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[Intro]
C     F
C     F
[Verse]
  CWhen I was young and Fjust a boy
I CHad myself a drFeam
  CI'd get a Ghorse and rAmide the range
  FWith Roy and GGene
  CWe'd save the girl in the Fnick of time
And Chave the fastest Fguns
  CSing a Gsong while the Amcredits rolled
  FAnd disappear into the Gsetting sun
  FI didn't want to play Cfootball
  FOr be a business Cman
  FAll I ever really Cwanted to do was Fplay in a cowboy Gband
[Chorus]
So Fgive me a guitar
And some Cshined up boots
And I'll Fshow you where I Cstand
  FSomewhere out on the CNavajo Amtrail
  FPlayin' in a Gcowboy Cband
      F
C     F
[Verse]
  CWhen I was nine I sFtood in line
To see CMerle and The Strangers Fplay
But when the Cshow was Gover and the Amlights went down
I Fclimbed up on that Gstage
   CI looked at all those Fvacant seats 
and CI just had to Fsmile
'Cause I Cknew one Gday that AmI would play 
and they'd be Fdancin' in the Gaisles
[Chorus]
So Fgive me a guitar
And some Cshined up boots
And I'll Fshow you where I Cstand
  FSomewhere out on the Clone prAmarie  
  FPlayin' in a Gcowboy Cband
F
C     F
[Bridge]
   AmListen to the rhythm of the Fbass and drumsC  
   Am(Eh-EEH Eh-EEH) It sounds like Fcowboys on the Grun (Woo hoo-OOooh)
C     F
C     F
C  Bm  Am
F     G
[Chorus]
So Fgive me a guitar
And some Cshined up boots
And I'll Fshow you where I Cstand
  FSomewhere out on the Cstage tAmonight  
  FPlayin' in a Gcowboy    Cband
  FAnd I just might be in your Chometown toAmnight
FPlayin' in a cGowboy    Cband
      F
C     F
[Outro]
        In a cowboy 
  Cband  F  
      C    FYe-heeeee
C     F
C     F
      C    FIn a cowboy 
Cband         Fye
C     F
C     F
(Fade out)

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Cowboy Band

by Billy Dean

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F

[Verse]

C F

When I was young and just a boy

C F

I Had myself a dream

C G Am

I'd get a horse and ride the range

F G

With Roy and Gene

C F

We'd save the girl in the nick of time

C F

And have the fastest guns

C G Am

Sing a song while the credits rolled

F G

And disappear into the setting sun

F C

I didn't want to play football

F C

Or be a business man

F C F G

All I ever really wanted to do was play in a cowboy band

[Chorus]

So give me a guitar

And some shined up boots

F C

And I'll show you where I stand

F C Am

Somewhere out on the Navajo trail

F G C

Playin' in a cowboy band

C F

[Verse]

C F

When I was nine I stood in line

C F

To see Merle and The Strangers play

C G Am

But when the show was over and the lights went down

F G

I climbed up on that stage

C F

I looked at all those vacant seats

C F

and I just had to smile

C G Am

'Cause I knew one day that I would play

F G

and they'd be dancin' in the aisles

[Chorus]

So give me a guitar

And some shined up boots

F C

And I'll show you where I stand

F C Am

Somewhere out on the lone prarie

F G C

Playin' in a cowboy band

C F

[Bridge]

Am F C

Listen to the rhythm of the bass and drums

Am F G

(Eh-EEH Eh-EEH) It sounds like cowboys on the run (Woo hoo-OOooh)

C F

C Bm Am

F G

[Chorus]

So give me a guitar

And some shined up boots

F C

And I'll show you where I stand

F C Am

Somewhere out on the stage tonight

F G C

Playin' in a cowboy band

F C Am

And I just might be in your hometown tonight

F G C

Playin' in a cowboy band

C F

[Outro]

In a cowboy

C F

band

C F

Ye-heeeee

C F

In a cowboy

C F

band ye

C F

(Fade out)

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