The Cowboy Song Chords & Lyrics by Garth Brooks
The Cowboy Song
guitar chords lyrics
D D/F# G D
Pushin' horns weren't easy like the movies said it was
A7sus4 A7
And I don't recall no dance hall girls or hotel rooms with rugs
D D/F# G D
You worked hot and tired and nasty rode you pony's head too low
A7 G
There were all the nights you couldn't sleep, cause it was too damn cold
D A7 D Dsus Dsus2 D
And you'd sing, Strawberry Roan and Little Joe
Verse 2
D D/F# G D
Like the time we hit the river and the rains began to fall
A7sus4 A7
And the water was rising so damn fast we thought it'd drown us all
D D/F# G D
We lost a lot of steers that day and four or five good mounts
A7 G
But when all the boys rode into camp we knew that's what counts
D A7 D Dsus Dsus2 D
And we sang, Yippie Ti Yi Yay and Amazing Grace
Bm A G D
Or the night they broke behind us and then they took us by surprise
Bm A A7sus4 A7
I whistled out the Bonner I seen the terror in his eyes
D D/F# G
And he rode for all his horse would ride and I know he done his best
D A7 G
But he crossed over Jordan ridin' Dunny to his death
D A7 D Dsus Dsus2 D
And we sang, Bringin' in the Sheaves and the Rugged Cross
Instrumental Solo
Verse 3
D D/F# G D
So when you see that cowboy he's not ragged by his choice
[ch]Asus7[/ch] A7
He never meant to bow them legs or put that gravel in his voice
D D/F# G D
He's just chasin' what he really loves and what's burning in his soul
A7 G
Wishin' to God that he'd been born and hundred years ago
D A7 D Dsus Dsus2 D
Still singin', Strawberry Roan and Little Joe
