I'd Rather Be A Cowboy (Lady's Chains)

I'd Rather Be A Cowboy (Lady's Chains) easy guitar chords by John Denver

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  • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    Jessie 
    went 
    away 
    last 
    summer 

    couple 
    of 
    months 
    a
    go 

    After 
    all 
    our 
    time 
    together 

    it 
    was 
    hard 
    to 
    see 
    her 
    go 

    She 
    called 
    me 
    right 
    up 
    when 
    she 
    arrived 

    asked 
    me 
    one 
    more 
    time 
    to 
    come 

    Living 
    on 
    L.A. 
    freeway 

    ain't 
    my 
    kind 
    of 
    having 
    fun 

    Chorus 1
    think 
    I'd 
    rather 
    be 
    cowboy 

    think 
    I'd 
    rather 
    ride 
    the 
    range 

    think 
    I'd 
    rather 
    be 
    cowboy 

    Than 
    to 
    lay 
    me 
    down 
    in 
    love 
    and 
    lady's 
    chains 

    Interlude 1


    Verse 2
    When 
    we 
    were 
    just 
    beginning 

    it 
    was 
    such 
    an 
    easy 
    way 

    Layin' 
    back 
    up 
    in 
    the 
    mountains 

    making 
    songs 
    for 
    sunny 
    days 

    But 
    she 
    got 
    tired 
    of 
    pickin' 
    daisies 

    and 
    cooking 
    my 
    meals 
    for 
    me 

    She 
    can 
    live 
    the 
    life 
    she 
    wants 
    to, 
    yes, 

    and 
    it's 
    all 
    right 
    with 
    me 

    Chorus 2
    think 
    I'd 
    rather 
    be 
    cowboy 

    think 
    I'd 
    rather 
    ride 
    the 
    range 

    think 
    I'd 
    rather 
    be 
    cowboy 

    Than 
    to 
    lay 
    me 
    down 
    in 
    love 
    and 
    lady's 
    chains 

    Bridge 1
    I'd 
    rather 
    live 
    on 
    the 
    side 
    of 
    the 
    mountains 

    Than 
    wander 
    though 
    canyons 

    of 
    concrete 
    and 
    steel 

    I'd 
    rather 
    laugh 

    with 
    the 
    rain 
    and 
    the 
    sun
    shine 

    And 
    lay 
    down 
    my 
    sun
    down 

    in 
    some 
    starry 
    field 

    Verse 3
    Oh, 
    but 
    miss 
    her 
    in 
    the 
    mornin' 

    when 
    awake 
    a
    lone 

    And 
    the 
    absence 
    of 
    her 
    laughter 

    is 
    cold 
    and 
    empty 
    sound 

    But 
    her 
    memory 
    always 
    makes 
    me 
    smile 

    and 
    want 
    you 
    to 
    know 

    love 
    her, 
    yes, 
    love 
    her 

    just 
    e
    nough 
    to 
    let 
    her 
    go 

    Chorus 3
    think 
    I'd 
    rather 
    be 
    cowboy 

    think 
    I'd 
    rather 
    ride 
    the 
    range 

    think 
    I'd 
    rather 
    be 
    cowboy 

    Than 
    to 
    lay 
    me 
    down 

    in 
    love 
    and 
    lady's 
    chains 

    Chorus 4
    think 
    I'd 
    rather 
    be 
    cowboy 

    think 
    I'd 
    rather 
    ride 
    the 
    range 

    think 
    I'd 
    rather 
    be 
    cowboy 

    Than 
    to 
    lay 
    me 
    down 
    in 
    love 
    and 
    lady's 
    chains 

    Outro 1


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