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Brandi Carlile - Cowgirls
Standard Tuning, Capo 3rd Fret
[Verse 1]
To be Gfair I should've told you
CRunning from the money is Dwhat I do
I don't Gbelieve in wealth and excess
And I have had Cdebt the size of TeDadd4xas
But I, GI didn't follow my dreams
To dump my money in your slot Cmachine
And you can C/Btake that to the bankAm7  
Tell the bank man the D7devil said thanks
GYou know you can't get a G/F#drink in this town
EmWithout Sunday Cmorning comin' down
GAnd cashing G/F#in on the cosCtume
Yeah, Dadd4get 'em while they last
The CNRA can kiss my country Dadd4ass
[Chorus]
GJust because you got a little G/F#dust under your Emboots
Doesn't mean you Cwalked a country mile
GYou never G/F#hopped a train
And your Cback roads are Dadd4going outta style
GListen to the G/F#radio and sing aEmlong
You're not Csaying anything
GWell you never laid a G/F#railroad tie
Or Cwatched a lonesome C/Bcowboy die
Or Am7listened to the bells of freedom D7ring
And Am7now that you're just spittin' in the D7wind
It's Ctime for you to Dadd4let them cowgirls Gin
[Verse 2]
You got your Gten gallon hat
Yeah, your Cchewing cigars and you're Dsmoking the fat
TatGtoos of naked ladies
You played the same Cvideo games in the Dadd480's
GI hope your G/F#vintage guitar
EmWill take you where the Cwild things are
GI hope you G/F#find your true voice Cthere
And the Dadd4ghost of who you are
GAnd if they're gonna G/F#call you an outEmlaw
Live Cfast and die young
GThose songs have alG/F#ready been sung Cby better Dadd4men
[Chorus]
GJust because you got a little G/F#dust under your Emboots
Doesn't mean you Cwalked a country mile
GYou never G/F#hopped a train
And your Cback roads are Dadd4going outta style
GListen to the G/F#radio and sing aEmlong
You're not Csaying anything
GWell you never laid a G/F#railroad tie
Or Cwatched a lonesome C/Bcowboy die
Or Am7listened to the bells of freedom D7ring
And Am7now that you're just spittin' in the D7wind
It's Ctime for you to Dadd4let them cowgirls GinG/F#  
[Outro]
Am7Now that you're just pissin' in the D7wind
It's Ctime for you to Dlet them cowgirls Gin

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Cowgirls

by Brandi Carlile

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Dadd4

C/B

Am7

G/F#

Brandi Carlile - Cowgirls

Standard Tuning, Capo 3rd Fret

[Verse 1]

To be fair I should've told you

C D

Running from the money is what I do

I don't believe in wealth and excess

C Dadd4

And I have had debt the size of Texas

But I, I didn't follow my dreams

To dump my money in your slot machine

C/B Am7

And you can take that to the bank

Tell the bank man the devil said thanks

G G/F#

You know you can't get a drink in this town

Em C

Without Sunday morning comin' down

G G/F# C

And cashing in on the costume

Dadd4

Yeah, get 'em while they last

C Dadd4

The NRA can kiss my country ass

[Chorus]

G G/F# Em

Just because you got a little dust under your boots

Doesn't mean you walked a country mile

G G/F#

You never hopped a train

C Dadd4

And your back roads are going outta style

G G/F# Em

Listen to the radio and sing along

You're not saying anything

G G/F#

Well you never laid a railroad tie

C C/B

Or watched a lonesome cowboy die

Am7 D7

Or listened to the bells of freedom ring

Am7 D7

And now that you're just spittin' in the wind

C Dadd4 G

It's time for you to let them cowgirls in

[Verse 2]

You got your ten gallon hat

C D

Yeah, your chewing cigars and you're smoking the fat

Tattoos of naked ladies

C Dadd4

You played the same video games in the 80's

G G/F#

I hope your vintage guitar

Em C

Will take you where the wild things are

G G/F# C

I hope you find your true voice there

Dadd4

And the ghost of who you are

G G/F# Em

And if they're gonna call you an outlaw

Live fast and die young

G G/F# C Dadd4

Those songs have already been sung by better men

[Chorus]

G G/F# Em

Just because you got a little dust under your boots

Doesn't mean you walked a country mile

G G/F#

You never hopped a train

C Dadd4

And your back roads are going outta style

G G/F# Em

Listen to the radio and sing along

You're not saying anything

G G/F#

Well you never laid a railroad tie

C C/B

Or watched a lonesome cowboy die

Am7 D7

Or listened to the bells of freedom ring

Am7 D7

And now that you're just spittin' in the wind

C Dadd4 G G/F#

It's time for you to let them cowgirls in

[Outro]

Am7 D7

Now that you're just pissin' in the wind

C D G

It's time for you to let them cowgirls in

About Cowgirls Chords by Brandi Carlile

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