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Thread #73869 Message #1284865
Posted By: Jim Dixon
30-Sep-04 - 09:25 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Jaquima to Freno (Ian Tyson)
Subject: Lyr Add: Jaquima to Freno (Ian Tyson)
Lyrics and chords copied from http://www.thetabworld.com/Ian_Tyson__Jaquima_To_Freno_guitar_tab.html
(There are several copies on other web sites. I wouldn't trust the alignment of the chords here. You might want to check other sites.)
JAQUIMA TO FRENO
Blaine McIntyre, Ian Tyson
A
Jaquima to Freno
He's an old vaquero
From another time
Hands as fine as the
D
Dealers of Reno
He's been to the ocean
He's been to the sea
A
Big long tapaderos hangin' both sides
Of an old Visalia tree
CHORUS 1:
E A E
Hey Mr. Vaquero
D
Put a handle on my pony for me
C#
Teach me the mystery
VERSE 2:
A
Jaquima to Freno
He's an old amansador
Still hangin' on
Just about gone
Like the California condor
D
He been down to the rodear ground
Seen him on the movie screen
A
Ah but sometimes I think he's like America
Only see him in your dreams
(REPEAT CHORUS 1)
CHORUS 2:
C# E
Did they sing all day
C#
Did they dance all night
E
Did they ride their spade bit ponies
C#
Through the golden light
E
Did they find true love
C#
Was it all a bunch of lies
E A
Quien sabe, maybe it was paradise
(REPEAT FIRST VERSE, CHORUSES 1 AND 2 IN THAT ORDER)
[Recorded by Ian Tyson on "All the Good 'Uns," Vanguard CD 79495, 1996; and by New West on "Buckaroo Dream."]
amansador = horsebreaker
The following websites might shed some light on the vocabulary:
"He learned how to start a colt and take him from Jaquima to Freno"
Saddle & Tack Glossary (see jaquima, freno, spade bit, tapaderos)
Cattle Terms: A glossary (see rodear -- not a misspelling of rodeo!)
Cowboy Terms: The People (see vaquero)
"Visalia tree" seems to be a type of saddle, but I haven't found a definition