F G F The old Nashville cowboy was burdened with time F Am F He was bent by his years and the fight with the wine F F F With a head full of music and an old nursery rhyme F G F A heart full of sadness and dark sunken eyes F G F He told me they've cheated he told me they stole F Am F The strenght from his youth and the songs from his soul F F F They said he was family till he got too old F
And he called them miners mother Lord finders G F Digging so deep in search of more gold G F Oh where are the cowboys and the home on the range G F Does anyone know that they've killed Jesse James F F F Now the good guys on TV seem bad ain't it strange F G F And the old Nashville cowboys missed out on the change F G F The old cowboy's life now is gone with the past F Am F Like whiskey he drank it all went out too fast F F F He didn't know how to make each swallow last F G F And a head waitress won't be back to fill up his glass G F Oh where are the cowboys and the home on the range G F Does anyone know that they've killed Jesse James F F F Is anyone listening or is everyone blind F G F And old Nashville cowboys will sing for a dime F G F And hard times are cheap at the end of the line