{"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":1821658,"song":"Id Rather Be A Cowboy","artist":"John Denver","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1821658-id-rather-be-a-cowboy-chords-by-john-denver/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1821658?type=chord","rating":4.66671,"votes":73,"content":"A DIFFERENT FORMAT ON KEN'S 1998 VERSION\r\nI FIND THIS EASIER TO PLAY\r\nALL ACKNOWLEDEMENTS TO KEN'S ORIGINAL WORK\r\nBrad Neal\r\nMarch, 2016\r\n---------------------------------\r\nDate: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 10:48:42, -0500\r\nFrom: MR KEN L REYNOLDS\r\nALBUM: Farewell Andromeda\r\nSONG:  I'd Rather Be A Cowboy (Ladies C\r\nARTIST: John Denver\r\ntranscribed: Ken Reynolds\r\nI'd Rather Be A Cowboy\r\n(Ladies Chains)  John Denver      (klr)\r\n\r\nINTRO:\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] x 2\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nJesse went away last summer couple of month ago[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAfter all our time together, it was hard to see her go[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe called me right up when she arrived, asked me one more time to come[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLivn on an L.A. freeway, aint my kind of havin fun[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI think Id rather be a cowboy[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI think Id rather ride the range[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI think Id rather be a cowboy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]Asus[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]       \r\nThan to lay me down in love and ladys chains[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] x2\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen we were just beginning, it was such an easy way[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                                      [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLayin back up in the mountains, singin songs for sunny days[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                                         [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut she got tired of picking daisies and cookin my meals for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                                             [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe can live the life she wants to, yes, and its all right with me[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI think Id rather be cowboy[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI think Id rather ride the range[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI think Id rather be a cowboy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]Asus[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThan to lay me down in love and ladys chains[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]Asus[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nId rather live on the side of a mountain[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Asus[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThan wander through canyons of concrete and steel[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Asus[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nId rather laugh with the rain and sunshine[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]E7[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Asus[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Asus[/ch]\r\nAn lay down my sundown in some starry field[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh, but I miss her in the mornin, when I awake alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the absence of her laughter is a cold and empty sound[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                                               [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut her memory always makes me smile and I want you to know[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI love her, yes I love her just enough to let her go[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI think Id rather be a cowboy[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI think Id rather ride the range[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]                      \r\nI think Id rather be a cowboy[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]Asus[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThan to lay me down in love and ladys chains[/tab]","plain_text":"A DIFFERENT FORMAT ON KEN'S 1998 VERSION\nI FIND THIS EASIER TO PLAY\nALL ACKNOWLEDEMENTS TO KEN'S ORIGINAL WORK\nBrad Neal\nMarch, 2016\n---------------------------------\nDate: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 10:48:42, -0500\nFrom: MR KEN L REYNOLDS\nALBUM: Farewell Andromeda\nSONG:  I'd Rather Be A Cowboy (Ladies C\nARTIST: John Denver\ntranscribed: Ken Reynolds\nI'd Rather Be A Cowboy\n(Ladies Chains)  John Denver      (klr)\n\nINTRO:\nD   G  D x 2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD G D x2","chords":["A","C","D","G","Asus","E7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}