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πΈ Intro:
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πΈ Verse 1:
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I have always had my heroes
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I've loved a lot of legends
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Many men in my mind are riding tall
A A
But my cowboy hero hats off
D A A
To the man who rode a donkey
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He's the greatest cowboy of them all
πΈ Verse 2:
E E
He loves all his little doggies
A E
He speaks to them kind and gently
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And he'll lift up any maverick that falls
A A
He sees every stray that scatters
D A A
Like it's the only one that matters
E A E B7 E E
He's the greatest cowboy of them all
πΈ Chorus:
A A
Once he rode into the sunset
D A
But some returning sunrise
A A A A
He'll call up all the riders in the sky
A A
I gotta get my roll together
D A
Gettin' ready for that sunrise
D A E E
That winds up where old cowboys never die
πΈ Verse 3:
E E
The trail he rides is narrow
A E
But it's straighter than an arrow
E A B7 B7
And he rides point for all the great and small
A A
He will take us through the wire
D A A
Onto that plain that's higher
E A E B7 E E
He's the greatest cowboy of them all
πΈ Chorus:
A A
Once he rode into the sunset
D A
But some returning sunrise
A A A A
He'll call up all the riders in the sky
A A
I gotta get my roll together
D A
Gettin' ready for that sunrise
D A E E
That winds up where old cowboys never die
πΈ Verse 4:
E E
The trail he rides is narrow
A E
But it's straighter than an arrow
E A B7 B7
And he rides point for all the great and small
A A
He will take us through the wire
D A A
Onto that plain that's higher
E A E B7 E E
He's the greatest cowboy of them all
E A E B7 E E
He's the greatest cowboy of them all
πΈ Outro:
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Published: February 15, 2022
Last Updated: February 8, 2026