Rodeo Hand Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays415

Rodeo Hand by Johnny Cash is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, Em, D, A, F, Am and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro 
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|------0---0-2--22-0----------| 
E|0-2-4---4-----------2b-0-----| 

E            Em 
Rodeo hand rodeo hand 
         D                    A    
He rode everything that a cowboy can 
     E      A            F      A 
Ride on cowboy ride Ride on cowboy ride 
                  Am            D 
Fairback ridin? can get pretty wild 

Than the horse ain't gentle 
    A 
And none of them were mild 
     E      A            F      A 
Ride on cowboy ride Ride on cowboy ride 
E                  A     D 
Saddle bump ride means rough event 
                           E                 A 
It's allowed to leave you just a little bit bent 
     E      A                    
Ride on cowboy ride Ride on cowboy ride 
                     E                  A 
I?ll rather be a cowboy dunk in them spears 
 G                  D           A 
Than a millionaire for a thousand years 
     E      A       Am            A 
Ride on cowboy ride Ride on cowboy ride 
     E 
Two bulls down boys and one bull to go 
           D 
Good lord here he comes and I'm running to slow 
     E      A            E      A 
Ride on cowboy ride Ride on cowboy ride 

       E 
Ougtha be a trophy buckle in wild girl nuggins 
       D                          Em 
For a good deal of kisses than a lot of huggins 
                A         E      A 
Ride on cowboy ride Ride on cowboy ride 
               E      A 
Lock up your daughters pray for your wife 
     D           A 
The cowboys are in town run for your life 
     E      A            E      A 
Ride on cowboy ride Ride on cowboy ride 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante