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Difficulty: Novice Intro:: {G D C D} x6 Verse 1:: G D C D G I'll bet you've never heard ole Marshall Dillon say D C D G Miss Kitty have you ever thought of running away D C D G Settling down, would you marry me D C D G If I asked you twice and begged you pretty please D C D G She'd have said yes in a New York minute D C They never tied the knot D G His heart wasn't in it D C D He just stole a kiss as he rode away G D C He never hung his hat up at Kitty's place
Chorus:: G D C I should've been a cowboy D G D C D I should've learned to rope and ride G D C D G D C Wearing my six-shooter, riding by pony on a cattle drive D G D C D Stealing a young girl's heart G D C Just like Gene and Roy D G D Singing those rodeo songs C D G D C Oh I should've been a cowboy Verse 2:: G D C D I might of had a side kick with a funny name G D C D Running wild through the hills chasing Jesse James G D C D Ending up on the brink of danger G D C D Riding shotgun for the Texas Rangers G D C D Go west young man, haven't you been told G D C D California's full of whisky, women and gold G D C D Sleeping out all night beneath the desert stars G D C D A dream in my eye and a prayer in my heart Chorus:: G D C I should've been a cowboy D G D C D I should've learned to rope and ride G D C D G D C Wearing my six-shooter, riding by pony on a cattle drive D G D C D Stealing a young girl's heart G D C Just like Gene and Roy D G D Singing those campfire songs C D G D C Oh I should've been a cowboy
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