Bronco Bills Lament - Don Mclean Chords
Chords: BRONCO, BILL'S, G, Em, C, D, A, Am
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Genre: folk, rock, country
BRONCO BILL'S LAMENT
Words & Music by Don McLean
[Verse 1]
G Em C D G
I coulda been most anything I put my mind to be,
A C G D
But a cowboy's life was the only life for me.
G Em C D G
It's a strong man's occupation ridin' herd and livin' free,
Em A
But strong men often fail
Em A
Where shrewd men can prevail,
C Am D
I'm an old man now with nothin' left to say,
C Am D G
But oh god how I worked my youth away.
[Verse 2]
Em C D G
Well you may not recognize my face, I used to be a star,
A C G D
A cowboy hero known both near and far.
G Em C D G
I perched upon a silver mount and sang with my guitar,
Em A Em A
But the studio of course, owned my saddle and my horse,
C Am D
But that six-gun on the wall belongs to me,
C Am D G
Oh god I can't live a memory.
[Verse 3]
G Em C D G
You know I'd like to put my finger on that trigger once again,
A C G D
And point that gun at all the prideful men.
G Em C D G
All the voyeurs and the lawyers who can pull a fountain pen,
Em A
And put you where they choose,
Em A
With the language that they use,
C Am D
And enslave you till you work your youth away,
C Am C D
Oh god how I worked my youth away.
[Bridge]
G Em G D
Whoopee ty yioh whoopee ty yi ay,
G Em A D
One man's work is another man's play
C Am D G
Oh god how I worked my youth away.
[Verse 4]
G Em C D G
You see I always liked the notion of a cowboy fighting crime,
A C G D
This photograph was taken in my prime,
G Em C D G
I could beat those desperados but there's no sense fightin' time,
Em A
But the singin' was a ball
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