Intro tab (relative to capo)
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Intro 
D                                  Bm 
In the rain and the mud in July in Cheyenne
            A                           G
They had to carry away that brave young man
         D                                  Bm
A little part of every heart of every rodeo fan
                  A                            G
Died there in the rain and the mud in July in Cheyenne


Verse 1
        D                            Bm
Lookin' back it doesn't seem so long ago
       A                              G
He was bigger than life, God rest his soul
       D                              Bm
Why he died that day is hard to understand
                   A                              G
Right there in the rain and the mud in July in Cheyenne


Chorus
            A                                 G
So tip your hat to the cowboy every once in a while
        D                             Bm
And take time to remember that cowboy's smile
         A                                  G
A little part of every heart of every rodeo fan
                  D                           Bm        A 
Died there in the rain and the mud in July in Cheyenne


Instrumental (over verse chords)


Verse 2
D                                  Bm
Gold buckles on a shelf collecting dust
          A                              G 
Still his memory shines inside of all of us
     D                                Bm
Some miss their hero, some miss their friend
            A                                   G
His mom and daddy long to see their little boy again


Chorus


Outro
D                                  Bm 
In the rain and the mud in July in Cheyenne
            A                           G
They had to carry away that brave young man
         D                                        Bm
If you're washed in the blood someday you'll see him again
                       A                           G
And it won't be in the rain and the mud in July in Cheyenne