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Cowboy Bill

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COWBOY BILL - Garth Brooks
Words and Music by:
Larry B. Bastian and Ed Berghoff
[Verse 1]
   C                            F    C
He told a good story and all us kids listened
                 F    C                         G
'Bout his life on the border and the way it was then
    C                            F     C
And we all believed, and when he would finish
             F   C         G       C
We'd ask the old cowboy to tell em again
G/B       Am                C                      G/B
You could almost hear those prairie winds blowin'
    Am                           C         Gsus       G
His saddle a creakin' 'neath his old faded jeans
          C                                    F   C
You could taste the dry dust from the trail he was ridin'
                F      C             G          C
As he sat there and he painted those west Texas scenes
[Chorus]
Dm  C/E     F
    And the grown ups would tell us
        C
    You boys keep your distance,
         D7                            G
    that old man's just tellin' you lies
           C
    But to all us kids
                    F C
    Cowboy Bill was a hero
                        G          C
    Just as true as his blue Texas skies
[Verse 2]
  C                                 F    C
He told of a time when he rode with the Rangers
        F    C                     G
Down on the Pecos and he saved the day
            C                           F  C
Outnumbered by plenty, they were almost to cover,
            F   C    G            C
With thirty banditos headed their way
G/B       Am           C                   G/B
He looked back just in time to see a horse stumble,
    Am                    C         Gsus       G
The captain went down and bill pulled up on his reins
    C                                      F   C
And through a flurry of bullets he rescued the captain,
     F          C               G       C
They rode for a sunset, just the story remains
[Chorus]
Dm  C/E     F
    And the grown ups would tell us
        C
    You boys keep your distance,
         D7                            G
    that old man's just tellin' you lies
           C
    But to all us kids
                    F C
    Cowboy Bill was a hero
                        G          C     A7
    Just as true as his blue Texas skies
[Verse 3]
      D                             G    D
Well, I still remember the day that it happened
       G    D                    A
We waited and waited, but Bill never showed
          D                           G  D
And the folks at the feedstore said they hadn't seen him
      G           D    A            D
So we set out for his place down Old Grist Mill Road
A/C#    Bm             D                             A/C#
And we cried when we found him lying there with his memories
    Bm                    D     Asus       A
The old trunk wide open things scattered about
           D                           G     D
And he was clutching a badge that said Texas Ranger,
    G             D            A       D
And an old yeller letter said "Texas is Proud"
[Chorus]
Em  D/F#     G
   And the grown ups that told us
        D
    You boys keep your distance,
         E7                            A
    that old man's just tellin' you lies
           D
   Well now they're all sayin'
                    G D
    Cowboy Bill was a hero
                        A          D
    Just as true as his blue Texas skies

Cowboy Bill chords and lyrics

Free chords for Cowboy Bill by Garth Brooks. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

COWBOY BILL - Garth Brooks
Words and Music by:
Larry B. Bastian and Ed Berghoff
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
Dm  C/E     F
    And the grown ups would tell us
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]

Cowboy Bill Chords by Garth Brooks

Learn how to play Cowboy Bill by Garth Brooks with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Cowboy Bill chords”, “Cowboy Bill guitar chords”, or “Garth Brooks Cowboy Bill chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Cowboy Bill chords and for experienced players who want accurate Cowboy Bill lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include B, C, F, G, G/B, Am.

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The chords for "Cowboy Bill" show the original chord names (including B, C, F, G, G/B, Am). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.