Cowboy Christmas chords by Clay Walker

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
D MajorD G+G B minorBm A minorAm D7D7
G+G G+G G+G  A minorAm A minorAm
D MajorD D MajorD G+G  A minorAm


Verse 1:
D MajorD     G+G
 It was he night before Christmas,
    D MajorD
He was runnin' out of time
  A minorAm    D MajorD        D MajorD        A minorAm
The rodeo had ridden him 'bout down to his last dime
D MajorD
 He got the bucked off back in Denver
        C majorC     A augmentedA
And missed the short go again
                 A7A7
And now he's wonderin' how he'll make it home
 D MajorD
Before it all begins

Chorus:
       G+G            A minorAm
There'll be a, cowboy Christmas goin' on
D MajorD      D7D7        G+G      A minorAm
 Ropers and wranglers wrapped up for everyone
  D MajorD     G+G            C majorC   A minorAm
And There'll be country cookin' on the stove
A7A7           D MajorD
 Tinsel and lights, eggnog and mistletoe
C majorC       C minorCm    G+G    E MajorE
 Kinfolk from all around comin' home
       A minorAm    D MajorD        G+G
There'll be a, cowboy Christmas goin' on

Solo:
| G+G | G+G | G+G | A minorAm | A minorAm |

| D MajorD | D MajorD | G+G | A minorAm

Verse 2:
D MajorD  G+G               D MajorD
He'd done a little shoppin' between Phoenix and Cheyenne
   A minorAm       D MajorD        G+G       A minorAm
Got a rope & bag for Barbie, a new guitar for little Lan
D MajorD      G+G              C majorC        A augmentedA
Picked up a Sunday dress for momma and a Stetson hat for dad
     A7A7                 D MajorD       D7D7
Bought a rockin' horse for Tommy and brother Bill a pair of chaps
N.C.
But there was one little hitch in this getup...

Verse 3:
G+G                A minorAm
 He had all these presents and no ride home
     D MajorD                       G+G  E minorEm
He looked down at his watch and was about to give up all hope
A minorAm        D MajorD   G+G
  You see it was almost midnight, less than a minute away
A minorAm
When a jolly man in a red suit pulled up and said
 D MajorD   N.C.
"Don't worry partner, your house is on my way
N.C.
And if you can hang on for 8 seconds,
N.C.
That's all it takes to get there on a sleigh"

Chorus:
D MajorD      G+G            A minorAm
Now there's a, cowboy Christmas goin' on
D MajorD      D7D7        G+G      A minorAm
 Ropers and wranglers wrapped up for everyone
  D MajorD     G+G            C majorC   A minorAm
And There'll be country cookin' on the stove
A7A7           D MajorD
 Tinsel and lights, eggnog and mistletoe
C majorC       C minorCm    G+G    E MajorE
 Kinfolk from all around comin' home
       A minorAm    D MajorD
There'll be a, cowboy Christmas
 A minorAm   D MajorD
A augmentedA cowgirl Christmas, that's right
 A minorAm   D MajorD        G+G G+G G+G
A augmentedA cowboy Christmas goin' on