{"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":1481522,"song":"Cowboy Song","artist":"Thin Lizzy","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1481522-cowboy-song-chords-by-thin-lizzy/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1481522?type=chord","rating":4.68074,"votes":25,"content":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n                Cowboy Song – Thin Lizzy\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nWritten by: Brian Downey/Phil Lynott\r\nFrom: \"Jailbreak\" (1976)\r\n\r\nTabbed by: maguri\r\nTuning: One half step down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-eb)\r\n\r\nThis is not easy to transcribe because there are no clear chords in the \r\nchorus: the guitars play melody/harmony-lines that together only suggest a \r\ncertain chord but do not define it explicitly. The second \"chord\" in the \r\nchorus is a good example: the bass plays the note c# and the guitars put c# \r\nand e on top of that. This may be an A/C# on the one hand or (adding an \r\nimaginary g#) a C#m. The nature of the chords in the closing riff of the \r\nchorus (bass plays B – A - F# - E – A) is similarly undefined.\r\n\r\nAnyway, for this chord version I imagined someone who wants to provide a \r\nbasic accompaniment on an acoustic guitar for a singer (maybe in a starry \r\nnight by the campfire light ...). For the sake of playability I made some \r\ndecisions that may of course be interpreted differently – to me they sound \r\nfine. I went for a C#m (which might as well be an A/C#, of course) and hints \r\nof \"acoustic power chords\" for the closing riff in the chorus. Enjoy!\r\n\r\nSuggestions and comments are highly welcome - thank you very much!\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[tab][Chorus]\r\n   D                C#m              Bm    A5 F#5 E5  A\r\n   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +\r\neb|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|\r\nBb|3---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|\r\nGb|2---------------|1---------------|4---------------|2---------------|\r\nDb|0---------------|2---------------|4-----2---------|2---------------|\r\nAb|----------------|4---------------|2-----0---4---2-|0---------------|\r\nEb|----------------|----------------|----------2---0-|----------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[tab]CHORDS\r\n          E-a-D-G-B-e\r\nC#m7/G#   4-4-6-4-5-4\r\nC#m/G#    4-4-6-6-5-4[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]A/C#      x-4-2-2-2(0)\r\nD/F#      2-x-0-2-3(2)\r\nE/G#      4-x-2-1-0-0[/tab]\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]F#m7[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  I am just a cowboy lonesome on the trail[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]C#m7/G#[/ch]            [ch]F#m7[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] \r\n  A starry night, a campfire light[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]F#m7[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  The coyote call,     the howling winds wail[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]             [ch]C#m7/G#[/ch]      [ch]F#m7[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] \r\n  So I ride out to the old sundown[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n| [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]C#m[/ch] | [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]F#5[/ch] [ch]E5[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]C#m[/ch] | [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]F#5[/ch] [ch]E5[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]F#m[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  I am just a cowboy lonesome on the trail[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]C#m/G#[/ch]                   [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] \r\n  Lord, I'm just thinking about a certain female[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  The nights we spent together riding on the range[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]          [ch]C#m/G#[/ch]  [ch]F#m[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] \r\n   Looking back it seems so strange[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]C#m[/ch]              \r\n Roll me over and turn me around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]A5[/ch]      [ch]F#5[/ch]        [ch]E5[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] \r\n Let me keep spinning till I  hit the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]C#m[/ch]              \r\n Roll me over and let me go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]A5[/ch]  [ch]F#5[/ch] [ch]E5[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] \r\n Riding in the rodeo[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  I was took in Texas I did not know her name[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]C#m/G#[/ch]         [ch]F#m[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] \r\n  Lord, all these southern girls seem the same[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]F#m[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Down below the border in a town in Mexico[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]          [ch]C#m/G#[/ch]                     [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] \r\n  I got my job busting broncs for the rodeo[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]C#m[/ch]              \r\n Roll me over and turn me around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]A5[/ch]      [ch]F#5[/ch]        [ch]E5[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] \r\n Let me keep spinning till I  hit the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]C#m[/ch]              \r\n Roll me over and let me go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]A5[/ch]   [ch]F#5[/ch]  [ch]E5[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch] \r\n Running free with the buffalo[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n(= verse + chorus)\r\n| [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]E[/ch] | [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] | \r\n| [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]C#m/G#[/ch] | [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]E[/ch] | [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] | \r\n| [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]C#m/G#[/ch] | [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n\r\n| [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]C#m[/ch] | [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]F#5[/ch] [ch]E5[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]C#m[/ch] | [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]F#5[/ch] [ch]E5[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n(variation)\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C#m[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]F#5[/ch] [ch]E5[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] |              [ [ch]D[/ch] ]\r\n Roll me over ...                 