Bronco Bill's Lament chords by Don McLean
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Verse 1
(G major) I coulda been most (E minor) anything
I (C major) put my (D major) mind to (G major) be,
But a (A major) cowboy's life was (C major)
the only life (G major) for me. (D major)
It's a (G major) strong man's oc (B major) cupation
ridin' (C major) herd and livin' (A minor) free,
But (E minor) strong men often (A major) fail
Where (E minor) shrewd men can (A major) prevail,
(C major) I'm an old (G major) man now (A minor) with
nothin' left (D major) to say,
But (C major) oh (G major) god (A minor) how (G major) I worked (D major)
my youth (G major) away.
Verse 2
Well you (G major) may not recog (E minor) nize my face,
(C major) I used (D major) to be a star, (G major)
A (A major) cowboy hero known (C major) both near and (G major) far. (D major)
I (G major) perched upon a (B major) silver mount
and sang (C major) with my gui (A minor) tar,
But the (E minor) studio of course, (A major)
owned my (E minor) saddle and my (A major) horse,
But that (C major) six-gun on on the
(A minor) wall belong (D major) s to me,
Oh (C major) (G major) god (A minor) I can (G major) 't live (D major)
a memory.
(G major)
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Verse 3
You know I'd like to put my finger (E minor)
on that (C major) trigger (D major) once (G major) again,
And (A major) point that gun at all (C major) the prideful men. (G major) (D major)
All (G major) the voyeurs and the (B major) lawyers
who can (C major) pull a fountain (A minor) pen,
And (E minor) put you where they (A major) choose,
With (E minor) the language that they (A major) use,
(C major) An d enslave (E minor) you till (A minor) you
work your (D major) youth away,
(C major) Oh (E minor) god (A minor) how (G major) I worked (C major) my
youth away. (D major)
Verse 4
Whoopee (G major) ty (E minor) yioh
(G major) Whoopee ty yi ay, (E minor)
(G major) One man's (E major) work is (A major) another man's play (D major)
(C major) Oh (G major) God (A minor) how (G major) I worked (D major) my youth (G major) away.
Verse 5
You see I (G major) always (D major) liked the (E minor) notion
of a cowboy (C major) (D major) fighting (G major) crime,
(A major) This photograph was (C major) taken in my (G major) prime,
(D major)
I could (G major) beat those des (B major) perados but
there's (C major) no sense fightin' (A minor) time,
(E minor) But the singin' was a ball (A major)
'Cause I'm (E minor) not musical at (A major) all,
I (C major) moved (E minor) my lips (A minor) to someone else's (D major)
(G major) (E minor) (C major) (D major) (G major) (A major) (C major)
(G major) (D major) voice.
Verse 6
(G major) I coulda been most (E minor) anything
I (C major) put my (D major) mind (G major) to be,
But a (A major) cowboy's life was (C major)
the only life (G major) for me. (D major)
It's a (G major) strong man's occu (B major) pation
ridin' (C major) herd and livin' free, (A minor)
But (E minor) strong men often (A major) fail
Where shrewd (E minor) men can (A major) prevail,
I'm (C major) an old man (G major) now (A minor) with
nothin' left to (D major) say,
But (C major) oh (G major) god (A minor) how (C major) I (D major) worked my youth away.
Bronco Bill's Lament
Don McLean
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