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Voodoo Cowboy

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[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
AmHis mother was a snake
His father was a Gscarecrow
AmBorn in the desert with his hat on his head
Never missed a shot
Sharp as a GPharaoh
AmTequila in the sunrise
The desert was his bed
Now he could dance the barn dance
Like nobody beEfore him
AmBut no woman would take him
'Cos his eyes were rather strange
In them you could see the emptiness of the Gdesert
AmYellow like a scarecrow
Black like a snake
[Chorus]
AmHe was a voodoo cowboGy
AmAnd he had never found a girl to call his own
GUh on and on and Amon
That lonely cowboy
GBut a Ccowboy's never Dreally
ECowboy's never really aAmlone
(whistling)
Really alooone
[Verse 2]
AmHe had a horse
Whose name was Plenty
And they saw things no man or beast should ever see
Out in the redness
Out in the empty
GWhere ghost and Amspirits walk around like you and Dme-e-e
He met a Amgirl
Called Annabelle
GAnd she was Amjust the prettiest thing he'd ever seen
Under a lake at the edge of the world
He met a girl
Walking through the edges of his dreams
[Chorus 2]
(Because you see,) AmHe was a voodoo cowboyG  
And he was Amfollowing a psychedelic streamG  
On and on and Amon
That lonely cowboy
GBut a Ccowboy's never really
ECowboy's never really deAmceived
Areally deAmceived
[Verse 3]
A5So they rode Amdown
Under the water
And the sunset made a fire above his head
In search of warmth in search of love
In search of heaven above
But all he felt was cold
And all he touched was wet
But he could see her down a little bit deeper
And all he wanted was to hold her to his chest
So he reached down and she reached up
And he touched her
And she Gdrew him in
And Amkissed him as he Gbreathed his Amfinal breath
Because you Emsee
[Chorus 3]
He was a Amvoodoo cowboy
GAnd he had Amfinally found a girl to call his own
GOn and on and Amon
Lucky lucky cowboy
GBecause Ccowboy's almost always
EmCowboys almost always Amdie aloneC  
DieeeeeAmya aloooooneee

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Voodoo Cowboy

by The Cat Empire

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

His mother was a snake

His father was a scarecrow

Born in the desert with his hat on his head

Never missed a shot

Sharp as a Pharaoh

Tequila in the sunrise

The desert was his bed

Now he could dance the barn dance

Like nobody before him

But no woman would take him

'Cos his eyes were rather strange

In them you could see the emptiness of the desert

Yellow like a scarecrow

Black like a snake

[Chorus]

Am G

He was a voodoo cowboy

And he had never found a girl to call his own

G Am

Uh on and on and on

That lonely cowboy

G C D

But a cowboy's never really

E Am

Cowboy's never really alone

(whistling)

Really alooone

[Verse 2]

He had a horse

Whose name was Plenty

And they saw things no man or beast should ever see

Out in the redness

Out in the empty

G Am D

Where ghost and spirits walk around like you and me-e-e

He met a girl

Called Annabelle

G Am

And she was just the prettiest thing he'd ever seen

Under a lake at the edge of the world

He met a girl

Walking through the edges of his dreams

[Chorus 2]

Am G

(Because you see,) He was a voodoo cowboy

Am G

And he was following a psychedelic stream

On and on and on

That lonely cowboy

G C

But a cowboy's never really

E Am

Cowboy's never really deceived

A Am

really deceived

[Verse 3]

A5 Am

So they rode down

Under the water

And the sunset made a fire above his head

In search of warmth in search of love

In search of heaven above

But all he felt was cold

And all he touched was wet

But he could see her down a little bit deeper

And all he wanted was to hold her to his chest

So he reached down and she reached up

And he touched her

And she drew him in

Am G Am

And kissed him as he breathed his final breath

Because you see

[Chorus 3]

He was a voodoo cowboy

G Am

And he had finally found a girl to call his own

G Am

On and on and on

Lucky lucky cowboy

G C

Because cowboy's almost always

Em Am C

Cowboys almost always die alone

Dieeeeeya aloooooneee

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