A                                E
Old Badger was an outlaw that no man could ever ride
   E                                    A
So tough the devil's pitchfork couldn't penetrate his hide
   A                               D
To beat him was the dream of every cowboy in the land
    E                                                    A
But try they might, sure as right they'd wind up end the sand


[Verse 2]
A                                E
A brag came up from Texas by the name of Two Oaks Tall
    E                               A
Was out to get old Badger cause old Two Oaks rode 'em all
   A                              D
He said he'd tie a granny knot in Badger's twistin' tail
   E                                                        A
So thousands came to stake his claim or to see how bad he'd fail


[Verse 3]
  A                                  E
A mighty crowd had gathered with old Badger in the chute
    E                                   A
The stirrups felt the goading weight of Two Oaks heavy boots
A                                 D
Then the chute swang open and the crowd began to roar
       E                                              A
Tall's shirttail beat upon the seat like waves upon a shore


[Verse 4]
     B                          F#
They circled that arena, Badger bawlin' out his hate
    F#                                B
But Tall stuck in the saddle like his tail was made of paste
B                           E
Badger then exploded as his hooves beat on the air
    F#                                                     B
But Tall did stay like childrens play in Grandma's rockin' chair


[Verse 5]
    B                                      F#
The outlaw's eyes were blazin', old Tall's face was turnin' red
       F#                                B
They'd take off to the right but wind up goin' left instead
     B                                        E
They busted through the fence and crashed the stillness of the night
     F#                                                    B
They filled the air with dust and hair and vanished out of sight


[Verse 6]
     C                                    G
Some say they died of thirst and time has turned them to stone
G                                C
Others say they withered and the buzzards picked their bones
    C                              F
But somewhere on that prairie is a scene we all ain't saw
    G                                                  C
Did Tall get throwed or Badger rode or was it called a draw?