Cowboy Logic chords by Michael Martin Murphey

Written By Don Cook and Chuck Rains
As Recorded by Michael Martin Murphy on the 1990 release, Cowboy Songs


     F          Bb
There's a great American hero, we all look up to
     C7
When the times are hard and the chips are down,
           F
he knows just what to do
    F                  Bb
Now a cowboy's got a set of rules that he lives by day to day
    C7                    F
If you ask for his advice, he'll more than likely say
                   Bb
If it's a fence, mend it. If it's a dollar bill, spend it
 C7                F   C7
Before if burns a hole down in them jeans
      F             Bb
It it's a load, truck it. If it's a punch, duck it.
      C7           F
If she's a lady, treat her like a queen
       Bb           F
That's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it
      C7                   F
It's in the way he lives his life and the songs he sings
       Bb          F
That's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it
      C7                F  F F# G
He's got a simple solution to just about anything
      G      C
If it's a job, do it. Put your back in to it.
     D7                     G  D7
'Cause a little bit of dirt's gonna wash off in the rain
     G            C
If it's a horse, ride it. If it hurts, hide it.
 D7                 G
Dust yourself off and get back on again.
        C           G
That's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it
      D7                   G
It's in the way he lives his life and the songs he sings
        C           G
That's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it
      D7                G
He's got a simple solution to just about anything
                     C
An old cowboy and a young buckaroo were workin', ridin' fence
  D7                           G
The old hand was testin' the kid - on his skill and common
sense
     G
He said "Son, if you seen three men in a pickup truck,
     C
dressed alike from boot to hat,
      D7
could you tell which one was the real cowboy,
          G
just from where he sat?"

The kid scratched his head awhile and then he said
          C
"Well, there ain't no way to know".
   D7
The old hand grinned and then he said
                 G
"Kid, you've still got a ways to go.

The real cowboy's the one in the middle.
    C
He ain't there just by fate.
    D7
'Cause first he don't have to drive, and then
                G
he don't have to mess with the gate"
        C           G
That's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it
      D7                   G
It's in the way he lives his life and the songs he sings
        C           G
That's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it
      D7                G
He's got a simple solution to just about anything
      D7                G
He's got a simple solution to just about anything