Chords for John Fogerty-Broken Down Cowboy (Live)
Tempo:
101 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Well this next song is a little song.
One of very few that I've ever written as a matter of fact.
All I can say is that I'm the luckiest man in the world to have met the most [C] beautiful girl.
[N] Pretty as Julie.
20 years ago or so I was a pretty unhappy, lonesome cowboy drifting down a pretty desperate highway.
Not sure where I was going.
And Julie came into my life.
She was everything I'd ever hoped to find and had prayed I would meet.
But there was a time in the very beginning when I really wasn't sure if I deserved such a wonderful girl.
[G]
[F#] [G] [Em]
[F#] [G] If I was a gambling [D] man, [C] never would have let you play your hand.
[G] With a broken down [D] cowboy [C] like me.
[G] Cause you never can trust [D] your luck.
[C] He's bad news in a pickup [G] truck.
With a broken down [D] cowboy [C] like me.
[G] He's played every card [D] he's got.
[C] Had a good hand but he messed it up.
[G] With that bum around, [D] tumbled [C] down.
[G] Saddleback's full [D] of pain.
[C] Every zoom around just like a [G] millionaire.
He's losing his streak [D] waiting [C] for dawn.
[E] Oh he'll [D] string you [Em] along.
[C] Sing you a [G] lonesome song.
[D] But he'll wind up [Em] alone [D] again.
[G] No [C] [D] [C]
[G] matter how hard [D] you try.
[C] Never gonna let you get inside.
[G] That tumbledown, [D] broken [C] down cowboy.
[G] Well it's a tough ride and [D] rodeo.
[C] Lean hearts to him long time ago.
[G] With a broken down [D] cowboy [C] like me.
[G] And the way I feel [D] about you.
[C] Hurting hearts to hurt you too.
[G] With a broken down [D] cowboy [C] like me.
[G]
[D] [G] [C]
[G]
[D] [G] [C]
Oh he'll [D] string you [Em] along.
[C] Sing you a [G] lonesome song.
[D] But he'll wind [Em] up alone [D] again.
[C]
[G] [C] [D]
[G] If I was a [D] gambling man.
[C] Never would have let you play that [G] hand.
With a broken down [D] cowboy [Am] like [C] me.
[G]
One of very few that I've ever written as a matter of fact.
All I can say is that I'm the luckiest man in the world to have met the most [C] beautiful girl.
[N] Pretty as Julie.
20 years ago or so I was a pretty unhappy, lonesome cowboy drifting down a pretty desperate highway.
Not sure where I was going.
And Julie came into my life.
She was everything I'd ever hoped to find and had prayed I would meet.
But there was a time in the very beginning when I really wasn't sure if I deserved such a wonderful girl.
[G]
[F#] [G] [Em]
[F#] [G] If I was a gambling [D] man, [C] never would have let you play your hand.
[G] With a broken down [D] cowboy [C] like me.
[G] Cause you never can trust [D] your luck.
[C] He's bad news in a pickup [G] truck.
With a broken down [D] cowboy [C] like me.
[G] He's played every card [D] he's got.
[C] Had a good hand but he messed it up.
[G] With that bum around, [D] tumbled [C] down.
[G] Saddleback's full [D] of pain.
[C] Every zoom around just like a [G] millionaire.
He's losing his streak [D] waiting [C] for dawn.
[E] Oh he'll [D] string you [Em] along.
[C] Sing you a [G] lonesome song.
[D] But he'll wind up [Em] alone [D] again.
[G] No [C] [D] [C]
[G] matter how hard [D] you try.
[C] Never gonna let you get inside.
[G] That tumbledown, [D] broken [C] down cowboy.
[G] Well it's a tough ride and [D] rodeo.
[C] Lean hearts to him long time ago.
[G] With a broken down [D] cowboy [C] like me.
[G] And the way I feel [D] about you.
[C] Hurting hearts to hurt you too.
[G] With a broken down [D] cowboy [C] like me.
[G]
[D] [G] [C]
[G]
[D] [G] [C]
Oh he'll [D] string you [Em] along.
[C] Sing you a [G] lonesome song.
[D] But he'll wind [Em] up alone [D] again.
[C]
[G] [C] [D]
[G] If I was a [D] gambling man.
[C] Never would have let you play that [G] hand.
With a broken down [D] cowboy [Am] like [C] me.
[G]
Key:
G
D
C
Em
F#
G
D
C
_ _ Well this next song is a little song.
_ _ _ _ One of very few that I've ever written as a matter of fact. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ All I can say is that I'm the luckiest man in the world to have met the most [C] beautiful girl.
