{"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":2129043,"song":"Thank The Cowboy For The Ride","artist":"Chris LeDoux","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2129043-thank-the-cowboy-for-the-ride-chords-by-chris-ledoux/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2129043?type=chord","rating":4.90137,"votes":14,"content":"Thank The Cowboy For The Ride \r\nBy Chris Ledoux\r\nWritten By Paul Richey, Ed Bruce\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWell he was pushing seven, she was barely five [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe rode up on his broomstick horse and said, you wanna ride? [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nHis boots made a funny sound 'cause they were his daddy's size [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHis hat keep slippin' down below his eyes [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd they rode off in the sunset down the sidewalk [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe laughed at him every time that he talked [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch] \r\nHis two front teeth were missin' but he had the cutest smile [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nShe thanked the cowboy for the ride [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]  \r\nWell he was seventeen the next time he rode up [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe'd never seen inside a pickup truck [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                       [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nWell, he was tall and handsome, smiling cuter than before [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe'd grown up to fit them boots he wore [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nAnd they rode off in the sunset down the highway [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]    \r\nThey took their time gettin' home the back way [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]  \r\nLater on in the front porch swing he pulled her to his side [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe thanked the cowboy for the ride [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                              [ch]F[/ch]  \r\nWell he loved her since a child, she'd always felt the same[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo they settled down and hitched their dreams together[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                           [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd they raised two broomstick cowboys, and one little cowboy girl[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo know God paints the sunsets of the world[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Key Change to D]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]     \r\nWell he's almost sixty-seven, and she'll admit to forty-nine [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                                     [ch]D[/ch] \r\nHe still loves her like a child, and she still feels the same [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWell he smiles a little slower at the twinkle in her eye [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch] \r\nThey still saddle up from time to time [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]  \r\nAnd they ride off in the sunset in the evening [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nStars as bright as if they'd never seen them [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe never fails to say it before they go to sleep each night [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell, I love you cowboy, thank you for the ride [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell, I love you cowboy, thank you for the ride[/tab]","plain_text":"Thank The Cowboy For The Ride \nBy Chris Ledoux\nWritten By Paul Richey, Ed Bruce\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Key Change to D]\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]","chords":["C","F","G","Dm","D","A","Em"],"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]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}