Misc Traditional – The Cowboys Dream (Guitar)
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[Verse 1]
D G D Last night as I lay on the prairie, D G A And looked at the stars in the sky, D G D I wondered if ever a cowboy G A D Would drift to that sweet by and by.
[Chorus]
D G Roll on, roll on; A A7 D Roll on, little dogies, roll on, roll on, D G Roll on, roll on; Em A D Roll on, little dogies, roll on.
[Verse 2]
D G D The road to that bright, happy region D G A Is a dim, narrow trail, so they say; D G D But the broad one that leads to perdition G A D Is posted and blazed all the way.
[Chorus]
D G Roll on, roll on; A A7 D Roll on, little dogies, roll on, roll on, D G Roll on, roll on; Em A D Roll on, little dogies, roll on.
[Verse 3]
D G D They say there will be a great round-up, D G A And cowboys, like dogies, will stand, D G D To be marked by the Riders of Judgment G A D Who are posted and know every brand.
[Chorus]
D G Roll on, roll on; A A7 D Roll on, little dogies, roll on, roll on, D G Roll on, roll on; Em A D Roll on, little dogies, roll on.
[Verse 4]
D G D I know there's many a stray cowboy D G A Who'll be lost at the great, final sale. D G D When he might have gone in the green pastures G A D Had he known of the dim, narrow trail.
[Chorus]
D G Roll on, roll on; A A7 D Roll on, little dogies, roll on, roll on, D G Roll on, roll on; Em A D Roll on, little dogies, roll on.
[Verse 5]
D G D I wonder if ever a cowboy D G A Stood ready for that Judgment Day, D G D And could say to the Boss of the Riders, G A D "I'm ready, come drive me away"
[Chorus]
D G Roll on, roll on; A A7 D Roll on, little dogies, roll on, roll on, D G Roll on, roll on; Em A D Roll on, little dogies, roll on.
[Verse 6]
D G D For they, like the cows that are locoed, D G A Stampede at the sight of a hand, D G D Are dragged with a rope to the round-up, G A D Or get marked with some crooked man's brand,
[Chorus]
D G Roll on, roll on; A A7 D Roll on, little dogies, roll on, roll on, D G Roll on, roll on; Em A D Roll on, little dogies, roll on.
[Verse 7]
D G D And I'm scared that I'll be a stray yearling, D G A A maverick, unbranded on high, D G D And get cut in the bunch with the "rustics" G A D When the Boss of the Riders goes by.
[Chorus]
D G Roll on, roll on; A A7 D Roll on, little dogies, roll on, roll on, D G Roll on, roll on; Em A D Roll on, little dogies, roll on.
[Verse 8]
D G D For they tell of another big owner D G A Whose ne'er overstocked, so they say, D G D But who always makes room for the sinner G A D Who drifts from the straight, narrow way.
[Chorus]
D G Roll on, roll on; A A7 D Roll on, little dogies, roll on, roll on, D G Roll on, roll on; Em A D Roll on, little dogies, roll on.
[Verse 9]
D G D They say he will never forget you. D G A That he knows every action and look; D G D So, for safety, you'd better get branded, G A D Have your name in the great Tally Book.
[Chorus]
D G Roll on, roll on; A A7 D Roll on, little dogies, roll on, roll on, D G Roll on, roll on; Em A D Roll on, little dogies, roll on.