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The Dead South - Broken Cowboy
Album: Sugar & Joy (2019)
[Intro]
Am E Am E
 Am...
[Verse 1]
AmIt's been a long dark dirty road
FAnd pocket full of Cgold
And EI've been out here now
AmAll on my own
AmWell it's real quiet here
FJust the way I Clike it here
There's Eno one to bother me
Except...Am  
   AmIn 1955, Fborn into WaCdena's pride
  EI laid my head on that
   AmMilligan creek bed
   AmWhen I was a young man
  FI helped build this lCand
Oh, I Eput down these rails as a AmCPR man
AmThought I'd live forever
FWith my heart in my Cpocket
Oh, my Egun by my side
And my Amfeelings in a locket
AmWell, that was a cold year Fin SeventyCseven
But EI married my wife
AmWe had 2 kids
AmI gave her a daughter
FShe gave me a Cson
And we Erode those damn horses Amuntil we had none
AmFists still like flyin'
FDoing things for Cdyin'
Oh I Eshould have put that old gun Amaway
[Chorus]
But FI, I Gam me, a broken Amcowboy
And FI don't Cfeel right no Emore
'Cause FI Gam a broken Amcowboy
[Solo]
 Am   F   C   E     Am(x2)
[Verse 2]
AmLivin' life in the fast lane
FRacing cars and Crobbing trains
I Ethought I had it all
AmThen one day I got the call
AmA father's worst dream
FMy son went Cdown and EI
AmThe colours deceive me
FAs I see Cgrey
Oh you're Ecutting me down with those
AmCold words you're saying
AmThen you called me brother
FBut this can't be Cso 'cause you Eslander my name
AmAnywhere the wind will blowF  E  Am  
[Chorus]
FBut I, I Gam me, a broken Amcowboy
And FI don't Cfeel right no Emore
'Cause FI Gam a broken Amcowboy
Yes FI Gam broken Amcowboy
[Outro]
AmIt's been a long dark dirty road
FBut a pocket full of Cgold
And EI've been out here now
AmAll on my own
AmWell it's real quiet here
FJust the way I Clike it here
There's Eno one to bother me
Except Amthat old taunting tree
Chord by P4tR

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Broken Cowboy

by The Dead South

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The Dead South - Broken Cowboy

Album: Sugar & Joy (2019)

[Intro]

Am E Am E

...

[Verse 1]

It's been a long dark dirty road

F C

And pocket full of gold

And I've been out here now

All on my own

Well it's real quiet here

F C

Just the way I like it here

There's no one to bother me

Except...

Am F C

In 1955, born into Wadena's pride

I laid my head on that

Milligan creek bed

When I was a young man

F C

I helped build this land

E Am

Oh, I put down these rails as a CPR man

Thought I'd live forever

F C

With my heart in my pocket

Oh, my gun by my side

And my feelings in a locket

Am F C

Well, that was a cold year in Seventyseven

But I married my wife

We had 2 kids

I gave her a daughter

F C

She gave me a son

E Am

And we rode those damn horses until we had none

Fists still like flyin'

F C

Doing things for dyin'

E Am

Oh I should have put that old gun away

[Chorus]

F G Am

But I, I am me, a broken cowboy

F C E

And I don't feel right no more

F G Am

'Cause I am a broken cowboy

[Solo]

Am F C E Am

(x2)

[Verse 2]

Livin' life in the fast lane

F C

Racing cars and robbing trains

I thought I had it all

Then one day I got the call

A father's worst dream

F C E

My son went down and I

The colours deceive me

F C

As I see grey

Oh you're cutting me down with those

Cold words you're saying

Then you called me brother

F C E

But this can't be so 'cause you slander my name

Am F E Am

Anywhere the wind will blow

[Chorus]

F G Am

But I, I am me, a broken cowboy

F C E

And I don't feel right no more

F G Am

'Cause I am a broken cowboy

F G Am

Yes I am broken cowboy

[Outro]

It's been a long dark dirty road

F C

But a pocket full of gold

And I've been out here now

All on my own

Well it's real quiet here

F C

Just the way I like it here

There's no one to bother me

Except that old taunting tree

Chord by P4tR

About Broken Cowboy Chords by The Dead South

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