How 'Bout Them Cowgirls chords by George Strait (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

E
E6
Emaj7
B/D#
C#m7
E/B
Amaj7
E/G#
F#m7
B
Amaj9
F#m
F#m/C#

Intro 1

Emaj7

Verse 1
E 
E6 
I felt the rush of the Rio Grande into
Emaj7 
Yellowstone
E6 
E 
And I've seen first-hand Niagara Falls
E6 
Emaj7 
E6 
And the lights of Vegas
E 
E6 
I've Criss-crossed down to Key Biscayne
Emaj7 
E6 
And      Chi-town via Bangor, Maine
E 
E6 
Think I've seen it all
Emaj7 
E6 
And all      I can say is

New- Play with audio & scroll

Upgrade to play 20,000+ songs ads free, and enjoy playing with music.

Get now

Chorus 1

B/D#

How 'bout them cowgirls

C#m7

E/B

Boys ain't they something

Amaj7

E/G#

Sure are some proud girls

F#m7

And you can't tell them nothing

B/D#

And I tell you right now girls

C#m7

E/B

Amaj7

May just be seven wonders of this big,

E/G#

F#m7

whole round world

Interlude 1

But how 'bout them cowgirls

Emaj7

Verse 2
E 
E6 
She's riding colts in Steamboat Springs
Emaj7 
E6 
Bailing hay outside Abilene
E 
E6 
She's trying hard
Emaj7 
E6 
To fit in some city
E 
E6 
But her home is 'neath that big, blue sky
Emaj7 
E6 
And the Northern Plains and those other wide
E 
E6 
Open spaces
Emaj7 
E6 
Now      a-days there ain't as many but

Chorus 2
E 
B/D# 
How 'bout them cowgirls
C#m7 
E/B 
Boys   ain't they something
Amaj7 
E/G# 
Sure are some proud girls
F#m7 
B 
And you can't tell them nothing
E 
B/D# 
And I tell you right now girls
C#m7 
E/B 
Amaj7 
May just   be seven wonders of this big,
E/G# 
F#m7 
B 
whole  round  world
E 
But how 'bout them cowgirls

Bridge 1
F#m7 
Boy, she don't  need you and
she don't need me
E/G# 
She can do just fine on her own two feet
Amaj9 
But she wants a man
E 
who wants her to be herself
F#m7 
And she'll never change,
don't know how to hide
E/G# 
Her stubborn will or her fighting side
Amaj9 
But you      treat her right and she'll love you like
B 
no one else

Chorus 3
E 
B/D# 
Yeah, how 'bout them cowgirls
C#m7 
E/B 
Boys   ain't they something
Amaj7 
E 
Sure are some proud girls
F#m 
E 
F#m/C# 
E/B 
But you can't beat their     loving
E/G# 
F#m 
E 
B/D# 
And I'll tell   you right now girls
C#m7 
E/B 
Amaj7 
May just   be seven wonders of this big,
E/G# 
F#m7 
B 
whole  round  world

Interlude 2

But how 'bout them cowgirls

Emaj7

How 'bout 'em boys

2006Country

Unlock All Tools

100+ tunings, chord games & metronome

Get now

GuitarPianoUkulele

E
E6
Emaj7
B/D#
C#m7
E/B
Amaj7
E/G#
F#m7
B
Amaj9
F#m
F#m/C#

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: E majorBPM: 117

How did you like the song?

You need to to leave a rating.

713 views

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

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
E6: 0-2-2-1-2-0
Emaj7: x-x-2-4-4-4
B/D#: x-6-4-4-7-x
C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x
E/B: x-2-2-1-0-0
Amaj7: x-0-2-1-2-0
E/G#: 4-x-2-4-0-0
F#m7: 2-4-2-2-2-2
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
Amaj9: x-0-6-6-0-0
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
F#m/C#: x-4-4-2-2-2

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

Minor 7ths sit between minor and major in feel. The course covers the shapes and the songs they show up in most often. Learn minor 7th chords

Even perfectly fretted chords sound wrong on an out-of-tune guitar. Get in tune in seconds, right in your browser, with the free online guitar tuner

This is the definitive original version of How 'Bout Them Cowgirls by George Strait, 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 E major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of George Strait.