When I Was A Cowboy - Ralph Mctell Chords
Chords: G, F, C, Am, D, Em
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Genre: folk, country, blues
[Intro]
G G G G
[Verse 1]
F C G F C G
I was a cow-boy, out in the all-ey.
F C G Am D G
Me and my six-gun keep law on the prairie.
F C G F C G
I remember my first horse well. He was lean but a fast one.
F C G Am D G
We traveled miles together until he got stolen.
[Chorus]
D
And the sheriff said, "Get early to bed
Am C G
and always keep your hat screwed on real tight,
Em
n' case you get into a fight."
C D G C
Well, that's one of the tricks that you must employ
D C G
if you wanna be a cowboy,
[Verse 2]
F C G F C G
I traveled far from home, even jumped freight trains.
F C G Am D G
Threw stones in the o-o-cean, slept out in the cold rain.
F C G F C G
It was down in some southern town and the music was play-yin'
F C G Am D G
and the people were talkin' so loud. They heard no words I was sayin'.
[Chorus]
D
And the sheriff said, "Get early to bed
Am C G
and always keep your hat screwed on real tight,
Em
n' case you get into a fight."
C D G C
Well, that's one of the tricks that you must employ
D C G
if you wanna be a cowboy,
[Verse 3]
F C G F C G
I dreamed of a mountain, with one lonesome ri-i-der.
F C G Am D G
He was ragged and ta-ttered and he carried a saber.
F C G F C G
And all through the ca-a-nyon, you could hear his bones ra-a-ttle.
F C G Am D G
He was dead on a dying horse and he was tied to the saddle.
[Chorus]
D
And the sheriff said, "Get early to bed
Am C G
and always keep your hat screwed on real tight,
Em
n' case you get into a fight."
C D G C
Well, that's one of the tricks that you must employ
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