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I Want To Be A Cowboy tab by The Vandals

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Tab maker: Jake
Standard Tuning (eBGDAE)

This is my first tab. I think its pretty close. Hope this helps. I know thi is the only
tab for this song but if there's anything that doesnt sound right let me know. You'll
see a letter in parentheses that letter tells you what part it is. look at the
bottom then you'll see what i mean.


 *indian cry thing* (Chord diagramA augmentedA)
e |------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |---------7-7\9-9--------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |---------------9--------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |---------------7--------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |------------------------|

 *indian cry thing again* (Chord diagramBB)
e |---------------5--------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------5--------|
Chord diagramG+G |---------7-7\9----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |------------------------|

 *indian cry thing #3* (Chord diagramC majorC)
e |------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |---------9-7-6----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |---------------7--------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |------------------------|

 *final indian cry thing* (Chord diagramD MajorD)
e |------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |---------7-7\9-9--------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |---------------9--------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |---------------7--------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |------------------------|

*I Want to be a Cowboy*(Chord diagramE MajorE)
e |------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |------------------------| x3
Chord diagramA augmentedA |---------2---5----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |-----0-3---3------------|

           (Chord diagramFF)
e |------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-------------------9----|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-------------------9----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |---------2---5---7-7----|
Chord diagramE MajorE |-----0-3---3---3--------|
*slower first part* (Chord diagramG+G)
e |--------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |--------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |--------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-0~-0-3p2p0--5--0-3p2p0-5-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |--------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |--------------------------|

*faster part before small guitar break* (H)
e |----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-------------------------------------------7~-|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-0-3p2p0-5-0-3p2p0-5-0-3p2p0-5-0-3p2p0-5-0-7~-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-------------------------------------------5~-|
Chord diagramE MajorE |----------------------------------------------|


             (I)
e |---------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-7-XX------7-XX-5-6--------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-7-XX-7-XX-7-XX-5-6--------| x4
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-5-XX-7-XX-5-XX-3-4--------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |------5-XX-----------------|

                     (J)
e |---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-9-XX------9-XX-7-8-9-XX------9-XX-9-8-|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-9-XX-9-XX-9-XX-7-8-9-XX-9-XX-9-XX-9-8-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-7-XX-9-XX-7-XX-5-6-7-XX-9-XX-7-XX-7-6-|
Chord diagramE MajorE |------7-XX---------------7-XX----------|

               (K)
e |---------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |---------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-7-XX------7-XX-5-6--------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-7-XX-7-XX-7-XX-5-6--------| x2
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-5-XX-7-XX-5-XX-3-4--------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |------5-XX-----------------|

                 (L)
e |-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G |-7-XX-7-XX-7-XX-7-XX-5-XX-5-XX-5-XX-5-XX-|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-7-XX-7-XX-7-XX-7-XX-5-XX-5-XX-5-XX-5-XX-| x2
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-5-XX-5-XX-5-XX-5-XX-3-XX-3-XX-3-XX-3-XX-|
Chord diagramE MajorE |-----------------------------------------|

                  (M)
e |-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB |--9-9-9-9-9-9-10-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Chord diagramG+G |-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD |-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA |-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE |-----------------------------------|


ORDER TO PLAY IT IN

Chord diagramA augmentedA
Chord diagramBB
Chord diagramC majorC
Chord diagramD MajorD
Chord diagramE MajorE
Chord diagramFF
Chord diagramG+G
H
I
J
K
L

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