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Broken Down Cowboy
John Fogerty
I've noticed in all other charts on this song the chorus was incorrect
Intro G chord over 2x:
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|--3-2-0-2-3--|
GIf I was a gambling Dman,
Cnever would have let you play your hand
with the Gbroken down Dcowboy like Cme
GCos you never can trust your Dluck
Che's bad news in a pickup truck
a bGroken down cDowboy like mCe
GHe played every card Dhe's got
Chad a good hand but he messed it up
with that Gbum around Dtumble down Cheart
Gsaddle bang full of paDin
Ccarries them around just like a middle name
Ga losing streak Dplay them or Cdon't
Chorus
DOh he'll string Emyou aloCng sing you a lonesoGme song
Dbut he'll wind Emup alone again
D chord over 2x:
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|--0----------|
D|----3-2-3----|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
Gno matter how hard you Dtry
Cnever gonna let you get inside
thGat tumbled down Dbroken down Cheart
Git's a tough riding rodDeo
Cmean horse threw him a long time ago
a bGroken down cDowboy like mCe
GBut the way I feel abouDt you
Cwouldn't want that horse to hurt you to
a bGroken down cDowboy like mCe
Solo(same as verse)
Chorus
DOh he string you Emalong Csing you a lonesome Gsong
Dbut he wind up Emalone again
D chord over 2x:
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|--0----------|
D|----3-2-3----|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
GIf I was a gambling Dman,
Cnever would have let you play that hand
with the Gbroken down Dcowboy like Cme

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Broken Down Cowboy

by John Fogerty

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Broken Down Cowboy

John Fogerty

I've noticed in all other charts on this song the chorus was incorrect

Intro G chord over 2x:

e|-------------|

B|-------------|

G|-------------|

D|-------------|

A|-------------|

E|--3-2-0-2-3--|

G D

If I was a gambling man,

never would have let you play your hand

G D C

with the broken down cowboy like me

G D

Cos you never can trust your luck

he's bad news in a pickup truck

G D C

a broken down cowboy like me

G D

He played every card he's got

had a good hand but he messed it up

G D C

with that bum around tumble down heart

G D

saddle bang full of pain

carries them around just like a middle name

G D C

a losing streak play them or don't

Chorus

D Em C G

Oh he'll string you along sing you a lonesome song

D Em

but he'll wind up alone again

D chord over 2x:

e|-------------|

B|-------------|

G|--0----------|

D|----3-2-3----|

A|-------------|

E|-------------|

G D

no matter how hard you try

never gonna let you get inside

G D C

that tumbled down broken down heart

G D

it's a tough riding rodeo

mean horse threw him a long time ago

G D C

a broken down cowboy like me

G D

But the way I feel about you

wouldn't want that horse to hurt you to

G D C

a broken down cowboy like me

Solo(same as verse)

Chorus

D Em C G

Oh he string you along sing you a lonesome song

D Em

but he wind up alone again

D chord over 2x:

e|-------------|

B|-------------|

G|--0----------|

D|----3-2-3----|

A|-------------|

E|-------------|

G D

If I was a gambling man,

never would have let you play that hand

G D C

with the broken down cowboy like me

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