Rancher Blues

Intro 
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  Riding that lonesome circle once again, 
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  Now well there's no one to call a friend, 
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  Grasses shortening them cow's gone dry, 
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  Windmills broke who the hell knows why. 
 

 
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What's a man do, 
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When you're on paycheck won't get you through, 
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When you got way too much to lose . . ., oh no, 
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I got them rancher blues. 
 

Interlude 
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  Prolapsed crooked calf in two feet showing, 
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  No rain, no snow, so hard tellin not knowing, 
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  Brought in sorrow, bust up the leg of the hired man, 
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Broken mouth cows, headed for the can. 
 

 
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 And if you work for a living, why do you kill yourself working? 
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  These unsuspected term, suspicion sticking around lurking, 
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  Been fighting flies, pushing up the drag, 
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  Lung, jaws, cancer eyes, and sunburned backs. 
 

 
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What's a man do, 
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When you're on paycheck won't get you through, 
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When you got way too much to lose . . ., oh no, 
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I got them rancher blues. 
 

Interlude 
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  Wild cat's on fire, ain't no horse been sound, 
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  Disposition of desire has left these bone calves around, 
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  Third try Mister lost, grazing in pines, 
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  Living these townships range section lines. 
 

 
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What's a man do, 
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When you're on paycheck won't get you through, 
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When you got way too much to lose . . ., oh no, 
                   Dm     Dm 
I got them rancher blues. 
 

Outro 
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(Fade Out)