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When A Cowboy Cries

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[Intro] 
G
DDaddy knew that he was tuff
DWhen old doc Windsor slapped his butt
GThe night he was born
DHe just smiled
DBed sheets for a parachute
DHe jumped off that old barn roof
GWhen old doc set his arm
GHe said I guess I was wrong thinking I Bmcould fly
GHe?s been busted, bruised, and broken,
Gbrushed it off and kept on going, but nDot tonightA  
I kGnow it must hurt like hell when a cowboy Dcries
DGot rolled in a holdin pen
DBy a rank bull out in old Cheyenne
GThey say he broke five ribs
DNearly lost his left eye
DOne night he straightened out a curve
DWith a pick up truck outside Fort Worth
GWhen they finally cut him out
GPut a Marlboro in his mouth
BmAnd bummed a light
GHe?s been busted, bruised, and broken,
Gbrushed it off and kept on going, but nDot tonightA  
I kGnow it must hurt like hell when a cowboy Bmcries
GAnd as a teardrop hit his whiskey glass
GHe said the only true love I?ll ever have
EJust walked out the door
GShe said she didn?t love me anymorAe.
[Solo]
G A
GYeah, He?s been busted, bruised, and broken,
Gbrushed it off and kept on going, but not tDonight
ANot tonight
GIt must hurt like hell
GIt must hurt like hell
DWhen a cowboy cries
[Outro]
G D

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When A Cowboy Cries

by Colby Yates

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[Intro]

Daddy knew that he was tuff

When old doc Windsor slapped his butt

The night he was born

He just smiled

Bed sheets for a parachute

He jumped off that old barn roof

When old doc set his arm

G Bm

He said I guess I was wrong thinking I could fly

He?s been busted, bruised, and broken,

G D A

brushed it off and kept on going, but not tonight

G D

I know it must hurt like hell when a cowboy cries

Got rolled in a holdin pen

By a rank bull out in old Cheyenne

They say he broke five ribs

Nearly lost his left eye

One night he straightened out a curve

With a pick up truck outside Fort Worth

When they finally cut him out

Put a Marlboro in his mouth

And bummed a light

He?s been busted, bruised, and broken,

G D A

brushed it off and kept on going, but not tonight

G Bm

I know it must hurt like hell when a cowboy cries

And as a teardrop hit his whiskey glass

He said the only true love I?ll ever have

Just walked out the door

G A

She said she didn?t love me anymore.

[Solo]

G A

Yeah, He?s been busted, bruised, and broken,

G D

brushed it off and kept on going, but not tonight

Not tonight

It must hurt like hell

When a cowboy cries

[Outro]

G D

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