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Well now...this was fun. First song with BIAB 2017.
Merry Christmas everybody!


****** Song Summary *************
Title: Colorado Cowboy Christmas
File:ColoradoCowboyXmas.SGU
Key=C , Tempo 160, Length (m:s)=2:33
No intro. 100 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 100. Repeat x1 chorus
No Melody
No Soloist track.
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Style is _CSWNGMD.STY (Country Swing Medium-Fast(140RS))

RealTracks in style: ~~540:Bass, Electric, Pop Sw 165
RealTracks in style: ~~373:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Hank Sw 165
RealTracks in style: ~974:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm CountrySwingCleanA-B Sw 140
RealTracks in style: ~977:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm CountrySwingGrittyA-B Sw 140
RealDrums in style: NashvilleSwing8^3-a:Snare, OpenHat , b:Snare, Ride
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LYRICS:

Colorado Cowboy Christmas
© 2016 Bob Buford

Grandpa bought this old sleigh, back in 1892,
Straight from Sears and Roebuck, It’s just about right for two
We got a feed sack full of presents, a rack of antlers on the prow
Big white balls on my cowboy hat, Man, we’re havin’ some fun now.

Oh, it’s a Colorado Cowboy Christmas, on the Rocky Mountain plains
No reindeer around, just some elk we found, so we hooked ‘em up to the reins
We’ll be hittin’ every town and farmhouse, and spreadin’ Christmas cheer
Got a turkey made of Spam, a Safeway ham, and a case of cold Coors beer.

Folks back there in Denver, they think we’ve lost our minds
Cause Christmas time in the country, ain’t exactly the traditional kind
We put lights on the tree in our front yard, and we crowd around a roastin’ hog
Tell our jokes, with our hand-rolled smokes, and a pack of old hunting dogs

Yeah, it’s a Colorado Cowboy Christmas, on the Rocky Mountain plains
No reindeer around, just some elk we found, so we hooked him to the reins
We’ll be hittin’ every town and farmhouse, between here and the county line
Puttin’ on a show, as we crash through the snow, with our box of cheap red wine.

Yeah, It’s a Colorado Cowboy Christmas, on the Rocky Mountain plains
No reindeer around, just some elk we found, so we hooked him up to the reins
We’ll be hittin’ every town and farmhouse, and spreadin’ Christmas cheer
We’ll have stories to tell all the winter long until we’ll do it all again next year,
We’ll have stories to tell all the winter long and then we’ll do it all again next year.

Hi Bob Buford, Very rockin' Tune! - Love the slapback vocal effect you applied. Fun lyrics too! Well done!

Bob,

Great fun! Very nice sound to the swing guitars and really good lyrics... think I`ll pass on the roast hog, but otherwise a Colorado Christmas sounds fine.

Robert

Thank you, gentlemen. Glad you enjoyed it. Robert, I finished off your share of the hog so no worries. Oh yeah, and your share of the Coors too.

Merry Christmas,
BB

Very cool Christmas Bob. Excellent vocal and lyric. Guitar was excellent too

Hey Scott...thanks man. Glad you liked it. It was just such a fun project to do. I kept laughing when I was trying to track the vocal; I thought I wouldn't get it finished. Wish they were all this much fun.

Bob

Bob,
Sounds excellent - nice relaxed style - clever lyrics - well sung.

Peter

Bob,

An excellent first write with BIAB 2017! A sign of good things ahead for the new year.

A fine rocky mix, fun lyrics and superb vocal (loved the echo).

Nice one,
Jez

Fun song Bob!! I particularly likee:

Got a turkey made of Spam, a Safeway ham, and a case of cold Coors beer.

This is very well done-written right and delivered with the right kind of attitude. Good stuff!! Take care. Greg

Thanks, Peter. Glad you enjoyed it.

Merry Christmas,
Bob

Thanks, Jez...hoping to get a lot more songs done next year with the BIAB. Glad you liked the lyrics...us guitar players are quite the dodgy lot.

Merry Christmas,
Bob

Hey Greg...I've actually seen a turkey made of Spam. Not sure why anyone would think that's a good idea. But apparently people sculpt a lot of things out of Spam. Seemed appropriate for the song.

Thanks for listening. Merry Christmas,
Bob

Bob,
Good ole Country Christmas!
A fun tune and a nice mix.

enjoyed

Happy Christmas

Alyn

Hey Alyn... Glad you liked it.

Thanks for listening,
Bob

A good Christmas write, Bob. Sounds like you had fun recording it - as Greg said "right attitude". Well done. (Sleigh Bells!!)

fj

Hey Floyd... It was a kick. Thanks for listening.

Bob

Hard to go wrong with some country swing!

Takes us back to the cowboy vibe that surrounds Steamboat Springs where we used to spend some time.

The "fun-nes factor" oozes right on through this.

Cool production -- really like the vocal and effects.

Enjoyed the spin,

J&B

Thanks, J&B (Wow..."J&B"...just had a college flashback!)

Yea nothin' says "cowboy" like 240" of snow! And Steamboat's got it. You could lose a whole herd in there.

Thanks for listening,
Bob

I'll second that! Merry Christmas to you Bob, Tom

Hey Tommy...try to stay warm down there.
Merry Christmas,
Bob