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

• Capo on 5th

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

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

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

C F

Verse 2:
          C
When they wrap my body in the bindling sheet
                                        Dadd4add9     G7
and they take my six irons and pull the boots from my feet
    C                                   F
Unsaddle my pony, she'll be itchin' to roam
        C                         G               C
I'll be halfway to heaven, under horsepower of my own

Chorus:
        G                   F        C
Yippie ki yi yay, when the round up ends
        G                   F       G   G7
Yippie ki yi yay, and the campfire dims
        C                          F
Yippie ki yi yay, he shouts and he sings
        C                G         C
When a cowboy trades his spurs for wings

C F C F

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