D G D A D When I was just a very young lad G D A D I walked up and I told my dad G C G D G A bareback rider's what I want to be C G D G I want the whole world to know about me C F C G C In the rodeo arena I'll make my stand F C I wanna be known as a rodeo man F C I'll come flying from the chute with my spurs up high G7 C Chaps and boots reachin' for the sky F C Spurrin' wild with my head throwed back G7 C You'll ask who's that well that's Bareback Jack G7 C You'll ask who's that well that's Bareback Jack D G D A D The years of boyhood now have passed G D A D It didn't take long I learned the tricks real fast G C G D G Now I'm going down the road with my rodeo gear C G D G And I hope to make the finals in just a few years C F C G C And when my chance comes I'll give it a whirl F C G C And try to win the championship of the world F C I'll come flying from the chutes with my spurs up high G7 C Chaps and boots reachin' for the sky F C Spurrin' wild with my head throwed back G7 C You'll all know me my name's Bareback Jack G7 C You'll all know me my name's Bareback Jack D G D A D Well here I am I'm layin' in bed G D A D The son of a buck jumped onto my head G C G D G I'm layin' here dyin' and hurtin' real bad C G D G Now I wish I'd listened to my old dad C F C G C When he said son you'd better stop foolin' around F C G C You're gonna get your guts stomped into the ground F C You'll come flyin' from the chutes with your tail up high G7 C That old buckin' horse is gonna throw you in the sky F C When you come down you're gonna break your back G7 C And we'll all know you as old crippled up jack G7 C In a wheel chair with a broken back