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was a Dcowboy i Dsus2knew in south Gtexas
his face was burnt deep by the sun
part history, part sage, part mexican
he was there poncho villa was young
and Dhe'd tell Dsus2you a tale of Gthe old days
when the country was wild all around
sit out under the stars of the milky way
and listen while the coyotes howl
they go:
     Dwooyip   Dsus2whooyip       Gwoo
Bmnow the Glonghorns Emare gonAe
and the drovers are gone
the commanchees are gone
and the outlaws are gone
BmgernominGo's goneEm  A  
and sandbass is gone
and the lion is gone
and the redwolf is gone

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Coyotes

by Richard Thompson

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Dsus2

D Dsus2 G

was a cowboy i knew in south texas

his face was burnt deep by the sun

part history, part sage, part mexican

he was there poncho villa was young

D Dsus2 G

and he'd tell you a tale of the old days

when the country was wild all around

sit out under the stars of the milky way

and listen while the coyotes howl

they go:

D Dsus2 G

wooyip whooyip woo

Bm G Em A

now the longhorns are gone

and the drovers are gone

the commanchees are gone

and the outlaws are gone

Bm G Em A

gernomino's gone

and sandbass is gone

and the lion is gone

and the redwolf is gone

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