Cowboy Song Chords by Thin Lizzy

Tempo:
133.1 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

Eb

Cm

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Cowboy Song - Thin Lizzy chords
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[Ab] I am just [Eb] a cowboy, [Ab] lonesome [Eb] [Ab] on the [Db] trail.
[Ab] Starry night, [Cm]
a campfire [Fm] light, [Eb]
[Db] [Ab]
the coyote call, [Eb]
[Fm] and the [Eb] howling winds [Db] wail.
[Ab]
So I'll ride out [Cm]
to the [Fm] old sundown.
[Eb]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db] [C] [Bb] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] [C] [Bb] [Ab]
[Abm] [Db] [Ab] I am [Eb] just a cowboy, [F] [Db] lonesome on the trail.
[Eb] [Ab] [Cm] Lord, I'm just thinking about [F] a certain female.
[Db]
[Ab] The nights we spent [Eb]
together, [F] riding [Eb] on [Db] the rings, [Ab] [Cm] looking back, [F] it didn't seem so [Eb] sweet.
[Db]
Roll me [Ab] over and turn me around, [Bbm] let [Ab] me [Bb] keep [Ab] spinning till I hit the ground.
[Db] Roll me over [Eb] and let me go, [Ab] [Bbm] [Eb] right [Ab] near the rodeo.
I was took [Eb] in Texas, [F] I did [Eb] not [Db] know her name.
[Ab] Lord, [Cm] all these southern [F] girls, they seem the [Ab] same.
[Db] [Ab] Down below the [Eb] border, [Fm] in a town [Ebm] in [Db] Mexico, [Ab] I got [Cm] my job bussing [Fm] rugs for the rodeo.
[Db]
Roll me [Ab] over and turn me around, [Bb] [Eb] let me [Bb] keep [Ab] spinning till I hit the ground.
[Db] Roll me over [Cm] and let me go, [Ab] [Db] running free [Ab] with a buffalo.
[Fm] [Eb]
[F] [Eb] [Db]
[Ab] [Cm]
[F] [Bb] [Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Cm]
[F] [Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Cm]
[Fm] [Db]
[Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Bb] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Ab] [Bb] [Ab]
[Db] Roll [Eb]
me over [Ab] and I'll turn [Db] around, [Ab]
[Db] [Bb] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Db] and [Eb] I'll move my fingers [Db] [Bb]
up and [Ab] down, [Db] up and [Bb] down.
[Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Cm]
[Bb] [Db] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Fm]
[Ab] It's okay amigo, just let me [Db] go, [Ab]
right near the rodeo.
[Db] [Cm]
[Ab] [Db]
[Cm]
[Ab] [Bbm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Db]
[Ab] [Cm]
[Ab] [Fm] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Fm] [Db]
[Ab] [Cm] [Fm]
[Db]
Roll me [Ab] over and turn me around, [Db] let [Ab] me [Bb] keep [Ab] spinning till I hit the ground.
[Db]
Roll me over [Cm] and let me go, [Ab] [Bbm]
right near [Ab] the rodeo.
[Db]
Roll me over [Ab] and set me free, [Bbm]
[Eb] now bus [Dm] life [Eb] is the life [Ab] for me.
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Thin Lizzy - Cowboy Song chords, practice playing Db, Ab, Db, Bb, Ab and Bb in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 66 BPM and then match the original tempo of 133 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: A Major.

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[Ab] _ _ _ I am just [Eb] a cowboy, _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ lonesome [Eb] [Ab] on the [Db] trail. _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ Starry night, [Cm] _
a campfire [Fm] light, _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
the coyote call, [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] and the [Eb] howling winds [Db] wail.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
So I'll ride out [Cm] _ _
to the [Fm] old sundown.
_ _ [Eb] _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
_ [Abm] _ [Db] _ [Ab] I am [Eb] just a cowboy, _ [F] _ _ [Db] lonesome on the trail.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Cm] Lord, I'm just thinking about [F] a certain female.
[Db] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] The nights we spent [Eb]
together, _ _ [F] _ riding [Eb] on [Db] the rings, _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Cm] looking back, _ [F] it didn't seem so [Eb] sweet.
[Db] _
_ _ _ _ Roll me [Ab] over and turn me around, [Bbm] let [Ab] me [Bb] keep [Ab] spinning till I hit the ground.
_ [Db] Roll me over [Eb] and let me go, [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ [Eb] right [Ab] near the rodeo.
_ _ I was took [Eb] in Texas, _ _ [F] _ I did [Eb] not [Db] know her name.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ Lord, [Cm] all these southern [F] girls, they seem the [Ab] same.
[Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ Down below the [Eb] border, _ _ [Fm] in a town [Ebm] in [Db] Mexico, _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ I got [Cm] my job bussing [Fm] rugs for the rodeo.
_ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ Roll me [Ab] over and turn me around, [Bb] [Eb] let me [Bb] keep [Ab] spinning till I hit the ground.
_ [Db] Roll me over [Cm] and let me go, [Ab] _ [Db] running free [Ab] with a buffalo.
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ Roll [Eb]
me over [Ab] _ and _ _ _ I'll turn [Db] around, _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ _ and [Eb] I'll move my fingers [Db] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
up and [Ab] down, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] up and [Bb] down.
_ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
[Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] It's okay amigo, _ _ _ _ just let me [Db] go, _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ right near the rodeo.
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
Roll me [Ab] over and turn me around, [Db] let [Ab] me [Bb] keep [Ab] spinning till I hit the ground.
[Db] _
Roll me over [Cm] and let me go, [Ab] _ [Bbm] _
right near [Ab] the rodeo.
_ [Db]
Roll me over [Ab] and set me free, _ [Bbm]
[Eb] now bus [Dm] life [Eb] is the life [Ab] for me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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