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Cowboy Man

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[Intro]
|   G     C     G     D|   G     C   G   D  G|
GShe wore glass slipperCs
GShe held her head up hiDgh
GShe had that sparkle Cat her feet
And thaGt tDwinkle in heGr eye
GShe smiled at meC  
GAs I wondered whDy
She said IG'm looking for a coCwboy
GTo take me Dfor a riGde
[Chorus]
And he Ccan rope me oGn the prairie
And he Ccan ri-ide me on the Gplain
And I wCill  be his Cinder-EmellaC  
If he'll Gbe my coDwboy  mGan
GShe said I've got a 40C-gallon Stetson hat
GWith a 38-foot brimD  
GWe could dance around the Coutside baby
 G‘Til we both fDall inG  
[Chorus]
And he Ccan rope me on the pGrairie
And he Ccan ri-ide me on the Gplain
And I wCill be your CinderEm-ellaC  
If you'll Gbe my cDowboy Gman
[Instrumental]
C  G
C  G
C  Em C
G  D  G
GNow I ain't never been nCo cowboy
GBut Heaven knows I tDry
GI'll be riding tall Cin my saddle honey
GWith that Cinde-rellDa by my siGde
[Chorus]
And I Ccan rope her on the pGrairie
And I cCan ri-ide her on the Gplain
And she Cwill be my CinderEm-ellaC  
If I'll bGe her coDwboy mGan
And I Ccan rope her on the pGrairie
And I cCan ri-ide her on the Gplain
And she Cwill be my CinderEm-ellaC  
If I'll bGe her coDwboy mGan
And I Ccan rope her on the pGrairie
And I cCan ri-ide her on the Gplain
And she Cwill be my CinderEm-ellaC  
If I'll bGe her coDwboy mGan

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Cowboy Man

by Lyle Lovett

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C G D G C G D G

| | |

G C

She wore glass slippers

G D

She held her head up high

G C

She had that sparkle at her feet

G D G

And that twinkle in her eye

G C

She smiled at me

G D

As I wondered why

G C

She said I'm looking for a cowboy

G D G

To take me for a ride

[Chorus]

C G

And he can rope me on the prairie

C G

And he can ri-ide me on the plain

C Em C

And I will be his Cinder-ella

G D G

If he'll be my cowboy man

G C

She said I've got a 40-gallon Stetson hat

G D

With a 38-foot brim

G C

We could dance around the outside baby

G D G

‘Til we both fall in

[Chorus]

C G

And he can rope me on the prairie

C G

And he can ri-ide me on the plain

C Em C

And I will be your Cinder-ella

G D G

If you'll be my cowboy man

[Instrumental]

C G

C Em C

G D G

G C

Now I ain't never been no cowboy

G D

But Heaven knows I try

G C

I'll be riding tall in my saddle honey

G D G

With that Cinde-rella by my side

[Chorus]

C G

And I can rope her on the prairie

C G

And I can ri-ide her on the plain

C Em C

And she will be my Cinder-ella

G D G

If I'll be her cowboy man

C G

And I can rope her on the prairie

C G

And I can ri-ide her on the plain

C Em C

And she will be my Cinder-ella

G D G

If I'll be her cowboy man

C G

And I can rope her on the prairie

C G

And I can ri-ide her on the plain

C Em C

And she will be my Cinder-ella

G D G

If I'll be her cowboy man

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