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The Cowboy Rides Away Tab by George Strait

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G
C
D

Intro 1

G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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G

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I

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Verse 1
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knew the stakes were high
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right from the start
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G 
When she dealt the cards, I bet my heart
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Now I just found a game that I can't play
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G 
And this is where the cowboy rides away

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Chorus 1

G

C

And my heart is sinking like the setting sun

D

G

Setting on the things I wish I'd done

C

It's time to say goodbye to yesterday

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G

This is where the cowboy rides away

Interlude 1

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G

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C

C

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D

D

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G

G

We've been

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Verse 2

G

C

in and out of love and in-between

D

G

And now we play the final showdown scene

C

As the credits roll, a sad song starts to play

D

G

And this is where the cowboy rides away

Chorus 2
G 
C 
And my heart is sinking like the setting sun
D 
G 
Setting on the things I wish I'd done
Oh, the last goodbye's
C 
the hardest one to say
D 
G 
This is where the cowboy rides away
Oh, the last goodbye's
C 
the hardest one to say
D 
This is where the cowboy rides away
G 
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D|-9-------5---7-----------4---5----|---------2---4--------------------|
A|-(10)----(7)-(9)---------(5)-(7)--|---------(3)-(5)---------5--------|
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------(7)------|
   1       2       3       4          1       2       3       4
E|-3--------------------------------|
B|-3--------------------------------|
G|-0--------------------------------|
D|-0--------------------------------|
A|-2--------------------------------|
E|-3--------------------------------|
   1       2       3       4

The Cowboy Rides Away

George Strait

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