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Cowboy Pride

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[Verse 1]
GFriend I'm writing you this Cletter
And it's a long time overGdue
You're thinking just mind your own D7business
I wouldn't blame you if you Gdo
You know our range is gettin' Csmaller
Hear you're all busted up Ginside
But it ain't the broncos that'll D7kill you
It's just that damned old cowboy Gpride
[Chorus] 
Cowboy pride can always Cget a man Amthrough
But D7cowboy pride will make a Gfool of you
Good women are D7hard to find
I'm talkin' about the Gfaithful kind
[Verse 2]
I hear you're running with that Cwaitress
And she's under age and Gwild
You know your wife's the best there D7is son
Would you move in with that Gchild
She stuck with you through the Chard times
Think of all the nights she Gcried
Will she be another D7victim
Of that same old cowboy Gpride
[Verse 3]
Guess it's time to close my Cletter
It's just somethin' that I had to Gdo
You know I made the same D7mistake once
Before she fell in love with Gyou
So go home to your wife and Cfamily
It's time to put the past Gaside
So you don't end up like D7me now
Nothin' left but cowboy Gpride
[Chorus]
Cowboy pride can always Cget a man Amthrough
But D7cowboy pride will make a Gfool of you
Good women are D7hard to find
I'm talkin' about the Gfaithful kind
Don't end up like D7me now
With nothin' left but cowboy Gpride

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Cowboy Pride

by Michael Martin Murphey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

G C

Friend I'm writing you this letter

And it's a long time overdue

You're thinking just mind your own business

I wouldn't blame you if you do

You know our range is gettin' smaller

Hear you're all busted up inside

But it ain't the broncos that'll kill you

It's just that damned old cowboy pride

[Chorus]

C Am

Cowboy pride can always get a man through

D7 G

But cowboy pride will make a fool of you

Good women are hard to find

I'm talkin' about the faithful kind

[Verse 2]

I hear you're running with that waitress

And she's under age and wild

You know your wife's the best there is son

Would you move in with that child

She stuck with you through the hard times

Think of all the nights she cried

Will she be another victim

Of that same old cowboy pride

[Verse 3]

Guess it's time to close my letter

It's just somethin' that I had to do

You know I made the same mistake once

Before she fell in love with you

So go home to your wife and family

It's time to put the past aside

So you don't end up like me now

Nothin' left but cowboy pride

[Chorus]

C Am

Cowboy pride can always get a man through

D7 G

But cowboy pride will make a fool of you

Good women are hard to find

I'm talkin' about the faithful kind

Don't end up like me now

With nothin' left but cowboy pride

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