The Christian Cowboy chords by The John Marshall Family

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: Bm

Intro:

F# Bm Em F#7

Verse 1:
    Bm
The devil is a rustler
    Bm
And many are his men
    Em
Who ride the range and valley
        Bm                 F#7
Damning souls and lives of men
   Bm
If you're a Christian Cowboy
     Bm
Then saddle up God's Word
    Em
And start the trail a-ridin'
 Bm           F#7     Bm
Away from the devil's herd

Chorus:
      Em       Bm
Swing into the Saddle, Christian Cowboy
      Em                      F#7
Start ridin' and start ridin' hard
           Em
Search the canyon of sin
        Bm
For the souls of lost men
             F#7            Bm
Bring in the strays for the Lord

Interlude:
Bm F# Bm

Verse 2:
     Bm
What outfit do you ride for
    Bm
Are you the devil's hand?
   Em
Or is the Lord your Foreman
        Bm                F#7
And the rugged cross your brand?
   Bm
Is Hell your destination
   Bm
Or Heaven your reward?
       Em
You're workin' for the devil
          Bm      F#7     Bm
Or you're workin' for the Lord

Chorus:
      Em       Bm
Swing into the Saddle, Christian Cowboy
      Em                      F#7
Start ridin' and start ridin' hard
           Em
Search the canyon of sin
        Bm
For the souls of lost men
             F#7            Bm
Bring in the strays for the Lord

Interlude:
Bm Bm Em Bm F#7 Bm Bm Em Bm F# Bm

Em Bm Em F#7 Em Bm F# Bm Bm F#7 Bm

Bm F#7

Verse 3:
    Bm
Now when the roundup's over
    Bm
and payday rolls around
     Em
When all the lost are branded
    Bm                 F#7
And all the strays are found
      Bm
We'll check our reigns up yonder
   Bm
In valleys green and wide
          Em
Some will never make it, Cowboy,
  Bm       F#7    Bm
Unless you up and ride

Chorus:

      Em       Bm
Swing into the Saddle, Christian Cowboy
      Em                      F#7
Start ridin' and start ridin' hard
           Em
Search the canyon of sin
        Bm
For the souls of lost men
             F#7            Bm
Bring in the strays for the Lord

Outro:
             F#7            Bm
Bring in the strays for the Lord