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INTRO
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Legend has it years ago,
A sound was born and began to grow.
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Old Tex and Buddy showed the way,
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And a brand new beat was here to stay.
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Miles around you could hear it comin',
Steel guitars and a flat pick strummin'.
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And it told the story of the workin' man,
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And the beat spread out across the land.
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The western beat is alive and kickin',
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Carrying on an age old tradition.
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The good old boys are turnin' up the heat,
F C G
And the house is shakin' to the western beat.
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So come on boys, rosin up the bow,
There's fire in the fiddle and the old banjo.
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Stoke it 'til you can hold it down,
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Serve it up at the speed of sound.
C G
The western beat is alive and kickin',
D G
Carrying on an age old tradition.
C G Em
The good old boys are turnin' up the heat,
F C
And the house is shakin' to the western beat.
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INSTRUMENTAL
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Well the western beat is a freight train comin',
Across the land like a diesel hummin'.
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And it tells the story of the workin' man,
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You can still hear it ringin' out across the land.
C G
Yeah the western beat is alive and kickin',
D G
Carrying on an age old tradition.
C G Em
The good old boys are turnin' up the heat,
C G
Yeah the western beat is alive and kickin',
D G
Carrying on an age old tradition.
C G Em
The good old boys are turnin' up the heat,
F C G
And the country's shakin' to the western beat.