E
Well come along boys and listen to my tale
     B7                                E
I'll tell you bout the troubles on the ol' Chisholm Trail
       A                 E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       B7                E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea


[Verse 2]
E
I started up the trail October twenty-third
B7                            E
Started up the trail with the U-2 herd
       A                 E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       B7                E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea


[Verse 3]
E
On a ten dollar horse and a forty dollar saddle
B7                        E
Started out punchin' them longhorn cattle
       A                 E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       B7                E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea


[Verse 4]
E
With my seat in the saddle and my hand on the horn
B7                                E
I'm the best dang cowboy that was ever born
       A                 E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       B7                E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea


[Verse 5]
E
It's cloudy in the west and lookin' like rain
B7                                 E
And my danged old slicker's in the wagon again
       A                 E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       B7                E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea


[Verse 6]
E
The wind began to blow and the rain began to fall
B7                               E
And it looked like we were gonna lose 'em all
       A                 E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       B7                E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea


[Verse 7]
E
No chaps no slickers and it's pourin' down rain
B7                       E
I swear I'll never night herd again
       A                 E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       B7                E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea


[Verse 8]
E
I crippled my horse and I don't know how
B7                    E
Roping these longhorn U-2 cows
       A                 E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       B7                E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea


[Verse 9]
E
Well I went to my boss to draw my roll
B7                               E
And the boss had me figured nine dollars in the hole
       A                 E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       B7                E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea


[Verse 10]
E
Well me and the boss we had a little spat
B7                               E
So I hit him in the face with my ten gallon hat
       A                 E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       B7                E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea


[Verse 11]
E
The boss said to me well I'll fire you
B7                         E
Not only you but the whole darn crew
       A                 E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       B7                E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea


[Verse 12]
E
I'll sell my horse I'll sell my saddle
B7                         E
And you can drive all your longhorn cattle
       A                 E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       B7                E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea
       A                 E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea yippy yea
       B7                E
Come a ti yi yippy yippy yea