John Phillips - Me And My Uncle Chords

Intro: Am  C  E7  Am

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Me and my Uncle came riding down,
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From Colorado, West Texas Bound,
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And we stopped off in Santa Fe, 
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That being the place about halfway
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And besides it was the hottest part of the day

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We led our horses into a stall
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Went to the bar room, got drinks real tall
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Two days in the saddle, my body hurt
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It being summer, took off my shirt
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And tried to wash off some of that dust and dirt

(break)

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West Texas cowboys all over town
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With gold and silver, they're loaded down
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Just in from round-up, it seemed a shame
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And so my Uncle starts a friendly game
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And it's high low Jacks and the winner takes the gain


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From the beginning, near starts to end
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Them Texas cowboys, they just can't win
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Some say he's cheating, well that can't be
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Because my Uncle, he's honest as me
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And I'm as honest as a Denver man can be

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One Texas cowboy, he starts to draw
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I grabbed a bottle, slapped him on the jaw
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I shot another, he won't grow old
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In the confusion, Uncle grabbed the gold
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And we high-tailed it down to Mexico

(break)

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Now God bless cowboys, and God bless gold
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God bless my Uncle, and rest his soul
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He taught me well, boys, taught me all I know
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Taught me so well, boys, I grabbed the gold
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And I left him lying there, left him lying there
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Left him lying there by the side of the road