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Cowpoke

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[Intro]
(Moan)  C   Am   C   Am   C   Am  C  
I'm Clonesome but hAmappy
RFich but I'm brCoke
And tFhe good Lord knows the rCeason
IF'm just a cowCpoke
FCrom Cheyenne to DAmouglas
AFll the ranges I kCnow
'CausFe I drift with Cthe wind
NAmo one cares where I go
(Moan)  C   Am   C   Am   C   Am  C  
I Cain't got a Amdime
IFn these old worn out Cjeans
So I'll Fstop eatiCn' steak
AFnd go back to Cbeans
IC'll pick up a Amten spot
IFn Prescot I Cknow
RFidin' the Cbroncs
In the Ambig rodeo
(Moan)  C   Am   C   Am   C   Am  C  
(Repeat verse w/o lyrics)
SCome evening Amspringtime
A Ffilly I'll Cfind
And I mFight spend all Cthe summer
With Fher on mCy mind
CBut I'll never bAme branded
FAnd never bCe broke
I'm a Fcarefree rangCe ridin'
DriAmftin' cowpoke...
(Moan)  C   Am   C   Am   C   Am  C  

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Cowpoke

by Colter Wall

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C Am C Am C Am C

(Moan)

C Am

I'm lonesome but happy

F C

Rich but I'm broke

F C

And the good Lord knows the reason

F C

I'm just a cowpoke

C Am

From Cheyenne to Douglas

F C

All the ranges I know

F C

'Cause I drift with the wind

No one cares where I go

C Am C Am C Am C

(Moan)

C Am

I ain't got a dime

F C

In these old worn out jeans

F C

So I'll stop eatin' steak

F C

And go back to beans

C Am

I'll pick up a ten spot

F C

In Prescot I know

F C

Ridin' the broncs

In the big rodeo

C Am C Am C Am C

(Moan)

(Repeat verse w/o lyrics)

C Am

Some evening springtime

F C

A filly I'll find

F C

And I might spend all the summer

F C

With her on my mind

C Am

But I'll never be branded

F C

And never be broke

F C

I'm a carefree range ridin'

Driftin' cowpoke...

C Am C Am C Am C

(Moan)

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