GARTH BROOKS
[Verse 1] – – – –Â [C] One night while I was out a [F] ridin’ – – – – [C] The grave yard shift, midnight ’til [G] dawn – – – –Â The [F] moon was [G] bright as a [C] readin’ [Am] light – – – –Â For a [F] letter from an [G] old friend back [C] home
{ CHORUS } N.C.  And he asked me – – – – [F] Why do you [G] ride for your [C] money – – – – [F] Tell me why do you [G] rope for short [C] pay – – – – – – – – [F] You ain’t a’gettin’ no-[G]-where – – – – [C] And you’re losin’ your [Am] share [G] [F] – – – – Boy, you [F] must have gone [G] crazy out [C] there
[Verse 2] – – – –Â [C] He said last night I ran into [F] Jenny. – – – –Â [C] She’s married and has a good [G] life. – – – –Â And [F] boy you sure missed the [G] track. – – – –Â [C] When you never come [Am] back. – – – –Â She’s the [F] perfect pro-[G]-fessional’s [C] wife.
{ CHORUS } N.C.  And she asked me – – – – [F] Why does he [G] ride for your [C] money? – – – – [F] Tell me why does he [G] rope for short [C] pay? – – – – [F] He ain’t a’gettin’ no-[G]-where – – – – [C] And he’s losin’ your [Am] share [G] [F] – – – – Boy, he [F] must have gone [G] crazy out [C] there
[Bridge]
Ah but they’ve [F] never [G] seen the [C] Northern [Am] Lights
They’ve [F] never seen a [G] hawk on the [C] wing
They’ve [F] never spent [G] spring on the [C] Great [Am] Divide [G] [F]Â
And they’ve [F] never heard ole’ [G] camp cookie [C] sing
MODULATE – [Verse] – – – –Â Well I [D] read up the last of my [G] letter – – – –Â And I [D] tore off the stamp for black [A] Jim – – – –Â And when [G] Billy rode [A] up to [D] relieve [Bm] me – – – –Â He just [G] looked at my [A] letter and [D] grinned
{ CHORUS } – – – – N.C.  And he said now – – – – [G] Why do they [A] ride for your [D] money? – – – – [G] Tell me why do they [A] rope for short [D] pay? – – – – [G] They ain’t a’gettin’ no-[A]-where, – – – – [D] And they’re losin’ your [Bm] share [A] [G]  – – – – Boy, they [G] must have gone [A] crazy out [D] there.
So they all [G] must be [A] crazy out [D] there.

JULY 4 SONG LIST