Odysseus Chords & Lyrics - The Band Of Heathens

I'm gonna [C]tell you this story that I once read
About this [F]cowboy who was a little messed up in the head
For [D7]starters he went by this weirdo name of Odys[G]seus
Now [C]Odysseus weren't no cowboy name
But he [F]sure could play that cowboy game
An' he could [D7]rope and ride and he could throw a real mean di[G]scus

Well he was [C]headed home from some far-off land
Like [F]Mississippi or Texarkana
He was [D7]tryin' to get to Ithaca in New York [G]State
Met this [C]dude named Poseidon that almost drowned him
But this [F]chick named Ino came along and found him
[D7]I... I didn't really get that part anywa[G]y

Well he [C]met this girl named Circe, you know
She was all [F]hot and bothered and ready to go
She in[D7]vited all of his friends on over for [G]supper
Turned his [C]buddies into pigs and that's a fact
F [stop]
So he made love to her and she turned 'em back
I gue[D7]ss he was pretty [G]good in the sack or [C]somethin'

[F] O[C]dysseus, why [G]did you have to [C]go?
[F] O[C]dysseus, what[G]ever [G/A]did you [G/A#]know? [G/B]
O[E]dysseus was hard, O[Am]dysseus was [F]fast
[C]That cowboy could [G]really kick some [C]ass

[SOLO]

Well he [C]wasn't really sure which way to head
So for dir[F]ections he went to the kingdom of the dead
[D7]I ain't sure were that is but it sounds like [G]Florida
His [C]mama lived there and she said hi
He said [F]no mama, I'm here to see this other guy
She sai[D7]d well, you're a real find son, then, aren't [G]you?

Finally he [C]found this guy that knew the way
He said,[F] "Now listen close to what I gotta say
It's a [D7]long hard ride and you probably never even get [G]there
And all these [C]friends of yours, they're all a-gonna die
And [F]all you're gonna wanna do is sit and cry?"
And Odys[D7]seus said, "Now, hold up, du[G]de... I make a left [C]where?"

[F] O[C]dysseus, why [G]did you have to [C]go?
[F] O[C]dysseus, what[G]ever [G/A]did you [G/A#]know? [G/B]
O[E]dysseus was hard, O[Am]dysseus was [F]fast
[C]That cowboy could [G]really kick some [C]ass

[SOLO]

So he [C]packed his bags and he saddled up
And he was [F]headed out of town past his little club
And from [D7]inside he heard this chick band called The [G]Sirens
Well he [C]wanted to stay and hear a few
But his [F]buddies said, "No, man, we gotta move"
So he threw th[D7]is big old tantrum then he got on back to [G]ridin'

When he [C]got home all of these men were there
[F]Eatin' all the food from his Frigidaire
And[D7] not just two or three, but like forty-some[G]thin'
They was [C]hittin' on his wife and makin' a scene
So he [F]killed them all and got away clean
Didn'[D7]t even have to do community service or [G]nothin'

His [C]wife said, "I been so faithful babe?"
And he [F]said, "Uh..., [D7] uh..., me [G]too
Except for that [C]girl in that cave and a couple more
And that [F]beautiful woman on that island shore
Any[D7]ways, baby, I been so [G]thankful in my [C]heart"

[F] O[C]dysseus, why [G]did you have to [C]go?
[F] O[C]dysseus, what[G]ever [G/A]did you [G/A#]know? [G/B]
O[E]dysseus was hard, O[Am]dysseus was [F]fast
[C]That cowboy could [G]really kick some [C]ass
[C]That cowboy could [G]really kick some [C]ass