Capo
5
Difficulty
Beginner πΆ
Rate for accuracy
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πΈ Verse :
F
There's a difference
C G
In the Wild
Wild West and a Podunk town
F
There's a difference
C G
In a ramblin' man and a boy that's just runnin' around
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
Am G
You ain't ridin' in the sunset, boy you're just jettin'
F Dm
In a Tennessee hat acting like it's a Stetson
πΈ Chorus:
C
But you ain't a cowboy
G
When cowboys head out, boy
Dm
They turn back around, boy
Settle down, boy
F G
Come home to the woman they love
C
You ain't nothing like George Strait
G
His kind don't just ride away
Dm
Lonely, lost on some highway
Tryna play
F G
Like you've got some old smoking gun
C
But you ain't a cowboy
πΈ Verse :
F
You think you're an outlaw
C G
'Cause you stay out real late always stirring up trouble
F
But you didn't fool me
C G
In your dirty, old Wranglers and your shiny gold buckle
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
Am G
You're still shooting back shots guess I dodged a bullet
F Dm
I love you's a trigger couldn't make yourself pull it
πΈ Chorus:
C
But you ain't a cowboy
G
When cowboys head out, boy
Dm
They turn back around, boy
Settle down, boy
F G
Come home to the woman they love
C
You ain't nothing like George Strait
G
His kind don't just ride away
Dm
Lonely, lost on some highway
Tryna play
F G
Like you've got some old smoking gun
C
But you ain't a cowboy
G
You ain't a cowboy
Dm
You ain't a cowboy
F G
No, you ain't
πΈ Bridge:
Dm F
There's a difference in stumbling out and a tumbleweed rolling
Dm G
There's a difference in just acting out and rodeoing
πΈ Chorus:
C
But you ain't a cowboy
G
When cowboys head out, boy
Dm
They turn back around, boy
Settle down, boy
F G
Come home to the woman they love
C
You ain't nothing like George Strait
G
His kind don't just ride away
Dm
Lonely, lost on some highway
Tryna play
F G
Like you've got some old smoking gun
C
But you ain't a cowboy
G
You ain't a cowboy
Dm
You ain't a cowboy
F G
No, no you ain't
C
You ain't a cowboy
Song History
Published: April 11, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025