Am   C   Am   C  G


[Verse 1]
          C               G           Am
They were carved from the canyons and raised on the plains
         C             G         Am
Made for stampedes and Cowtown saloons
     C             G                 Am
They choked on the trail dust, slept out in the rain
    F               G         C
Led hard lives that ended too soon


[Pre-Chorus]
     Am             Em
That one generation transformed a nation
         F            C            Dm  G
And as descendants of those chosen few


[Chorus]
      C  G     Am         G
We're cowboys, cowboys forever
F             C                 Dm          G
We'll stand together as long as we live and breathe
      C  G     Am         G
We're cowboys, cowboys forever
F            C               Dm           G
We've always been, it's what we'll always be
           Am
Cowboys forever


[Interlude]
C   Am   G C  G


[Verse 2]
            C           G           Am
Now they're cops in the city, their lives on the line
        C             G            Am
They're truck drivers haulin' that freight
        C              G             Am
They're young soldiers leavin' their loved ones behind
        F             G              C
They're all those who pull their own weight


[Pre-Chorus]
     Am                  Em
That one generation that transformed a nation
         F           C          Dm  G
As the decedents, we all salute you


[Chorus]
             C  G     Am         C
'Cause we're cowboys, cowboys forever
F            C                 Dm          G
We'll ride together as long as we live and breathe
      C  G     Am         G
We're cowboys, cowboys forever
F            C               Dm           G
We've always been, it's what we'll always be
                 Am
We're cowboys forever


[Guitar Solo]
Am   Em   F  C  Dm
A


[Chorus]
      D  A     Bm         D
We're cowboys, cowboys forever
G            D                 Em          A
We'll ride together as long as we live and breathe
      D  A     Bm         D
We're cowboys, cowboys forever
G            D               Em           A
We've always been, it's what we'll always be
                 Bm
We’re cowboys forever


[Outro]
Bm  A D   Bm  A D  A  Bm
A D   Bm   A D   A  Bm   A D
Bm   A D  Bm   A D   Bm