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Shouldve Been A Cowboy

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[Intro]
|   G      D|   C      D| x4
[Verse 1]
I'll bet you've Gnever Dheard ole CMarshall DDillon sayG  
Miss DKitty have you Cever thought Dof running awayG  
SeDttling downC, would you Dmarry meG  
If DI asked you Ctwice and begged you Dpretty pleaseG  
She'd hDave said yeCs in a New YoDrk minuteG  
They Dnever tied the knoCt
DHis heart wasn't Gin it
HDe just stole a Ckiss as he roDde away
GHe never huDng his hCat up at KitCadd9ty's place
[Chorus]
I should've been a GcowboyD  C  
DI should've learned to Grope and DrideC  D  
GWearing my Dsix-shooter, Criding my Dpony on a Gcattle drDiveC  
DStealing a yGoung girl's DheartC  D  
GJust like DGene and RCoy
DSinging those Gcampfire sDongs
COh, I sDhould've been a cGowboyD  C  
[Verse 2]
I might have Ghad a side Dkick with a Cfunny nDame
Running wGild through the Dhills chaCsing Jesse DJames
GEnding Dup on the Cbrink of Ddanger
GRiding shotgDun for the CTexas RDangers
Go wGest young Dman, haven'Ct you been Dtold
CaliGfornia's fuDll of whiskCy, women aDnd gold
Sleeping Gout all niDght beneath the Cdesert Dstars
A dGream in my Deye and a Cprayer in my Cadd9heart
[Chorus]
I should've been a GcowboyD  C  
DI should've learned to Grope and DrideC  D  
GWearing my Dsix-shooter, Criding my Dpony on a Gcattle drDiveC  
DStealing a yGoung girl's DheartC  D  
GJust like DGene and RCoy
DSinging those Gcampfire Dsongs
COh, I sDhould've been a cGowboyD  C  D  
[Instrumental]
G       D       C       D
G       D       C       Cadd9
[Chorus]
I should've been a GcowboyD  C  
DI should've learned to Grope and DrideC  D  
I'd be Gwearing my Dsix-shooter, Criding my Dpony on a Gcattle drDiveC  
DStealing a yGoung girl's DheartC  D  
GJust like DGene and RCoy
DSinging those Gcampfire Dsongs
COh, I sDhould've been a cGowboyD  C  
Yeah, I Dshould've been a cGowboyD  C  
I Dshould've been a GcowbDoyC  D  
   G     D     C     Dx4
(fade out)

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Shouldve Been A Cowboy

by Toby Keith

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Cadd9

[Intro]

G D C D

| | | x4

[Verse 1]

G D C D G

I'll bet you've never heard ole Marshall Dillon say

D C D G

Miss Kitty have you ever thought of running away

D C D G

Settling down, would you marry me

D C D G

If I asked you twice and begged you pretty please

D C D G

She'd have said yes in a New York minute

D C

They never tied the knot

D G

His heart wasn't in it

D C D

He just stole a kiss as he rode away

G D C Cadd9

He never hung his hat up at Kitty's place

[Chorus]

G D C

I should've been a cowboy

D G D C D

I should've learned to rope and ride

G D C D G D C

Wearing my six-shooter, riding my pony on a cattle drive

D G D C D

Stealing a young girl's heart

G D C

Just like Gene and Roy

D G D

Singing those campfire songs

C D G D C

Oh, I should've been a cowboy

[Verse 2]

G D C D

I might have had a side kick with a funny name

G D C D

Running wild through the hills chasing Jesse James

G D C D

Ending up on the brink of danger

G D C D

Riding shotgun for the Texas Rangers

G D C D

Go west young man, haven't you been told

G D C D

California's full of whisky, women and gold

G D C D

Sleeping out all night beneath the desert stars

G D C Cadd9

A dream in my eye and a prayer in my heart

[Chorus]

G D C

I should've been a cowboy

D G D C D

I should've learned to rope and ride

G D C D G D C

Wearing my six-shooter, riding my pony on a cattle drive

D G D C D

Stealing a young girl's heart

G D C

Just like Gene and Roy

D G D

Singing those campfire songs

C D G D C D

Oh, I should've been a cowboy

[Instrumental]

G D C D

G D C Cadd9

[Chorus]

G D C

I should've been a cowboy

D G D C D

I should've learned to rope and ride

G D C D G D C

I'd be wearing my six-shooter, riding my pony on a cattle drive

D G D C D

Stealing a young girl's heart

G D C

Just like Gene and Roy

D G D

Singing those campfire songs

C D G D C

Oh, I should've been a cowboy

D G D C

Yeah, I should've been a cowboy

D G D C D

I should've been a cowboy

G D C D

(fade out)

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