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Latter Day Cowboy

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Latter Day Cowboy
Collin Raye
Capo 5
Intro:
G    Am   G/B  C
G/B  Am   G    C   G
Verse 1:
                    G           C/G     G  G/B
When the boy was no more than a shaver
His oDld man told mD7any a tGaleG/B  
                       G             C      G  G/B
How his great granddad used to go drovin’
Back and foDrth on the old ChD7isholm TrGail
Now you miCght say the boy got infected
By a fantasy of the old wGest
For his hA7eart and his soul got connected
To a spDirit that won’t let him rD7est
Chorus:
Now Ghe don’t wear sG/Bpurs that go jCingleD  
He dGon’t spend his nG/Bights ‘round a fCireD  
And iGt’s diesel G/Boil that his Chorses DrequireDsus4  D  Dsus2  D  
GHe is a lG/Batter day cCowboyD  
GDressed as a tG/Bruck drivin’ mCanD  
GDrivin’ his wG/Bheels and his dCreams Dto CheyGenne
[Repeat Intro]
Verse 2:
                    G             C       G  G/B
He beds down by the side of the highway
At the siDght of the fD7irst evenin’ sGtarC  
                    G          C     G  G/B
In the darkness his big pony idles
As he quDietly sD7trums his gGuitar
And he sCings out a song of his sweetheart
Even as her sweet mem’ry grows dGim
And he sA7ings of the trail he has chosen
But the aDctual fact is the tD7rail chose him
[Repeat Chorus]
Interlude:
G  G/B  C  D
G  G/B  C  D
G  G/B  C  D
G  G/B  C  Dsus4  D  Dsus2  D
[Repeat Chorus]
Tag:
GDrivin’ his wG/Bheels and his drCeams  Dto CheyGenne
[Repeat Intro]

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Latter Day Cowboy

by Collin Raye

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

C/G

Dsus4

Dsus2

Latter Day Cowboy

Collin Raye

Capo 5

Intro:

G Am G/B C

G/B Am G C G

Verse 1:

G C/G G G

When the boy was no more than a shaver

D D7 G G/B

His old man told many a tale

G C G G

How his great granddad used to go drovin’

D D7 G

Back and forth on the old Chisholm Trail

Now you might say the boy got infected

By a fantasy of the old west

For his heart and his soul got connected

D D7

To a spirit that won’t let him rest

Chorus:

G G/B C D

Now he don’t wear spurs that go jingle

G G/B C D

He don’t spend his nights ‘round a fire

G G/B C D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D

And it’s diesel oil that his horses require

G G/B C D

He is a latter day cowboy

G G/B C D

Dressed as a truck drivin’ man

G G/B C D G

Drivin’ his wheels and his dreams to Cheyenne

[Repeat Intro]

Verse 2:

G C G G

He beds down by the side of the highway

D D7 G C

At the sight of the first evenin’ star

G C G G

In the darkness his big pony idles

D D7 G

As he quietly strums his guitar

And he sings out a song of his sweetheart

Even as her sweet mem’ry grows dim

And he sings of the trail he has chosen

D D7

But the actual fact is the trail chose him

[Repeat Chorus]

Interlude:

G G/B C D

G G/B C Dsus4 D Dsus2 D

[Repeat Chorus]

Tag:

G G/B C D G

Drivin’ his wheels and his dreams to Cheyenne

[Repeat Intro]

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