Chords with lyrics
Intro:
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BB|--------------------------------3-|
G+G|--------------------------------2-|
D MajorD|------0-3-2-0-------------------0-|
A augmentedA|-0-h2---------0-h2-0-3-2-0-0-h2-x-|
E MajorE|--------------------------------x-|
Verse 1:
D MajorD D7D7
From the hills to Kaycee, Wyoming
G+G D MajorD
Where life's wooly and wild
D MajorD
Came an Air Force brat
D7D7
In a cowboy hat
E7E7 A augmentedA
And that Copenhagen smile
D MajorD
And from bucking broncs
D7D7
To honky tonks
G+G E minorEm
He always sang a cowboy's song
D MajorD
We were much too young
B7B7
Having too much fun
E7E7 A augmentedA D MajorD
As we all sang along
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
(And we sang) Life's a highway
G+G
There's only one way
D MajorD
You're gonna get through it
G+G
When she starts to twist
D MajorD E MajorE
Be more like Chris
E7E7
Pull your hat down tight
A7A7
And just LeDoux it
D MajorD
When that whistle blows
D7D7
And that crowd explodes
G+G E minorEm
And them pickup men are at your side
D MajorD A7A7 D MajorD
They tell you good ride cowboy, good ride
Instrumental:
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BB|--------------------------------3--------0|
G+G|--------------------------------2--------1|
D MajorD|------0-3-2-0-------------------0-0------2|
A augmentedA|-0-h2---------0-h2-0-3-2-0-0-h2-x----4-3-2|
E MajorE|--------------------------------x--------0|
Verse 2:
E MajorE E7E7
From gold buckles to gold records
A augmentedA E MajorE
Well once again he was spinning 'round
E MajorE
Took the whole world on
E MajorE E7E7
And he turned us on
F#7F#7 BB
To that Western Underground
E MajorE
And from "Bareback Jack"
E7E7
To "This Cowboy's Hat"
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
The songs were stronger than his pain
E MajorE
He would not slow down
C#7C#7
From town to town
F#7F#7 BB E MajorE
Like children running through the rain
Chorus:
A augmentedA E MajorE
(And we sang) Life's a highway
A augmentedA
There's only one way
E MajorE
You're gonna get through it
A augmentedA
When she starts to twist
E MajorE F#F#
Be more like Chris
F#7F#7
Pull your hat down tight
B7B7
And just LeDoux it
E MajorE
When that whistle blows
E7E7
And that crowd explodes
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
And them pickup men are at your side
E MajorE B7B7 E MajorE
They tell you good ride cowboy, good ride
E MajorE E7E7
I bet he crossed that river Jordan
A augmentedA F# minorF#m
With St. Peter on the other side
E MajorE B7B7 E MajorE A augmentedA
Singing good ride cowboy, good ride
E MajorE B7B7 E MajorE
Good ride cowboy, good ride