Misc Traditional – Lavender Cowboy (Guitar)

C      F        C
Yippee-i yippee-oh

       G                  C
Yippee-i yippee-oh yippee-ay

      F                       C
Which sounds rather silly but ev'ry hillbilly

       Dm            G            C   Dm G C
Spends half his life singing that way

C                      Dm
He was just a lavender cowboy

     G                       C
With only three hairs on his chest

                              Dm                              
And he rode on a filly called Daffydowndilly

    G                      C                 
The prettiest horse in the West

                              Dm
Ev'ry morning they went out together

          G                     C
While the others looked on in dismay

                                  Dm         
'Cause he'd round up the cattle a-ridin' side-saddle

  G                          C  Dm G C
Because he preferred it that way

C                      Dm
He was just a lavender cowboy

    G                    C
Who committed a terrible sin

                            Dm
He went out on a bender and slugged a bartender

    G                        C
And stole all the strawberry gin

                             Dm
So the posse was sent out to find him

    G                       C 
And bring him back dead or alive

                                     Dm
And they knew as they went they were hot on the scent

       G                  C Dm G C
By the smell of Chanel No.5

                             Dm
And they found him a-lyin' unconcious

     G                          C
With blood running all down his chin

                                  Dm
Till they looked a bit closer and what do you know sir

     G                       C
They found it was strawberry gin

                          Dm
So they shot the lavender cowboy  

    G                        C
And said as they laid him to rest

                              Dm
You'll be happier now boy you can't be a cowboy

     G                        C
With only three hairs on your chest