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The Cowboy Way

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Intro - |  Am|  F|  Am|  F|
 CYou aint Gmuch on crowds
                       F|   C   G|
 But You're at home in a herd
 FYou love the Cfeel of good lGeather
                    F|   G   F|  G|
 And a jingle in them spurs
There are Fdays that You wonder
                   G|   C   C/B|
 Why You do what You do.......
Am..  But it's a Ctorch that You were handed
                             G|     C   F|  C   C   C   C/B|
 Not just a lifestyle that You choose..
 AmHot n tired and Gdusty
                F      C   C/B..
 'n' cold to the bone
...                          Am  G  
Through the wind and rain and lightning
 FThrough the blowin' Gsnow
Sit Amtall in that sGaddle -  
Yippee a Fti yi Cyea
  C/BYou were Amborn to carry Gon
  FSo carry Gon the cowboy Amway
|  F|
In the Cmorning You'll cGuss
                        F|   C   G|
 'n' swear You're getting old
 FBut when You Csaddle up and lGeave that barn
                         F|   G   F|  G|
 You'll be riding that new colt
You don't Ftrade stock on wall street
 GThat ain't where you iCnvest.C/B....
Am..  You know Your Ctreasure lies over that next rise
                  G|   C   F|  C   C   C   C/B..
 Just keep on riding west
 AmHot n tired and Gdusty
                 F     C   C/B..
 And cold to the bone
...                         Am  G  
Through the wind and rain and lightning
 FThrough the blowin' Gsnow
Sit Amtall in that sGaddle -  
Yippee a Fti yi Cyea
  C/BYou were Amborn to carry Gon
          F             G| Am  
  So carry on the cowboy way
...   G|  F   F   C   C/B|
|  Am   G|  F   G|
|  G   G..
...                  Am  G  
You were born to carry on
  FSo carry Gon the cowboy Amway
|  F   F   F| / / / / |  C...

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The Cowboy Way

by Paul Bogart

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Am F Am F

C G

You aint much on crowds

F C G

| |

But You're at home in a herd

F C G

You love the feel of good leather

F G F G

| | |

And a jingle in them spurs

There are days that You wonder

G C C/B

| |

Why You do what You do.......

Am C

.. But it's a torch that You were handed

G C F C C C C/B

| | |

Not just a lifestyle that You choose..

Am G

Hot n tired and dusty

F C C/B

'n' cold to the bone

Am G

...

Through the wind and rain and lightning

F G

Through the blowin' snow

Am G

Sit tall in that saddle -

F C

Yippee a ti yi yea

C/B Am G

You were born to carry on

F G Am

So carry on the cowboy way

| |

C G

In the morning You'll cuss

F C G

| |

'n' swear You're getting old

F C G

But when You saddle up and leave that barn

F G F G

| | |

You'll be riding that new colt

You don't trade stock on wall street

G C C/B

That ain't where you invest.....

Am C

.. You know Your treasure lies over that next rise

G C F C C C C/B

| | ..

Just keep on riding west

Am G

Hot n tired and dusty

F C C/B

And cold to the bone

Am G

...

Through the wind and rain and lightning

F G

Through the blowin' snow

Am G

Sit tall in that saddle -

F C

Yippee a ti yi yea

C/B Am G

You were born to carry on

F G Am

So carry on the cowboy way

G F F C C/B

... | |

Am G F G

| | |

G G

| ..

Am G

...

You were born to carry on

F G Am

So carry on the cowboy way

F F F C

| | / / / / | ...

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