The Old Cowboy chords by Tim Ryan
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Intro 1
(C major) (G major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor) (F major) (G major)
(C major)
Verse 1
He had (C major) his whiskey
an (G major) d I had my tape recorder (C major) .
He said, (F major) son,
say when you're set to (C major) go. (G major)
So (C major) you want a story
(G major) about the old -time (A minor) cowboys
Well, you're (F major) looking at a man
who ought to (G major) know
I earned (C major) my wage from
(G major) Austin to Mis (C major) soula
Back (F major) then, you didn't do it for the pay
It (C major) (G major) (C major) just felt good
to (G major) be in that wide open
I (A minor) guess (F major) that kind of freedom's
had its day. (G major) (A minor) (G major)
Was it (A minor) hard work? (F major)
It was hard, but worth the doing.
(C major) Was it (F major) lonely?
No, that was (G major) solitude. (A minor) (G major)
(B minor) An (G major) d (F major) I once loved a woman,
sweet (C major) Montana Rose.
Oh, (F major) I don't suppose (G major)
she ever (A minor) knew
I (F major) got few regret (G major) s
I just live (C major) the (G major) way I (C major) do
(A minor) But that's one (F major) place I'd (G major) like to ride
back (C major) through (G major) (A minor) (F major) (G major) (C major)
Well the winter rains
could (G major) cut a man to rib (C major) bons
And the (F major) July dust,
oh, it could choke you half (C major) to death
Well (G major) there were (C major) snakes and grids
(G major) and holes your horse could (A minor) step in,
while riding (F major) watch with
whiskey on (A minor) your (G major) breath.
But a (A minor) man lived by his
(F major) wits and by (C major) his word,
and the (F major) day was over when
your work was done. (G major)
And I once (F major) loved a woman,
(C major) sweet Montana rose
Oh, (F major) I don't suppose (G major)
she ever (A minor) knew (G major)
(C major) I (F major) got few regret (G major) s,
I just live (C major) the (G major) way I do
(A minor) But that's one (F major) place I'd
(G major) like to ride back (A minor) through.
(F major) That's one (C major) place I'd (G major) like to ride back
(C major) through. (G major) (A minor) (G major) (C major) (F major) (G major) (C major)
He shook my hand,
(G major) put on his hat and (C major) slicker.
He (F major) said, there's still some things
an old (C major) cowboy can do?
(G major) Well you've (C major) got words to write
(G major) and maybe some sweet
(A minor) things just waiting.
Cause (F major) I was once a young man
just like (G major) you (A minor) (G major)
and I (F major) once loved a woman
sweet (C major) Montana rose
oh (F major)
I don't suppose (G major) she ever knew (A minor) (C major)
I've (F major) got few regret (G major) s,
I just love (C major) the (G major) way I do
(A minor) But that's (G major) one (C major) (F major) place I'd (G major) like
to ride back (A minor) through (F major)
That's one (C major) place I'd (G major) like to ride back
(C major) through (G major) (A minor) (F major) (G major) (C major) (F major) (C major)
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