{"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":2802605,"song":"The Cowboy Life","artist":"Don Edwards","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11637737-the-cowboy-life-chords-by-don-edwards/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2802605?type=chord","rating":4.82199,"votes":4,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe cowboy life is a dreary, dreary life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n  Some say it's free from care[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nRounding up the cattle from morning till night[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIn the middle of the prairie so bare[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHalf-past four, that noisy cook will roar[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n  \"Hey boys, it's the breaking of day”[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSlowly we rise with sleepy-feeling eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAs the short summer night passed away[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe cowboy life is a dreary, dreary life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n  From dawn till the setting sun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen his day's work it is not done[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Dm[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nFor there's still his night guard to go on[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe wolves and owls with their terrifying howls[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nDisturb us in our midnight dream[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen we layin' in our slickers on a cold, rainy night[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWay over on the Pecos stream[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe cowboy life is a dreary, dreary life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n  All out in the midnight rain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nPunchin' cattle from morning till night[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWay out on the Texas plains[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSpring sets in, our troubles all begin[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThe weather being fierce and cold[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe're almost froze from the water on our clothes[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd the cattle we can scarcely hold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow the cowboy life is a mighty dreary life[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAll out in the sleet and snow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWinter time comes, he begins to think[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWhere did his summer wages go[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 8]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Dm[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI once loved to roam, but now I stay at home[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAll you punchers take my advice[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSell your bridle and saddle, quit your rowing and travels[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nTie on to a pretty little wife[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 9]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Dm[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou can talk about your farms and your big city charms[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nYou can talk about your silver and gold[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut the cowboy life is a dreary, dreary life[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Dm[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWhen you're driving through the heat and the cold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 10]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe cowboy life is a dreary, dreary life[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAll out in the heat and the cold[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhile the rich man is sleeping on his velvet couch[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nDreaming of his silver and gold[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 7]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 8]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 9]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 10]","chords":["Dm","C","Am","F","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]}}}