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[Intro]
|  C   Am|  C   Am|  C|  C| 
[Ouverture]
The Cskies are dark and gray
CFor a week now it's been rainin' everyday
CAnd the Kan–sas City kid
CIs on the couch, still tryin' to rope the stray 
[Verse 1]
Well he's DmCrocket and he's G7Custer
And he's DmHickok's right hand G7man
He's Dm7tryin' to tame the G7west
But mom don't Dm7seem to underG7stand
[Verse 2]
And she's Dm7told him to get G7ready
Cause it's Dm7for the time for G7bed
And how he Dm7wishes he were G7free
Cause he was Dm7simply born to G7be
A Ccow---boAmy C  Am  
[Bridge]
ACsleep, Amhe rides the Crange
 AmOn a Csaddle that has Amseen its better Cdays
 AmAnd Chear, Amthe coyotes Ccall
 AmThey Csing the sun to Amrest as evening Cfalls
[Verse 3]
Well Dmmake a pot of Gcoffee boys
So Dm7strong you taste the G7grain
DmStretch out on your Gblanket
As he Dm7clears his throat to G7sing
[Verse 4]
DmKeep you eyes uGpon him 
With his Dm7Gary Cooper Ggrin
It Dm7doesn't take much G7sense to see 
That Dm7he was simply G7born to be
A Cco---Amow---CboyAm  C  
[Verse 5]
AmThis concrete city's fenced him Emin
FCan't win 'm all, but he'll be Con his feet again
AmHe'll ride his fantasies till Emthen
Don't he Ftake after me, he was Dmsimply born to Gbe
A Cco--Amo--Co--Amow--Cboy Am  C  
[Coda]
 AmThe Cskies, Amare dark and Cgray
 AmFor a Cweek now, it's been Amrainin' everyCday 
 AmFrom a  CKan–Amsas City Ckid
 AmIs Call tucked in and Amdreamin' of the Crange
[Outro]
 AmA Cco--Amo--Co--Amow--Cboy   Am  C  
 AmA Cco--Amow--CboyAm  C  Am  C  

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Cowboy

by Eddy Arnold

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Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

[Intro]

C Am C Am C C

| | | | |

[Ouverture]

The skies are dark and gray

For a week now it's been rainin' everyday

And the Kan–sas City kid

Is on the couch, still tryin' to rope the stray

[Verse 1]

Dm G7

Well he's Crocket and he's Custer

Dm G7

And he's Hickok's right hand man

Dm7 G7

He's tryin' to tame the west

Dm7 G7

But mom don't seem to understand

[Verse 2]

Dm7 G7

And she's told him to get ready

Dm7 G7

Cause it's for the time for bed

Dm7 G7

And how he wishes he were free

Dm7 G7

Cause he was simply born to be

C Am C Am

A cow---boy

[Bridge]

C Am C

Asleep, he rides the range

Am C Am C

On a saddle that has seen its better days

Am C Am C

And hear, the coyotes call

Am C Am C

They sing the sun to rest as evening falls

[Verse 3]

Dm G

Well make a pot of coffee boys

Dm7 G7

So strong you taste the grain

Dm G

Stretch out on your blanket

Dm7 G7

As he clears his throat to sing

[Verse 4]

Dm G

Keep you eyes upon him

Dm7 G

With his Gary Cooper grin

Dm7 G7

It doesn't take much sense to see

Dm7 G7

That he was simply born to be

C Am C Am C

A co---ow---boy

[Verse 5]

Am Em

This concrete city's fenced him in

F C

Can't win 'm all, but he'll be on his feet again

Am Em

He'll ride his fantasies till then

F Dm G

Don't he take after me, he was simply born to be

C Am C Am C Am C

A co--o--o--ow--boy

[Coda]

Am C Am C

The skies, are dark and gray

Am C Am C

For a week now, it's been rainin' everyday

Am C Am C

From a Kan–sas City kid

Am C Am C

Is all tucked in and dreamin' of the range

[Outro]

Am C Am C Am C Am C

A co--o--o--ow--boy

Am C Am C Am C Am C

A co--ow--boy

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