When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings chords by Gillian Welch

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 5th

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

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
C majorC Fmaj7Fmaj7 C majorC Fmaj7Fmaj7

Verse 1:
    C majorC
Let me tell you buddy, there's a faster gun
             Dadd4add9 G+G
coming over yonder, when tomorrow comes
    C majorC                FF
Let me tell you buddy, and it won't be long
     C majorC              G+G     C majorC
'til you find yourself singing your last cowboy song

Chorus:
    G+G          FF    C majorC
Yippie ki yi yay, when the round up ends
    G+G          FF    G+G
Yippie ki yi yay, and the campfire dims
    C majorC             FF
Yippie ki yi yay, he shouts and he sings,
    C majorC        G+G     C majorC
When a cowboy trades his spurs for wings

C majorC FF

Verse 2:
     C majorC
When they wrap my body in the bindling sheet
                    Dadd4add9   G7G7
and they take my six irons and pull the boots from my feet
  C majorC                  FF
Unsaddle my pony, she'll be itchin' to roam
    C majorC             G+G        C majorC
I'll be halfway to heaven, under horsepower of my own

Chorus:
    G+G          FF    C majorC
Yippie ki yi yay, when the round up ends
    G+G          FF    G+G  G7G7
Yippie ki yi yay, and the campfire dims
    C majorC             FF
Yippie ki yi yay, he shouts and he sings
    C majorC        G+G     C majorC
When a cowboy trades his spurs for wings

C majorC FF C majorC FF

Outro:
    G+G       FF   C majorC
Yippie ki yi yay, I'm glory bound
  G+G           FF      G+G
No more jingle jangle I'll lay my guns down
    C majorC              FF
Yippie ki yi yay, he shouts and he sings
    C majorC         G+G     C majorC
When a cowboy trades his spurs for wings