Hats Off

Verse 1 : - - - - - - - - - - - - A D E the stage is set tonight down in nashville D A F#m it’s been a long , hard ride into town A D E and thanks to some cowboys and heros D E A my chance to sing has finally come around Verse 2 : - - - - - - - - - - - - A D E the first song i ever sang was haggard D A F#m momma sang to me i saw the light A D E i’d turn my radio up louder D E A to hear johnny cash walk the line Verse 3 : - - - - - - - - - - - - A D E waylon sang a song about texas D A F#m willie’s "blue eyes crying in the rain" A D E bocephus sings a song about dixie . D E A lefty taught us all how to sing . Chorus 1 : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A E D hats off to hard riding cowboys E A riding some where tonight A E D hats off to hard riding cowboys D E A wanted , dead or alive Verse 4 : - - - - - - - - - - - - A D E charlie ran the devil out of georgia D A F#m skynyrd sang sweet home alabam A D E the ahlman brothers taught us how to ramble D E A and to tucker boys showed us how to jam . repeat Chorus 1 Verse 5 : - - - - - - - - - - - - A D E the stage is set tonight up in heaven D A F#m rebas band is there with patsy cline A D E and all around are cowboys and cowgirls D E A and thanks to them the music’s still alive Chorus 2 : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A E D hats off to hard riding cowboys E A flying somewhere tonight A E D hats off to hard fighting cowboys D E A wanted , dead or alive repeat Chorus 2 and fade .