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Ride Em Cowboy

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C/GTraveling with the rodeo
C7It's the only life I'll ever kDm7now
GIt started in New Mexico
G7Must have been a thousand years aC/Ggo
C/GI used to be the best they say
C7At riding young wild horses for my pDm7ay
GBut now I'm much too old it seems
G7I only ride wild horses in my dreaC/Gms
They used to tell me
[Chorus:]
Dm7Ride em, cowbGoy
Dm7Don't let em thrGow you down
Dm7You can't make no Gmoney
If you G7hit the grouC/Gnd
Dm7They said, ride em coGwboy
Dm7Don't let em thGrow you down
G7You're the toughest cowboy in tC/Gown
Dm7I used to bGe a traveling coC/Gwboy
Dm7But now there's Gno place left to C/Ggo
E7What am I supposed to Amdo
D7Seems I'm left out in the coG7ld
[Chorus:]
C/GOld Midnight was a champion
C7He's the only bronc I couldn't Dm7ride
GBut now I hear old Midnight's blind
G7And rides the little children for a dC/Gime
C/GLadies used to hang around
C7I must have been a hero in their eDm7yes
GMy silver spurs are rusty now
G7Lord, I wish I'd tried to settle C/Gdown
They used to tell me
[Chorus:]
Traveling with the rodeo
It's the only life I'll ever know

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Ride Em Cowboy

by Paul Davis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Dm7

C/G

Traveling with the rodeo

C7 Dm7

It's the only life I'll ever know

It started in New Mexico

G7 C/G

Must have been a thousand years ago

C/G

I used to be the best they say

C7 Dm7

At riding young wild horses for my pay

But now I'm much too old it seems

G7 C/G

I only ride wild horses in my dreams

They used to tell me

[Chorus:]

Dm7 G

Ride em, cowboy

Dm7 G

Don't let em throw you down

Dm7 G

You can't make no money

G7 C/G

If you hit the ground

Dm7 G

They said, ride em cowboy

Dm7 G

Don't let em throw you down

G7 C/G

You're the toughest cowboy in town

Dm7 G C/G

I used to be a traveling cowboy

Dm7 G C/G

But now there's no place left to go

E7 Am

What am I supposed to do

D7 G7

Seems I'm left out in the cold

[Chorus:]

C/G

Old Midnight was a champion

C7 Dm7

He's the only bronc I couldn't ride

But now I hear old Midnight's blind

G7 C/G

And rides the little children for a dime

C/G

Ladies used to hang around

C7 Dm7

I must have been a hero in their eyes

My silver spurs are rusty now

G7 C/G

Lord, I wish I'd tried to settle down

They used to tell me

[Chorus:]

Traveling with the rodeo

It's the only life I'll ever know

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