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Chris Ledoux
Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy
GI can see you got your eG7ye on this old cowboy,
and I can teGll you ve never had oG7ne for your oCwn,
Or you ve never been aroC7und one,
now you re thinGkin that you ve foE7und one,
Well it miAght be kinda fun to take him hoDme.
You gigGgle every tG7ime that I say yGes ma am
and I get this feelin iG7f I held you tiCght,
You d be seein his and hC7ers,
bucGkles boots and spE7urs,
But that s a feeAlin you ll get ovDer overnigGht.
[CHORUS]
Cause whCatcha gonna do with a coGwboy
wChen that old rooC7ster crows at daGwn,
When he s lCyin there insC7tead,
of getGttin out of bE7ed
and pAuttin on his boA7ots and gettin goDne,E  F  G  
WhCat you gonna do when he says hGoney
I Cve got haC7lf a mind to stGay,
WChat you gonna dC7o with a cGowbE7oy,
when hAe don t saddle uDp and ride awGay.
GYou can see it takes a spG7ecial kinda wGoman
to Gput with the life a cowboy lCeads,
CCause his boots are always mC7uddy,
and his beGer drinkin bE7uddies
will caAmp out on your couch and never leDave,
GDon t even start to G7think you re gonna chaGnge him,
Gyou d be better off to tG7ry and rope the wCind,
CWhat you see is what you've gC7ot,
and he cGan t be what he s E7not
and hAoney you can t hDide him from your frGiends.
[CHORUS]
Cause whCatcha gonna do with a coGwboy
wChen that old rooC7ster crows at daGwn,
When he s lCyin there insC7tead,
of getGttin out of bE7ed
and pAuttin on his boA7ots and gettin goDne,E  F  G  
WhCat you gonna do when he says hGoney
I Cve got haC7lf a mind to stGay,
WChat you gonna dC7o with a cGowbE7oy,
when hAe don t saddle uDp and ride awGay.F#  F  E  
when Ahe don t saddle Dup and ride awGay.

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The story behind the song

Chris LeDoux was an American country music singer-songwriter, bronze sculptor, and hall of fame rodeo champion, known for recording 36 albums. He is also the only person to both participate and perform at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, embodying a deep connection to the cowboy lifestyle. This song carries the spirit of his unique background, blending the worlds of music and rodeo. It plays like an anthem for the cowboy way of life.

AI-written from these sources:Chris LeDoux — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy

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Chris Ledoux

Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy

G G7

I can see you got your eye on this old cowboy,

G G7 C

and I can tell you ve never had one for your own,

Or you ve never been around one,

G E7

now you re thinkin that you ve found one,

A D

Well it might be kinda fun to take him home.

G G7 G

You giggle every time that I say yes ma am

G7 C

and I get this feelin if I held you tight,

You d be seein his and hers,

G E7

buckles boots and spurs,

A D G

But that s a feelin you ll get over overnight.

[CHORUS]

C G

Cause whatcha gonna do with a cowboy

C C7 G

when that old rooster crows at dawn,

C C7

When he s lyin there instead,

G E7

of getttin out of bed

A A7 D E F G

and puttin on his boots and gettin gone,

C G

What you gonna do when he says honey

C C7 G

I ve got half a mind to stay,

C C7 G E7

What you gonna do with a cowboy,

A D G

when he don t saddle up and ride away.

G G7 G

You can see it takes a special kinda woman

G C

to put with the life a cowboy leads,

C C7

Cause his boots are always muddy,

G E7

and his beer drinkin buddies

A D

will camp out on your couch and never leave,

G G7 G

Don t even start to think you re gonna change him,

G G7 C

you d be better off to try and rope the wind,

C C7

What you see is what you've got,

G E7

and he can t be what he s not

A D G

and honey you can t hide him from your friends.

[CHORUS]

C G

Cause whatcha gonna do with a cowboy

C C7 G

when that old rooster crows at dawn,

C C7

When he s lyin there instead,

G E7

of getttin out of bed

A A7 D E F G

and puttin on his boots and gettin gone,

C G

What you gonna do when he says honey

C C7 G

I ve got half a mind to stay,

C C7 G E7

What you gonna do with a cowboy,

A D G F# F E

when he don t saddle up and ride away.

A D G

when he don t saddle up and ride away.

About Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy Chords by Chris LeDoux

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