Chords for I'm an Old Cowhand From the Rio Grand ~ Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks
Tempo:
118.45 bpm
Chords used:
Em
D
Bm
F#m
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [A] [D]
[Em] [A] [Bm] I'm an old [Em] cow hen [Fm] [F#m] from the [A] Rio [D] Grande
But my legs [G] ain't bold [Fm] [F#m] and my [Em] cheeks [Bm] ain't [D] tan
[Bm] I'm a cowboy who [G] [F#] never saw a cow
[Bm] Never roped a steer [F#] cause I don't know how
[Bm] And I sure [Gm] ain't fixed [F#] it just started [G] now
[Em] Yippee [F#m]-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen
[Em] [A] [D] [Bm] I'm an old [Em] cow [F#m] hen
[Em] From [F#m]
[D] the Rio Grande [Em] to Rio [C#] [F#m] Grande
Before I learned [D] to stand
I'm [A#]
a riding fool [F#] who is up to date
And I know [Dm] [G#] every [G] trail [F#] in the Lone Star State
[D] Because I ride [G#] the [G] [F#] rein in my Ford V8
[Em] Yippee [F#m]-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen
[Em] [F#m] [Bm]
[E] I'm [G] [G#] [A]
[D] [Bm]
[Em] [G] [F#m]
[Bm] [D] [A#]
[Bm] [G] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[Em] [A] [D]
[Em] [F#m] [Bm] an old [Em] cow hen
[Fm] [F#m] From [Em] the Rio [D] Grande to [Bm]
[E] [G] town
[F#m] Just hear [D] the band
I [G] know all the songs [F#] that the cowboys know
[G] About the big [Em] corral [F#] where the doggies go
[G] Because I learn them all [F#] on the radio
[Em] [A] Yippee-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen
[Em] [F#m] Yippee-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen
[Em] Yippee [F#m]-ki-yay, old cow hen
[D]
[Em] [A] [Bm] I'm an old [Em] cow hen [Fm] [F#m] from the [A] Rio [D] Grande
But my legs [G] ain't bold [Fm] [F#m] and my [Em] cheeks [Bm] ain't [D] tan
[Bm] I'm a cowboy who [G] [F#] never saw a cow
[Bm] Never roped a steer [F#] cause I don't know how
[Bm] And I sure [Gm] ain't fixed [F#] it just started [G] now
[Em] Yippee [F#m]-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen
[Em] [A] [D] [Bm] I'm an old [Em] cow [F#m] hen
[Em] From [F#m]
[D] the Rio Grande [Em] to Rio [C#] [F#m] Grande
Before I learned [D] to stand
I'm [A#]
a riding fool [F#] who is up to date
And I know [Dm] [G#] every [G] trail [F#] in the Lone Star State
[D] Because I ride [G#] the [G] [F#] rein in my Ford V8
[Em] Yippee [F#m]-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen
[Em] [F#m] [Bm]
[E] I'm [G] [G#] [A]
[D] [Bm]
[Em] [G] [F#m]
[Bm] [D] [A#]
[Bm] [G] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[Em] [A] [D]
[Em] [F#m] [Bm] an old [Em] cow hen
[Fm] [F#m] From [Em] the Rio [D] Grande to [Bm]
[E] [G] town
[F#m] Just hear [D] the band
I [G] know all the songs [F#] that the cowboys know
[G] About the big [Em] corral [F#] where the doggies go
[G] Because I learn them all [F#] on the radio
[Em] [A] Yippee-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen
[Em] [F#m] Yippee-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen
[Em] Yippee [F#m]-ki-yay, old cow hen
[D]
Key:
Em
D
Bm
F#m
G
Em
D
Bm
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ I'm an old [Em] cow hen [Fm] _ [F#m] _ from the [A] Rio [D] Grande
_ _ _ But my legs [G] ain't bold _ [Fm] _ [F#m] and my [Em] cheeks [Bm] ain't [D] tan
_ [Bm] _ _ I'm a cowboy who [G] [F#] never saw a cow
[Bm] Never roped a steer [F#] cause I don't know how
[Bm] And I sure [Gm] ain't fixed [F#] it just started [G] now
[Em] Yippee [F#m]-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [Bm] I'm an old [Em] cow [F#m] hen
_ [Em] From [F#m] _ _
[D] _ _ the Rio _ Grande [Em] to Rio _ [C#] _ [F#m] Grande
Before I learned [D] to stand
_ I'm _ _ [A#]
a riding fool [F#] who is up to date
And I know [Dm] [G#] every [G] trail [F#] in the Lone Star State
[D] Because I ride [G#] the [G] [F#] rein in my Ford V8
[Em] _ Yippee [F#m]-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen _ _
[Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] I'm [G] _ [G#] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
[Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ an old [Em] cow hen
[Fm] _ [F#m] _ From [Em] the Rio [D] _ Grande to [Bm] _ _ _
[E] _ [G] town
_ [F#m] _ Just hear [D] the band
_ _ _ I [G] know all the songs [F#] that the cowboys know
[G] About the big [Em] corral [F#] where the doggies go
[G] Because I learn them all [F#] on the radio
[Em] _ [A] Yippee-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen _ _
[Em] _ [F#m] Yippee-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen _
[Em] _ _ Yippee [F#m]-ki-yay, old cow hen
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ I'm an old [Em] cow hen [Fm] _ [F#m] _ from the [A] Rio [D] Grande
_ _ _ But my legs [G] ain't bold _ [Fm] _ [F#m] and my [Em] cheeks [Bm] ain't [D] tan
_ [Bm] _ _ I'm a cowboy who [G] [F#] never saw a cow
[Bm] Never roped a steer [F#] cause I don't know how
[Bm] And I sure [Gm] ain't fixed [F#] it just started [G] now
[Em] Yippee [F#m]-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [Bm] I'm an old [Em] cow [F#m] hen
_ [Em] From [F#m] _ _
[D] _ _ the Rio _ Grande [Em] to Rio _ [C#] _ [F#m] Grande
Before I learned [D] to stand
_ I'm _ _ [A#]
a riding fool [F#] who is up to date
And I know [Dm] [G#] every [G] trail [F#] in the Lone Star State
[D] Because I ride [G#] the [G] [F#] rein in my Ford V8
[Em] _ Yippee [F#m]-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen _ _
[Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] I'm [G] _ [G#] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
[Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ an old [Em] cow hen
[Fm] _ [F#m] _ From [Em] the Rio [D] _ Grande to [Bm] _ _ _
[E] _ [G] town
_ [F#m] _ Just hear [D] the band
_ _ _ I [G] know all the songs [F#] that the cowboys know
[G] About the big [Em] corral [F#] where the doggies go
[G] Because I learn them all [F#] on the radio
[Em] _ [A] Yippee-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen _ _
[Em] _ [F#m] Yippee-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen _
[Em] _ _ Yippee [F#m]-ki-yay, old cow hen
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _