Ralph McTell – When I Was A Cowboy (Guitar)
Capo 1
Key
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Speed:
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Chords
[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 D C G if you wanna be a cowboy,
[Verse 4]
F C G F C G I was a cow-boy out on the prairie. F C G Am D G Life is much easier now back home in the alley.
[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 G if you wanna be a cowboy,