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Cowboy Take Me Away

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Capo on 6
[Intro]
F Am C
F Am C
F Am C G
F Am C
F Am C
F Am C G
[Verse]
I said I wanna Amtouch Gthe earCth
I wanna Ambreak it Gin my Chands
I wanna Amgrow someGthing Cwild Fand unGruly
I wanna Amsleep on the Ghard Cground
In the Amcomfort of Gyour Carms
On a Ampillow Gof blue CbonnetsF  
In a Gblanket made of stars
Oh it Fsounds Cgood to Gme,
I said..
[Chorus]
Cowboy Ctake Fme aGway
Fly this girl as Amhigh as you can
InFto the wild Gblue
Set me Cfree Foh I Gpray
Closer to Amheaven above and
FCloser to Gyou
Closer to youF  Am  C  
F Am C
F Am C F G
[Verse]
I wanna Amwalk and Gnot runC  
I wanna Amskip and Gnot falCl
I wanna Amlook at Gthe horiCzon
FAnd not Gsee a building standing tall
I wanna Ambe the Gonly oneC  
For Ammiles Gand milesC  
AmExcept for Gmaybe Cyou
FAnd your Gsimple smile
Oh it Fsounds Cgood to Gme
Yes it Fsounds so Cgood to Gme
[Chorus]
Cowboy Ctake Fme aGway
Fly this girl as Amhigh as you can
InFto the wild Gblue
Set me Cfree Foh I Gpray
Closer to Amheaven above and
FCloser to Gyou
Closer to youC  F  G  
Am F G
C F G
Am F G
[Verse]
I said I wanna Amtouch Gthe eartCh
I wanna Ambreak it Gin my Chands
I wanna Amgrow someGthing Cwild Fand unGruly
Oh it Fsounds so Cgood to Gme
[Chorus]
Cowboy Ctake Fme aGway
Fly this girl as Amhigh as you can
InFto the wild Gblue
Set me Cfree Foh I Gpray
Closer to Amheaven above and
FCloser to Gyou
Closer to yoCuF  G  
Closer to yCouF  G  
Cowboy Ctake Fme aGway
Closer to AmyouF  G  
[Outro]
C F G   Am F G
C F G   Am F G
C F G   Am F G
C F G   Am F G G G

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Cowboy Take Me Away

by The Chicks (Dixie Chicks)

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

right now and just not happy with the submitted chords for

strumming. (In the verses most chords are single strummed all in

Standard Tuning w/

Capo on 6

[Intro]

F Am C

F Am C G

F Am C

F Am C G

[Verse]

Am G C

I said I wanna touch the earth

Am G C

I wanna break it in my hands

Am G C F G

I wanna grow something wild and unruly

Am G C

I wanna sleep on the hard ground

Am G C

In the comfort of your arms

Am G C F

On a pillow of blue bonnets

In a blanket made of stars

F C G

Oh it sounds good to me,

I said..

[Chorus]

C F G

Cowboy take me away

Fly this girl as high as you can

F G

Into the wild blue

C F G

Set me free oh I pray

Closer to heaven above and

F G

Closer to you

F Am C

Closer to you

F Am C

F Am C F G

[Verse]

Am G C

I wanna walk and not run

Am G C

I wanna skip and not fall

Am G C

I wanna look at the horizon

F G

And not see a building standing tall

Am G C

I wanna be the only one

Am G C

For miles and miles

Am G C

Except for maybe you

F G

And your simple smile

F C G

Oh it sounds good to me

F C G

Yes it sounds so good to me

[Chorus]

C F G

Cowboy take me away

Fly this girl as high as you can

F G

Into the wild blue

C F G

Set me free oh I pray

Closer to heaven above and

F G

Closer to you

C F G

Closer to you

Am F G

C F G

Am F G

[Verse]

Am G C

I said I wanna touch the earth

Am G C

I wanna break it in my hands

Am G C F G

I wanna grow something wild and unruly

F C G

Oh it sounds so good to me

[Chorus]

C F G

Cowboy take me away

Fly this girl as high as you can

F G

Into the wild blue

C F G

Set me free oh I pray

Closer to heaven above and

F G

Closer to you

C F G

Closer to you

C F G

Closer to you

C F G

Cowboy take me away

Am F G

Closer to you

[Outro]

C F G Am F G

C F G Am F G G G

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