Cowboy Song chords by Thin Lizzy (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Ab
Eb
Fm
Db
Cm7
Cm/G
Ab/C
Bbm
Cm

Verse 1
Ab 
Eb 
I am just a cowboy,
Fm 
Eb 
Db 
lonesome on the trail
Ab 
Cm7 
Fm 
A starry night, a campfire light
Eb 
Db 
Ab 
Eb 
The coyote call
Fm 
Eb 
Db 
and the howling wind wail
Ab 
Cm/G 
Fm 
So I ride out to the old sundown
Eb 
Db 

Interlude 1

Ab/C

Bbm

Ab/C

Bbm

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Verse 2

I am just a cowboy, lonesome on the trail

Lord, I'm just thinking

about a certain female

The nights we spent together

riding on the range

Looking back it seems so strange

Chorus 1

Ab/C

Roll me over and turn me around

Bbm

Let me keep spinning 'til I hit the ground

Ab/C

Roll me over and let me go

Bbm

Riding in the rodeo

Verse 3
Ab 
Eb 
I was took in Texas,
Fm 
Eb 
Db 
I did not know her name
Ab 
Cm 
Lord, all these southern girls
Fm 
Eb 
Db 
all seem the same
Ab 
Eb 
Down below the border
Fm 
Eb 
Db 
in  a town in Mexico
Ab 
Cm 
Fm 
I got my job busting broncs in the rodeo
Eb 
Db 

Chorus 2

Ab/C

Roll me over and turn me around

Bbm

Let me keep spinning 'til I hit the ground

Ab/C

Roll me over and let me go

Bbm

Running free with the buffalo

Solo 1
Ab 
Eb 
Fm 
Eb 
Db 
Ab 
Cm 
Fm 
Eb 
Db 
Ab 
Eb 
Fm 
Eb 
Db 
Ab 
Cm 
Ab 
Fm 
Eb 
Db 
Db 
Ab/C 
Bbm 
Ab 
Db 
Ab/C 
Bbm 
Ab 

Verse 4
Db 
Ab/C 
Bbm 
Roll me over
Ab 
and I'll turn around
Db 
Ab/C 
Bbm 
Ab 
Db 
Ab/C 
Bbm 
And I'll move my fingers
Ab 
up and down
Db 
Ab/C 
Bbm 
Ab 
Up and down

Interlude 2

Ab/C

Bbm

Ab/C

Bbm

Verse 5

Ab/C

It's ok amigo

Bbm

Just let me go

Ab/C

Bbm

Riding in the rodeo

Interlude 3

Ab/C

Bbm

Ab/C

Bbm

Solo 2

Chorus 3

Ab/C

Roll me over and turn me around

Bbm

Let me keep spinning 'til I hit the ground

Ab/C

Roll me over and let me go

Bbm

Riding in the rodeo

Outro 1

Ab/C

Roll me over and set me free

Bbm

A cowboys life is the life for me

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Ab
Eb
Fm
Db
Cm7
Cm/G
Ab/C
Bbm
Cm

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: Ab majorBPM: 134

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
Cm/G: 3-x-5-5-4-x
Ab/C: 8-6-6-8-x-x
Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of Cowboy Song by Thin Lizzy, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Ab major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Thin Lizzy's performance.