D                                        G
Broken bones and broken hearts and I?fve had my shoulder torn apart
       D                                        G
But it nothing like the pain I felt when I lost you
D                                      G
Honky-tonks and short brown checks and all those late nights I regret
      Bm                                        A
And I left you all alone crying wondering why I lay it all on the line

[Chorus]
            D                                          G
I've earned scars and I've earned buckles, been in the chutes with blood on my knuckles
            D                                     A
I've driven all night long trying to make a rodeo
                   D                                       G
I'm as strong as a freight train just as steady, crack the gates you know I'll be ready
              Bm          A               G        A
And I'm gonna hang on un- til the ride is through, because that's what cowboys do

[Solo]
|D |G | x 2

[Verse 2]
D                                        G
Worn out duly full of whiskey dents, and memories of the times we spent
D                                       G
A million miles of black top that never lead me home to you
D                                         G
Eight seconds of pain and fame, and these thoughts of you drive me insane
  Bm                                        A
I left you all alone crying wondering why I lay it all on the line

[Chorus]
            D                                          G
I've earned scars and I've earned buckles, been in the chutes with blood on my knuckles
            D                                     A
I've driven all night long trying to make a rodeo
                   D                                       G
I'm as strong as a freight train just as steady, crack the gates you know I'll be ready
              Bm          A               G        A
And I'm gonna hang on un- til the ride is through, because that's what cowboys do

[Solo]
|D |G | x4

[Bridge]
D                                        G
One day when the glory's gone, and I?fve got no strength to carry on
Bm                                        A
I'll realize the only thing I should have held on to is you

[Chorus]
            D                                          G
I've earned scars and I've earned buckles, been in the chutes with blood on my knuckles
            D                                     A
I've driven all night long trying to make a rodeo
                   D                                       G
I'm as strong as a freight train just as steady, crack the gates you know I'll be ready
              Bm          A               G        A
And I'm gonna hang on un- til the ride is through, because that's what cowboys do

[Outro]
D G                      D G
That's what cowboys do
D                        G
Broken bones and broken hearts