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Intermediate πͺ
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Key: G#m
πΈ Intro:
Fm Cm Fm Cm
Fm Cm C#b D#
πΈ Verse 1:
Fm
Oh, you get me ready
Dm*
In your '56 Chevy
Dm*
Why don't we go sit down in the shade?
Dm*
Take shelter on my front porch
Dm*
The dandelion sun scorching
Dm*
Like a glass of cold lemonade
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
A#m Cm
I will do the laundry
C#b D#
If you pay all the bills
πΈ Chorus:
Fm Cm
Where is my John Wayne?
Fm Cm
Where is my prairie song?
Fm Cm
Where is my happy ending?
C#b D# A#m Cm C#b D#
Where have all the cowboys gone?
πΈ Verse 2:
Fm
Why don't you stay the evening?
Dm*
Kick back and watch the TV
Dm*
And I'll fix a little something to eat
Dm*
Oh, I know your back hurts
Dm*
From working on the tractor
Dm*
How do you take your coffee, my sweet?
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
A#m Cm
I will raise the children
C#b D#
If you pay all the bills
πΈ Chorus:
Fm Cm
Where is my John Wayne?
Fm Cm
Where is my prairie song?
Fm Cm
Where is my happy ending?
C#b D# A#m Cm C#b D#
Where have all the cowboys gone?
πΈ Bridge:
F#b C#b F#b
Oh, I am wearing my new dress tonight
A#m Cm C#b D#
But you don't, but you don't even notice me
A#m
Say our goodbyes
Cm
Say our goodbyes
C#b D#
Say our goodbyes
πΈ Verse 3:
Fm
We finally sell the Chevy
Dm*
When we had another baby
Dm* G#
And you took that job in Tennessee
Dm*
You made friends at the farm
Dm*
And you join them at the bar
Dm*
Almost every single day of the week
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
A#m Cm
I will wash the dishes
C#b D#
While you go have a beer
πΈ Chorus:
Fm Cm
Where is my John Wayne?
Fm Cm
Where is my prairie song?
Fm Cm
Where is my happy ending?
C#b D#
Where have all the cowboys gone?
Fm Cm
Where is my Marlboro Man?
Fm Cm
Where is his shiny gun?
Fm Cm
Where is my lonely ranger?
C#b D# A#m Cm
Where have all the cowboys gone?
C#b D# A#m
Where have all the cowboys gone?
πΈ Outro:
Cm C#b
Yippy-yi, yippy-yay, yippy-yi, yippy-yay
D# A#m Cm C#b D# A#m Cm C#b D# Fm
Yippy-yi, yippy-yay, yippy-yi, yippy-yay
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Published: April 1, 2024
Last Updated: February 10, 2026