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[Verse 1]
F G F G
I was a cowboy, out in the alley.
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Me and my six-gun keep law on the prairie.
F G F G
I remember my first horse well. He was lean but a fast one.
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We traveled miles together until he got stolen.
[Chorus]
D
And the sheriff said, "Get early to bed
A Am C G
and always keep your hat screwed on real tight,
Em
n' case you get into a fight."
C D G C
Well, that's one of the tricks that you must employ
D G
if you wanna be a cowboy,
[Verse 2]
F G F G
I traveled far from home, even jumped freight trains.
F G Am F G
Threw stones in the ocean, slept out in the cold rain.
F G F G
It was down in some southern town and the music was playin'
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and the people were talkin' so loud. They heard no words I was sayin'.
[Chorus]
D
And the sheriff said, "Get early to bed
A Am C G
and always keep your hat screwed on real tight,
Em
n' case you get into a fight."
C D G C
Well, that's one of the tricks that you must employ
D G
if you wanna be a cowboy,
[Verse 3]
F G F G
I dreamed of a mountain, with one lonesome rider.
F G Am F G
He was ragged and tattered and he carried a saber.
F G F G
And all through the canyon, you could hear his bones rattle.
F G Am F G
He was dead on a dying horse and he was tied to the saddle.
[Chorus]
D
And the sheriff said, "Get early to bed
A Am C G
and always keep your hat screwed on real tight,
Em
n' case you get into a fight."
C D G C
Well, that's one of the tricks that you must employ
D G
if you wanna be a cowboy,
[Verse 4]
F G F G
I was a cowboy out on the prairie.
F G Am F G
Life is much easier now back home in the alley.
[Chorus]
D
And the sheriff said, "Get early to bed
A Am C G
and always keep your hat screwed on real tight,
Em
n' case you get into a fight."
C D G C
Well, that's one of the tricks that you must employ
D G
if you wanna be a cowboy,
