Cowboy Boots chords by
Macklemore And Ryan Lewis

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Key: Ab major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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And we drink

and get older

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And some of us even try to get sober

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Now here's to the assholes

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and the last calls

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Well city kids, you get what you ask for

Verse 2

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And acquaintances turn to friends,

I hope those friends they remember me

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Hold the night for ransom as

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we kidnap the memories

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Not sure there is a way to

express what you meant to me

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Sit around a table and use those

Verse 3

ears as the centerpiece

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Sounds of the city on Capitol Hill

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Where I question if what I'm

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seeing here is real

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Cowboy boots doing lines at the bar

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Where the time goes slow when

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you're drinking PBR

Verse 4

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Sounds of the city on Capitol Hill

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Where I question if what I'm

seeing here is real

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Cowboy boots doing lines at the bar

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Where the time goes slow when

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you're drinking PBR

Verse 5

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Hold on to what you were,

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forget what you're not

The streets were ours that summer,

at least those two blocks

Reminisce on those days,

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I guess that's OK, you wonder why

Some grow up, move on,

close the chapter, live separate lives

The twenty-something confusion

confusion before the suit and tie

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Strangers become mistakes but those

mistakes make you feel alive

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Hindsight is vibrant,

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reality: rarely lit

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Memories to collage, paste to the

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glue that barely sticks

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Good Lord, they broke all my shields

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Locked bathroom doors,

graffiti, and high heels

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Until you felt that altitude you

don't know how high feels

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Party mountain, some don't ever

come down from around here

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To be young again,

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I guess it's relative

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The camera lights, the whiskey rise,

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sink into the skin

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I fantasize about a second win

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Grow a mustache,

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pick up another bad habit and let the games begin

Verse 6

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Sounds of the city on Capitol Hill

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Where I question if what I'm

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seeing here is real

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Cowboy boots doing lines at the bar

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Where the time goes slow when

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you're drinking PBR

Verse 7

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Sounds of the city on Capit ol Hill

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Where I question if what I'm

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seeing here is real

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Cowboy boots doing lines at the bar

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you're drinking PBR

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So here's to the nights,

Verse 8

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dancing with the band

Strangers into girlfriends from a

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one night stand

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Brought a little liquor and

turn up the Johnny Cash

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You could bring a receipt to Heaven

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but you cannot take it back

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And this is life, this is real,

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even when it feels like it isn't

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I'd be a goddamn liar to say

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at times I didn't miss it

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So deuces, I turn my back as I

walk into the distance

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Dip my feet in every once in a while,

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just to say I visit

And we hold onto these nights

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Trying to find out way home

by the street light

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Over time we figure out this is me, right

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Learn a lot about your friends

right around two A.M

Verse 9

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And acquaintances turn to friends,

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I hope those friends they remember me

Hold the night for ransom as

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we kidnap the memories

Not sure there is a way to express

what you meant to me

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Sit around a table and use those

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ears as the centerpiece

Verse 10

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Sounds of the city on Capitol Hill

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Where I question if what I'm

seeing here is real

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Cowboy boots doing lines at the bar

Outro 1

Where the time goes slow when you're drinking PBR

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Cowboy Boots by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis is Ab major.

The primary chords used in Cowboy Boots are Ab, Db, Eb, Bb, Bbm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Ab, Db, Eb, Bb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Cowboy Boots is approximately 146 beats per minute.

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