_ [N] _ _ _ _ Pretty as Julie.
_ _ _ _ _ 20 years ago or so I was a pretty unhappy, _ lonesome cowboy drifting down a pretty desperate highway.
Not sure where I was going.
_ And Julie came into my life.
She was everything I'd ever hoped to find and had prayed I would meet.
But there was a time in the very beginning when I really wasn't sure if I deserved such a wonderful girl. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [G] _ If I was a gambling [D] man, _ _ [C] never would have let you play your hand.
[G] With a broken down _ [D] _ cowboy _ [C] like me.
_ _ _ _ [G] Cause you never can trust [D] your luck.
_ _ [C] He's bad news in a pickup [G] truck.
_ With a broken down [D] _ cowboy _ [C] like me.
_ _ _ _ [G] He's played every card [D] he's got.
_ _ [C] Had a good hand but he messed it up.
[G] With that bum around, _ [D] _ tumbled [C] down. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Saddleback's full [D] of pain.
_ _ [C] Every zoom around just like a [G] millionaire.
He's losing his streak [D] _ waiting [C] for dawn. _
_ _ _ _ [E] Oh he'll [D] string you [Em] along.
_ _ [C] Sing you a [G] lonesome song.
[D] But he'll wind up [Em] alone _ _ [D] again. _
_ [G] No [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ matter how hard [D] you try.
_ _ [C] Never gonna let you get inside.
[G] That _ tumbledown, [D] _ broken [C] down cowboy.
_ _ _ _ [G] Well it's a tough ride and _ [D] rodeo.
_ _ [C] Lean hearts to him long time ago.
[G] With a broken down [D] _ cowboy _ [C] like me.
_ _ _ _ [G] And the way I feel [D] about you.
_ _ [C] Hurting hearts to hurt you too.
[G] With a broken down [D] _ cowboy _ [C] _ like me.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh he'll [D] string _ you [Em] along.
_ _ [C] Sing you a [G] lonesome song.
[D] But he'll wind [Em] up alone _ _ [D] again.
[C] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ If I was a [D] gambling man.
_ [C] Never would have let you play that [G] hand.
With a broken down [D] _ cowboy [Am] like [C] me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ One of very few that I've ever written as a matter of fact. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ All I can say is that I'm the luckiest man in the world to have met the most [C] beautiful girl.
_ [N] _ _ _ _ Pretty as Julie.
_ _ _ _ _ 20 years ago or so I was a pretty unhappy, _ lonesome cowboy drifting down a pretty desperate highway.
Not sure where I was going.
_ And Julie came into my life.
She was everything I'd ever hoped to find and had prayed I would meet.
But there was a time in the very beginning when I really wasn't sure if I deserved such a wonderful girl. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [G] _ If I was a gambling [D] man, _ _ [C] never would have let you play your hand.
[G] With a broken down _ [D] _ cowboy _ [C] like me.
_ _ _ _ [G] Cause you never can trust [D] your luck.
_ _ [C] He's bad news in a pickup [G] truck.
_ With a broken down [D] _ cowboy _ [C] like me.
_ _ _ _ [G] He's played every card [D] he's got.
_ _ [C] Had a good hand but he messed it up.
[G] With that bum around, _ [D] _ tumbled [C] down. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Saddleback's full [D] of pain.
_ _ [C] Every zoom around just like a [G] millionaire.
He's losing his streak [D] _ waiting [C] for dawn. _
_ _ _ _ [E] Oh he'll [D] string you [Em] along.
_ _ [C] Sing you a [G] lonesome song.
[D] But he'll wind up [Em] alone _ _ [D] again. _
_ [G] No [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ matter how hard [D] you try.
_ _ [C] Never gonna let you get inside.
[G] That _ tumbledown, [D] _ broken [C] down cowboy.
_ _ _ _ [G] Well it's a tough ride and _ [D] rodeo.
_ _ [C] Lean hearts to him long time ago.
[G] With a broken down [D] _ cowboy _ [C] like me.
_ _ _ _ [G] And the way I feel [D] about you.
_ _ [C] Hurting hearts to hurt you too.
[G] With a broken down [D] _ cowboy _ [C] _ like me.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh he'll [D] string _ you [Em] along.
_ _ [C] Sing you a [G] lonesome song.
[D] But he'll wind [Em] up alone _ _ [D] again.
[C] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ If I was a [D] gambling man.
_ [C] Never would have let you play that [G] hand.
With a broken down [D] _ cowboy [Am] like [C] me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _