Intro: G , C, G, C, D2.C (SLIDE FROM C TO D2 TO C)

         G                       C                G
As he climbed in the chute, the crowd held it's breath:

         C           C/B       Am           D
He was seconds from glory or moments from death.

      G                             C         G
They knew with this bull, it could go either way.

           C          C/B       D
He said: "Let her go boys, an' pray."


    G                        C            G
He hung on for eight but he couldn't get loose:

                C              C/B       Am       D
That's when a clown they call Crazy came to his rescue.

          D                          C           G
When the dust finally settled, they both walked away.

             C              C/B         D
Yeah, they became best of friends that day.


(CHORUS)

      G         D/F#    Em           D
The cowboy an' clown, close as two brothers.

  C          C/B              Am            D
Chips up or down, they could count on each other.

  G          D/F#    Em         D
Buckles an' beers, winnin' an' losin':
 
   C           C/B   Am                D
Laughter an' tears, broken hearts an' bruises

       Am                      D
They lived for the next final round:

                 G    C, D2, C
The cowboy an' clown.


       G                        C        G
From Denver to Dallas, to the Calgary Stampede:

      C              C/B         Am       D
They took all those towns, an' a few in between.

         G                    C          G
But it ended one night, in a West Texas town:

            C         C/B             Am          D
The bulls either got faster, or ol' Crazy slowed down.


(BRIDGE)
A                             D            A     
Five hundred pick-ups, lights on, drivin' slow.

   D           A/C#        Bm         E
A tent on the hill at the end of the road.

A                                D       A
When the last Bible closed, one cowboy stayed.

           D         A/C#        E
He said: "Let her go boys, and pray."


(CHORUS)
     A          A/G#    A/F#         E      
The cowboy an' clown, close as two brothers.

 D           A/C#             Bm            E
Chips up or down, they could count on each other.

  A         A/G#    A/F#         E
Buckles an' beers, winnin' an' losin':

D            A/C#     Bm               E
Laughter an' tears, broken hearts an' bruises.

       Bm                      E
They lived for the next final round:

                 A    
The cowboy an' clown.