Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
D MajorD C majorC G+G C majorC D MajorD
D C majorC G+G D MajorD
Verse 1:
D MajorD C majorC
Come all you young cowboys and listen to me
G+G D MajorD
And don't waste your life on that old hanging tree
D MajorD C majorC
And don't think that size ever makes man small
G+G D MajorD
You find out it's nothing at all
D MajorD C majorC
They know a tension when the old words are said
G+G D MajorD
Don't cheat in poker and don't lose your head
D MajorD C majorC
Lost cowboys are human and bullets kill dead
G+G D MajorD
Six guns don't make a man tall
Chorus:
C majorC G+G D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
Because it's all so easy to run with the crowd
C majorC G+G D MajorD
And they are a damn good bunch of cowboys
C majorC G+G A augmentedA
Makes a man feel proud
Solo:
D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
D C majorC G+G D MajorD
Verse 2:
D MajorD C majorC
Do a honest days work for the money you spend
G+G D MajorD
Be fast with the ladies and slow with the men
D MajorD C majorC
Be kind to your horses and true to your friends
G+G D MajorD
And treat every mother's son fair
D MajorD C majorC
Don't stay in town late on a Saturday night
G+G D MajorD
Don't let no one tease you into a fight
D MajorD
Because when they're saddled with guns
C majorC
There ain't nobody right
G+G D MajorD
It's a short trail that leads to nowhere
Chorus:
C majorC G+G D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
Because it's all so easy to run with the crowd
C majorC G+G D MajorD
And they are a damn good bunch of cowboys
C majorC G+G A augmentedA
Makes a man feel proud
Solo:
D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
D C majorC G+G D MajorD
D C majorC G+G D MajorD
D C majorC G+G D MajorD
Chorus:
C majorC G+G D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
Because it's all so easy to run with the crowd
C majorC G+G D MajorD
And they are a damn good bunch of cowboys
C majorC G+G A augmentedA
Makes a man feel proud
Outro:
D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD
D C majorC G+G D MajorD D MajorD