G C G On Saturday mornings I'd ride to the movies,C G C D Booted and spurred on my horse made of tinG C G Tie-up my cyi-use outside on the pavement Eric Bogle 'Front Row Cowboy' #Chorded by Shawn and Andrew PrestC G D G Lay down my sixpence and mosey on in.D C G I'd sit in the front row with the other young cowboysD C G Waitin' for Roy to appear on the screenD C G Waitin' for Roy and his golden horse Trigger,C G D G To carry me off into my favorite dream. Chorus:G C G Roy Rogers, Roy Rogers, Oh you were my hero,C G C D A man made of steel on a horse made of goldG C G Together we rode through the days of my childhoodContinues after the adC G D G Memories like heroes, they never grow old.G C G Together we rode over mountains and valleysC G C D Camped out a night 'neath the wide prairie sky,G C G We'd sing cowboy songs as we sat by the campfireC G D G While out in the darkness a wild coyote criedD C G Yi-pi-tie-yi-yo baked beans and coffee,D C G Tall tales and true as we sat by the fireD C G Then up in the morning and away we'd go riding.C G D G Two gay caballeros, two heroes for hire.G C G And now I'm a man, and I've hung up my six-gunC G C D No more do I ride on a horse made of tin.G C G Now I ride subways, and freeways and railways,C G D G Instead of a six-gun I now wield a pen.D C G But part of my heart will always be ridin'D C G Along the bright canyons and the wild forest waysD C G Along with Roy Rogers my faithful companion,C G D G Into the sunset of my childhood days. Eric Bogle 'Front Row Cowboy' Chorus:G C G Roy Rogers, Roy Rogers, Oh you were my hero,C G C D A man made of steel on a horse made of goldG C G Together we rode through the days of my childhoodC G D G Memories like heroes, they never grow old.G C He was my friend, yes, he was my friend.D G He never let me down.G C He was honest and faithful right up to the endD C G I loved Roy Rogers 'cause he was my friend.
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