The Old Chisolm Trail chords by Randy Travis

Key: C

🎸 Intro:

C  C  G  C
F  C  G  C



🎸 Verse :
C
Well come along boys and listen to my tale
   G                 C
I'll tell you bout the troubles on the ol' Chisholm Trail

🎸 Chorus:
    F         C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
    G         C  C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea

🎸 Verse :
 C
I started up the trail October twenty-third
G7              C
Started up the trail with the U-2 herd

🎸 Chorus:
    F         C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
    G         C  C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea



🎸 Verse :
   C
On a ten dollar horse and a forty dollar saddle
G7            C
Started out punchin' them longhorn cattle

🎸 Chorus:
    F         C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
    G         C  C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea




🎸 Verse :
    C
With my seat in the saddle and my hand on the horn
    G7        C
I'm the best dang cowboy that was ever born

🎸 Chorus:
    F         C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
    G         C  C
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea

🎸 Solo:
| C | C | G | C |

| F | C | G | C | A



🎸 Verse :
   D
It's cloudy in the west and lookin' like rain
    A7             D
And my danged old slicker's in the wagon again

🎸 Chorus:
    G         D
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
    A         D  D
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea



🎸 Verse :
  D
The wind began to blow and the rain began to fall
    A7            D
And it looked like we were gonna lose 'em all

🎸 Chorus:
    G         D
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
    A         D  D
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea



🎸 Verse :
  D
No chaps no slickers and it's pourin' down rain
 A7           D
I swear I'll never night herd again

🎸 Chorus:
    G         D
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
    A         D  D
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea



🎸 Verse :
 D
I crippled my horse and I don't know how
A7          D
Roping these longhorn U-2 cows

🎸 Chorus:
    G         D
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
    A         D  D
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea

🎸 Solo:
| D | D | A | D |

| G | D | A | D | B7




🎸 Verse :
    E
Well I went to my boss to draw my roll
    B7            E
And the boss had me figured nine dollars in the hole

🎸 Chorus:
    A         E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
    B7        E  E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea



🎸 Verse :
   E
Well me and the boss we had a little spat
   B7             E
So I hit him in the face with my ten gallon hat

🎸 Chorus:
    A         E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
    B7        E  E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea



🎸 Verse :
  E
The boss said to me well I'll fire you
  B7        E
Not only you but the whole darn crew

🎸 Chorus:
    A         E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
    B7        E  E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea



🎸 Verse :
   E
I'll sell my horse I'll sell my saddle
  B7           E
And you can drive all your longhorn cattle

🎸 Chorus:
    A         E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
    B7        E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea

🎸 Solo:
| E | E | B7 | E |

🎸 Chorus:
    A         E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
    B7        E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea