Intro: A D A E A D E A 

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    One stormy day, me and my buddy 
            A          E 
    started on our roundup ride, 
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    the wind and dust blew hard around us, 
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    my buddy strayed far from my side. 

 
        A          D 
We were buddies in the saddle, 
        A          E 
we were buddies in our home, 
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we were buddies herdin' cattle, 
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we were buddies everywhere we roamed. 

                  A           D 
    I'll ne'er forget the day I found him, 
              A             E 
    he was so weak he could not speak. 
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    I'll ne'er forget the smile he gave me, 
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    then the poor boy fell asleep. 

           A         D 
    I took him up in my saddle, 
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    and carried him across the plain. 
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    My mother nursed him every moment 
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    to try to make him well again. 


   

               A            D 
    I've never had a pal so near me, 
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    he took the blame for everything. 
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    I'd die for him just any moment, 
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    and for me he'd do the same. 

               A            D 
    But now my buddy's gone and left me, 
                A            E 
    and it's so hard to struggle on. 
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    So hard to b'lieve that he has left me, 
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    I can't realize that he has gone.