Front Row Cowboy

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On Saturday mornings I'd ride to 
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the movies,
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Booted and spurred on my horse 
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made of tin
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Tie-up my cyi-use outside on the 
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pavement
Eric Bogle
'Front Row Cowboy'

#Chorded by Shawn and Andrew Prest

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Lay down my sixpence and mosey on 
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in.
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I'd sit in the front row with the 
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other young cowboys
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Waitin' for Roy to appear on the 
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screen
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Waitin' for Roy and his golden 
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horse Trigger,
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To carry me off into my favorite 
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dream.


Chorus:
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Roy Rogers, Roy Rogers, Oh you 
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were my hero,
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A man made of steel on a horse 
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made of gold
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Together we rode through the days
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 of my childhood
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Memories like heroes, they never
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 grow old.


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Together we rode over mountains 
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and valleys
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Camped out a night 'neath the 
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wide prairie sky,
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We'd sing cowboy songs as we sat 
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by the campfire
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While out in the darkness a wild
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 coyote cried
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Yi-pi-tie-yi-yo baked beans and 
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coffee,
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Tall tales and true as we sat by 
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the fire
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Then up in the morning and away 
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we'd go riding.
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Two gay caballeros, two heroes for 
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hire.


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And now I'm a man, and I've hung 
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up my six-gun
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No more do I ride on a horse 
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made of tin.
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Now I ride subways, and freeways 
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and railways,
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Instead of a six-gun I now wield a 
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pen.
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But part of my heart will always 
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be ridin'
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Along the bright canyons and the 
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wild forest ways
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Along with Roy Rogers my faithful 
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companion,
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Into the sunset of my childhood 
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days.
Eric Bogle
'Front Row Cowboy'

Chorus:
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Roy Rogers, Roy Rogers, Oh you 
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were my hero,
  C           G          C       
A man made of steel on a horse 
      D
made of gold
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Together we rode through the days
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 of my childhood
C             G            D    
Memories like heroes, they never
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 grow old.


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He was my friend, yes, he was my 
friend.
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He never let me down.
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He was honest and faithful right up 
to the end
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I loved Roy Rogers 'cause he was 
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my friend.