Johnny Cash - Bull Rider: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Bull Rider" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

      C
Well first you got to want to get off bad enough
                            G
to wanna get on him in the first place
         C
And you better trust in your lady luck
                                           G
Pray to God that she don't give up on you right now

Chorus:
      C         Bm          Em
Live fast, die young bull rider

One hand hold is all you got it's you and
the bull against the clock and a cross crowd
And once upon a spinning to nothing else
you've ever done can pull this way
You're just outside the bucking shoot
Lose a spur, you lose your seat and you lose yourself
By now he's bucking mean and dirty
Slinging mud and cowboy boots and kicking clowns

Chorus

You've got to feel the way he's moving,
you've got to watch his head
And brace yourself for anything
that a friend of you might dread
You know the art of hanging loose,
hanging just as tight
Well there's something like a hurricane
who's dancing with the kite
Well, the rodeo is more than rough
It's a fact of life it's tough to cut his fever ass
It's drinking beer and pulling trailers
Tighten may on barreled razors and horse's buck

Chorus - x3


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Bull Rider" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Bull Rider" by Johnny Cash.

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