and I’ll turn around[/tab]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C#m[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]F#5[/ch] [ch]E5[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]               [ch]C#m[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]F#5[/ch] [ch]E5[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] |\r\n  And I move my fingers ...                 up and down [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C#m[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]F#5[/ch] [ch]E5[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] |\r\n            up and down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n(Chorus variation)\r\n| [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]C#m[/ch] | [ch]Bm[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] [break]|\r\n| [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]C#m[/ch] | [ch]Bm[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] [break]|\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C#m[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]A5[/ch]   [ch]F#5[/ch]   [ch]E5[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] | \r\n   It’s okay amigo ...     just let me go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C#m[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A5[/ch]   [ch]F#5[/ch] [ch]E5[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch] \r\n                           Riding in  the rodeo[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n(Chorus variation)\r\n| [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]C#m[/ch] | [ch]Bm[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] [break]|\r\n| [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]C#m[/ch] | [ch]Bm[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] [break]|\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n(= verse)\r\n| [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]E[/ch] | [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] | \r\n| [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]C#m/G#[/ch] | [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]E[/ch] | [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] | \r\n| [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]C#m/G#[/ch] | [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]C#m[/ch]              \r\n Roll me over and turn me around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]A5[/ch]      [ch]F#5[/ch]        [ch]E5[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] \r\n Let me keep spinning till I  hit the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]C#m[/ch]              \r\n Roll me over and let me go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]A5[/ch]  [ch]F#5[/ch] [ch]E5[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] \r\n Riding in the rodeo[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\n Roll me over and set me free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]A/C#[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]E/G#[/ch] [break]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n The cowboy's life               is the life for me[/tab]","plain_text":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n                Cowboy Song – Thin Lizzy\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nWritten by: Brian Downey/Phil Lynott\nFrom: \"Jailbreak\" (1976)\n\nTabbed by: maguri\nTuning: One half step down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-eb)\n\nThis is not easy to transcribe because there are no clear chords in the \nchorus: the guitars play melody/harmony-lines that together only suggest a \ncertain chord but do not define it explicitly. The second \"chord\" in the \nchorus is a good example: the bass plays the note c# and the guitars put c# \nand e on top of that. This may be an A/C# on the one hand or (adding an \nimaginary g#) a C#m. The nature of the chords in the closing riff of the \nchorus (bass plays B – A - F# - E – A) is similarly undefined.\n\nAnyway, for this chord version I imagined someone who wants to provide a \nbasic accompaniment on an acoustic guitar for a singer (maybe in a starry \nnight by the campfire light ...). For the sake of playability I made some \ndecisions that may of course be interpreted differently – to me they sound \nfine. I went for a C#m (which might as well be an A/C#, of course) and hints \nof \"acoustic power chords\" for the closing riff in the chorus. Enjoy!\n\nSuggestions and comments are highly welcome - thank you very much!\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n[Intro]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n[Instrumental]\n| D | C#m | Bm   A5 F#5 E5 | A |\n| D | C#m | Bm   A5 F#5 E5 | A |\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\n(= verse + chorus)\n| A | E | F#m  E | D | \n| A | C#m/G# | F#m  E | D |\n| A | E | F#m  E | D | \n| A | C#m/G# | F#m  E | D |\n\n| D | C#m | Bm   A5 F#5 E5 | A |\n| D | C#m | Bm   A5 F#5 E5 | A |\n\n[Chorus]\n(variation)\n\nD        C#m   Bm   A5 F#5 E5 | A |\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n(Chorus variation)\n| D | C#m | Bm | A [break]|\n| D | C#m | Bm | A [break]|\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n(Chorus variation)\n| D | C#m | Bm | A [break]|\n| D | C#m | Bm | A [break]|\n\n[Solo]\n(= verse)\n| A | E | F#m  E | D | \n| A | C#m/G# | F#m  E | D |\n| A | E | F#m  E | D | \n| A | C#m/G# | F#m  E | D |\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["Eb","Ab","Db","Gb","Bb","A/C","C#m","B","A","F","E","D","Bm","F#","G","C#","C#m/G","D/F","E/G","F#m7","C#m7/G#","A5","F#5","E5"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}