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Cowboy Dan

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1/8

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 8Position: 9

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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This is the main riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---11-12----11-12----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-------12-------12-11----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Main riff on "Cowboy Dan" verses:)
F#mWell, Cowboy Dan's a major player in the cowboy scene
F#mHe goes to the reservation drinks and gets mean
F#mHe's gonna start a war He's gonna start a war
F#mHe hops in his pickup puts the pedal to the floor
F#mAnd says "I got mine but I want more"
F#mBecause, Cowboy Dan's a major player in the cowboy scene
F#mHe goes to the reservation drinks and gets mean
F#mHe goes to the desert, fires his rifle in the sky
F#mAnd says, "God if I have to die you will have to die"
F#mBecause, Cowboy Dan's a major player in the cowboy scene
F#mI didn't move to the city, the city moved to me
F#mAnd I want out desperately
(Transition:)
F#m     C#m     Bm
F#mCan't do it, not C#meven if sober
Can't get that Bmengine turned over
F#mCan't do it, not C#meven if sober
Can't get that Bmengine turned over
F#mNo, no, not C#meven if sober
Can't get that Bmengine turned over
(Transition:)
A     E     D
AStanding in the Etall grass
Thinking nDothing
AYou know we need Eoxygen to breathe
DOxygen to breathe
AStanding in the Etall grass
Thinking Dnothing
AYou know we need Eoxygen to breathe
DOxygen to breathe
A        E
DEvery time you think you're walking you're just moving the ground
A        E
DEvery time you think you're talking you're just moving your mouth
A        E
DEvery time you think you're looking you're just looking down
(Back to the main riff:)
F#mWell, Cowboy Dan's a major player in the cowboy scene
F#mHe goes to the reservation drinks and gets mean
F#mHe hops in his pickup puts the pedal to the floor
F#mAnd says "I got mine but I want more"
F#mCause, Cowboy Dan's a major player in the cowboy scene
F#mHe goes to the reservation drinks and gets mean
F#mHe goes to the desert, fires his rifle in the sky
F#mAnd says, "God if I have to die you will have to die"
F#mCowboy Dan's a major player in the cowboy scene
F#mHe goes to the reservation drinks and gets mean
F#mI didn't move to the city, the city moved to me
F#mAnd I want out desperately
(Transtition:)
F#m     C#m     Bm
F#mCan't do it, not C#meven if sober
Can't get that Bmengine turned over
(Repeat till the end:)
F#m       C#m

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Cowboy Dan

by Modest Mouse

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

C#m

Since this is just the chords, here's a link to the tab:

This is the main riff:

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

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

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

D|---11-12----11-12----------------------------------------------------------|

A|-9-------12-------12-11----------------------------------------------------|

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

(Main riff on "Cowboy Dan" verses:)

F#m

Well, Cowboy Dan's a major player in the cowboy scene

F#m

He goes to the reservation drinks and gets mean

F#m

He's gonna start a war He's gonna start a war

F#m

He hops in his pickup puts the pedal to the floor

F#m

And says "I got mine but I want more"

F#m

Because, Cowboy Dan's a major player in the cowboy scene

F#m

He goes to the reservation drinks and gets mean

F#m

He goes to the desert, fires his rifle in the sky

F#m

And says, "God if I have to die you will have to die"

F#m

Because, Cowboy Dan's a major player in the cowboy scene

F#m

I didn't move to the city, the city moved to me

F#m

And I want out desperately

(Transition:)

F#m C#m Bm

F#m C#m

Can't do it, not even if sober

Can't get that engine turned over

F#m C#m

Can't do it, not even if sober

Can't get that engine turned over

F#m C#m

No, no, not even if sober

Can't get that engine turned over

(Transition:)

A E D

A E

Standing in the tall grass

Thinking nothing

A E

You know we need oxygen to breathe

Oxygen to breathe

A E

Standing in the tall grass

Thinking nothing

A E

You know we need oxygen to breathe

Oxygen to breathe

A E

Every time you think you're walking you're just moving the ground

A E

Every time you think you're talking you're just moving your mouth

A E

Every time you think you're looking you're just looking down

(Back to the main riff:)

F#m

Well, Cowboy Dan's a major player in the cowboy scene

F#m

He goes to the reservation drinks and gets mean

F#m

He hops in his pickup puts the pedal to the floor

F#m

And says "I got mine but I want more"

F#m

Cause, Cowboy Dan's a major player in the cowboy scene

F#m

He goes to the reservation drinks and gets mean

F#m

He goes to the desert, fires his rifle in the sky

F#m

And says, "God if I have to die you will have to die"

F#m

Cowboy Dan's a major player in the cowboy scene

F#m

He goes to the reservation drinks and gets mean

F#m

I didn't move to the city, the city moved to me

F#m

And I want out desperately

(Transtition:)

F#m C#m Bm

F#m C#m

Can't do it, not even if sober

Can't get that engine turned over

(Repeat till the end:)

F#m C#m

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