{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":398509,"song":"Shouldve Been A Cowboy","artist":"Toby Keith","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11558172-shouldve-been-a-cowboy-chords-by-toby-keith/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/398509?type=chord","rating":4.88566,"votes":1453,"content":"[Intro]\r\n| [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]    | [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]    | x4\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'll bet you've never heard ole Marshall Dillon say[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMiss Kitty have you ever thought of running away[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSettling down, would you marry me[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf I asked you twice and begged you pretty please[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe'd have said yes in a New York minute[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey never tied the knot[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHis heart wasn't in it[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe just stole a kiss as he rode away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nHe never hung his hat up at Kitty's place[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI should've been a cowboy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI should've learned to rope and ride[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWearing my six-shooter, riding my pony on a cattle drive[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nStealing a young girl's heart[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJust like Gene and Roy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSinging those campfire songs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOh, I should've been a cowboy[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI might have had a side kick with a funny name[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRunning wild through the hills chasing Jesse James[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nEnding up on the brink of danger[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRiding shotgun for the Texas Rangers[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGo west young man, haven't you been told[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCalifornia's full of whisky, women and gold[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSleeping out all night beneath the desert stars[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\nA dream in my eye and a prayer in my heart[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI should've been a cowboy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI should've learned to rope and ride[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWearing my six-shooter, riding my pony on a cattle drive[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nStealing a young girl's heart[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJust like Gene and Roy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSinging those campfire songs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh, I should've been a cowboy[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Cadd9[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI should've been a cowboy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI should've learned to rope and ride[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'd be wearing my six-shooter, riding my pony on a cattle drive[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nStealing a young girl's heart[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJust like Gene and Roy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSinging those campfire songs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOh, I should've been a cowboy[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYeah, I should've been a cowboy[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI should've been a cowboy[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   x4\r\n(fade out)[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n| G  D    | C  D    | x4\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nG       D       C       D\nG       D       C       Cadd9\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["G","D","C","Cadd9","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}