^DmWith a thin high crack of leather ^FA flash of silver ^Bbspurs ^GmThe horseman comes to ^Bbhoof beat drums ^DmA restless wand^Cerer Look ^Dmquickly when he ^Ampasses Look ^Bbquickly if you ^Gmcan ^DmYou just might see the ^Gmlast Ameri^Ccan He's ^Dmriding o'er the ^Bm7far horizon ^CWithout fear or ^Fshame So ^Dmtip your hat and ^Amdon't forget his ^Gname It's ^Fwritten in the Cowboy ^GHall of ^CFame

^DmHe might be a rustler or ^Fhe might be the ^Bblaw He ^Gmmay go down in ^Fhistory as ^Dmquickest on the ^Cdraw ^DmOr he may be a ^Amwrangler who's ^Bbquicker with a ^Gmsong ^DmAll you little doug^Gmhgees git ^Calong No ^Dtwo bit tinhorn gambler's gonna ^Ccheat him in a ^Fgame ^DmHe'd rather take his ^Ampoke and stake a ^Cclaim On a ^Francho in the Cowboy ^GHall of ^CFame

^GmRide ^Dmfree for^Cm7ever on the unf^Fenced open ^Bbrange All the ^Gmway to Califor^Cnia and the ^Fsea But keep your ^Cpowder dry and ^Amnever change

^DmHe's a ridin' down in Texas He's ^Fon the Chisholm ^BbTrail He'll ^Gmgo through old New ^FMexico Stand ^Dmfast and never ^Cfail ^DmHe's out in the ^FMissouri Breaks He's ^Bbdown in Mont^Gmerey Look ^Dmquickly 'cause he ^Gmjust went that ^Caway

And he's ^Dgoing to Oklahoma trailing ^Cdust and shooting ^Fflames ^DmA man that only ^AmGod himself could ^Gtame To hang his ^Fsaddle in the Cowboy ^GHall of ^CFame

To hang his ^Fsaddle in the Cowboy ^GHall of^C Fame