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Rochdale Cowboy by Mike Harding
Rochdale Cowboy
(Spoken)
Never before in the history of mankind has the story been told
of those brave frontiersmen who carved out a passage in the
Northwest and made it a place fit for heroes to live in.
This is the story of one such man,
sausage tosser extraordinare - his name Fred Ackroyd.
[Intro]
C D G
[Chorus]
G C
It's hard being a cowboy in Rochdale
G D
Spurs don't fit right on me clogs
G G7 C
It's hard being a cowboy in Rochdale
D G
'Cos people laugh when I ride past on our Alsatian dog
[Verse 1]
G C G
Almost every night there's a tripe and cowheel fight
G D
In our local pie and pea saloon
G G7 C G
And poor old Uncle Fred he spent eighteen months in bed
D G
'Cos he tried to kiss a girl who's a boy named Sue
[Chorus]
C G
It's hard being a cowboy in Rochdale
G D
Spurs don't fit right on me clogs
G G7 C
It's hard being a cowboy in Rochdale
D G
'Cos people laugh when I ride past on our Alsatian dog
[Verse 2]
G C G
When the sun shines in the west that's the time what I like best
D
And I go out punching cows with me brother Jack
G G7 C G
And poor old Uncle Fred he spent eighteen months in bed
D G
'Cos he punched one cow and she went and punched him back
[Break]
G C G
D
G G7 C G
D G
[Verse 3]
G C G
In the local temperance bar we'd go and have a jar
D
There's sarsaparilla and liquorice juice to drink
G G7 C G
And poor old Uncle Fred he spent eighteen months in bed
D G
'Cos he supped the stuff he used to clean the sink
[Chorus]
C G
And it's hard being a cowboy in Rochdale
G D
Spurs don't fit right on me clogs
G G7 C
It's hard being a cowboy in Rochdale
D G
'Cos people laugh when I ride past on our Alsatian dog
{Spoken}
G C G
When us cowpokes hit town we go an' 'orse around
D
With them good time girls in the house of Mucky Peg
G G7 C G
When Auntie Kitty found Uncle Fred he spent eighteen months in bed
D G
'Cos you can't run fast with your pants halfway down your legs
[Chorus]
C G
It's hard being a cowboy in Rochdale
G D
Spurs don't fit right on me clogs
G G7 C
It's hard being a cowboy in Rochdale
D G
'Cos people laugh when I ride past on our Alsatian dog
[Outro]
G C G
D
G G7 C G
D G
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