther and [Em]milk it ’til it’s dry
Bull[Am]dog the Diaman[C]tina [Dm]pin its ears down flat
[Am]Long before you [Em]take this cowboy’s [Am]hat

[verse 5]
[Am]Now if your leather jacket [Em]means to you what this old [G]hat means to [Am]me
[Am]Then I guess we under[Em]stand each other and [G]we’ll just let it [Am]be
[Am]But if you still think it’s [C]funny then you’ve [Dm]got my back up against the wall
[Am]And if you touch my [Em]hat then you’re [G]gonna have to fight us [Am]all

[Closing]
[Am]Well right then and there I [Em]noticed a little [G]sadness in the gang leader’s [Am]eyes
[Am]He turned back toward the [Em]others and they [G]all just shuffled on out[Am]side
[Am]But when my friend turned [C]back towards me I [Dm]noticed his hat brim
Well it was [Am]turned up in a [Em]big old Territory [Am]grin

[chorus]
You’ll [Am]ride a black tor[C]nado a[Dm]cross the western sky
You’ll [Am]rope an old blue [C]norther and [Em]milk it ’til it’s dry
Bull[Am]dog the Diaman[C]tina [Dm]pin its ears down flat
[Am]Long before you [Em]take this cowboy’s [Am]hat

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ArtistLee Keraghan
Album1959
GenresCountry
Year1995
KeyAm

How to play This Cowboy's Hat on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Lee Keraghan - This Cowboy's Hat on guitar requires 5 chords and 7 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

This Cowboy's Hat uses these transitions most often: Am → Em (20), Em → G (13), and G → Am (13). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Am - Em chord transition.

1. Am → Em chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

To move from Am to Em;

  1. While playing Am, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
Am to Em

2. Em → G chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from Em to G;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 2.
Em to G

3. G → Am chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from G to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
G to Am

4. Am → C chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from Am to C;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
Am to C

5. C → Dm chord transition

To move from C to Dm;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

6. Dm → Am chord transition

To move from Dm to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

7. C → Em chord transition

To move from C to Em;

  1. While playing C, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This Cowboy's Hat chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in This Cowboy's Hat.

  • This Cowboy's Hat includes 89 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • This Cowboy's Hat contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how This Cowboy's Hat connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → C: 16%
    • Am → Em: 10%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (17%).
    • Em → G: 18%
    • Em → Am: 12%
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