Chords for Should've Been A Cowboy
Tempo:
135.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [Em] [G]
[D] [C]
[D] [G] [D] [C]
[D] [G] I bet you never [D] heard old [C]
[D] Marcia Dillon [G] say, [D] Miss [C] Kitty have you [D] ever thought of running
[G] away, [D] settling [C]
down would [D] you marry [G] me, [D] if I asked [C] you twice [D] and begged you pretty [G] please.
[D] She'd [C] have said [D] yes in a New [G] York [D] minute, they never [C] tried to [D] not, [G] what was the [D] minute,
he just stole [C] a kiss as [D] he rode [G] away, he never hung [C] his hat up at Kitty's place.
I [G] should have been a cowboy, [D]
[C] [D] I should have learned [G] to road [D]
ride, [C] [D] [G] wearing [D] my six [C] shooter
riding [D] my pony [G] on a cattle drive, [C] [D] stealing [G] a young girl's heart, [C] [D] [G] just [D] like Gene [C] and Roy,
[D] singing [G] those [D] campfire [C] songs, oh [D] I should have been [G] a cowboy.
[D]
[C] I [G] might have had a [D]
sidekick [C] with a funny [D] name, [G] running wild through the hills [C] chasing [D] Jesse
[G] James, [D] ending up on [C] the [D] brink of danger, [G] riding [D] shotgun [C] for the Texas [D] Ranger, [G] no less young
man [C] [D] haven't you been told, [G]
[D] California's full of whiskey, [G] women and gold, sleeping out [D] all
night [C] beneath the [D] desert [G] stars, with a [D] dream in my eye and [C] a prayer in my heart.
I should have [G] been a cowboy, [D] [C] [D] I should have [G] learned to road [D] [C] ride, [D] [G]
wearing [D] my six [C] shooter
riding [G] my pony on a cattle [D] [C] drive, [D] stealing [G] a young [D] girl's heart, [C] [D] [G]
just [D] like Gene [C] and Roy,
[D] singing [G] those campfire [D] [C] songs, [D] oh I should have been [G] a cowboy.
[D] [C] [G]
[Bm] [C] [D] [G]
[D] [C] [D] [G]
[D] [C] [D] [G]
[D] [C]
[Em] I should have [G] been a [D] cowboy, [C] [D] I should have [G] learned to road [D] ride, [G] I'd be wearing [D] my six
[C] shooter riding [D] my pony [G] on a cattle [D] [C] drive, [G] stealing a young [D] girl's heart, [C] [D] [G]
just [D] like Gene
[C] and Roy, [D] [G] singing those [D] campfire [C] songs, [G] oh I should have been a cowboy.
[D] [C] [G] Yeah, I should have been a cowboy, [D] [C] [D] I should have [G] been a cowboy.
[D] [C] [D] [G] [D] [C] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [C] [D] [G]
[D] [C] [D] [G]
[D] [C]
[D] [C]
[D] [G] [D] [C]
[D] [G] I bet you never [D] heard old [C]
[D] Marcia Dillon [G] say, [D] Miss [C] Kitty have you [D] ever thought of running
[G] away, [D] settling [C]
down would [D] you marry [G] me, [D] if I asked [C] you twice [D] and begged you pretty [G] please.
[D] She'd [C] have said [D] yes in a New [G] York [D] minute, they never [C] tried to [D] not, [G] what was the [D] minute,
he just stole [C] a kiss as [D] he rode [G] away, he never hung [C] his hat up at Kitty's place.
I [G] should have been a cowboy, [D]
[C] [D] I should have learned [G] to road [D]
ride, [C] [D] [G] wearing [D] my six [C] shooter
riding [D] my pony [G] on a cattle drive, [C] [D] stealing [G] a young girl's heart, [C] [D] [G] just [D] like Gene [C] and Roy,
[D] singing [G] those [D] campfire [C] songs, oh [D] I should have been [G] a cowboy.
[D]
[C] I [G] might have had a [D]
sidekick [C] with a funny [D] name, [G] running wild through the hills [C] chasing [D] Jesse
[G] James, [D] ending up on [C] the [D] brink of danger, [G] riding [D] shotgun [C] for the Texas [D] Ranger, [G] no less young
man [C] [D] haven't you been told, [G]
[D] California's full of whiskey, [G] women and gold, sleeping out [D] all
night [C] beneath the [D] desert [G] stars, with a [D] dream in my eye and [C] a prayer in my heart.
I should have [G] been a cowboy, [D] [C] [D] I should have [G] learned to road [D] [C] ride, [D] [G]
wearing [D] my six [C] shooter
riding [G] my pony on a cattle [D] [C] drive, [D] stealing [G] a young [D] girl's heart, [C] [D] [G]
just [D] like Gene [C] and Roy,
[D] singing [G] those campfire [D] [C] songs, [D] oh I should have been [G] a cowboy.
[D] [C] [G]
[Bm] [C] [D] [G]
[D] [C] [D] [G]
[D] [C] [D] [G]
[D] [C]
[Em] I should have [G] been a [D] cowboy, [C] [D] I should have [G] learned to road [D] ride, [G] I'd be wearing [D] my six
[C] shooter riding [D] my pony [G] on a cattle [D] [C] drive, [G] stealing a young [D] girl's heart, [C] [D] [G]
just [D] like Gene
[C] and Roy, [D] [G] singing those [D] campfire [C] songs, [G] oh I should have been a cowboy.
[D] [C] [G] Yeah, I should have been a cowboy, [D] [C] [D] I should have [G] been a cowboy.
[D] [C] [D] [G] [D] [C] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [C] [D] [G]
[D] [C] [D] [G]
[D] [C]
Key:
D
G
C
Em
Bm
D
G
C
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] _
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] [G] I bet you never [D] heard old [C]
[D] Marcia Dillon [G] say, [D] Miss [C] Kitty have you [D] ever thought of running
[G] away, _ [D] settling [C]
down would [D] you marry [G] me, [D] if I asked [C] you twice [D] and begged you pretty [G] please.
[D] She'd [C] have said [D] yes in a New [G] York [D] minute, they never [C] tried to [D] not, [G] what was the [D] minute,
he just stole [C] a kiss as [D] he rode [G] away, he never hung [C] his hat up at Kitty's place.
_ I [G] should have been a cowboy, [D] _
_ [C] _ [D] I should have learned [G] to road [D]
ride, [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] wearing [D] my six [C] shooter
riding [D] my pony [G] on a cattle drive, [C] _ _ [D] stealing [G] a young girl's heart, [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] just [D] like Gene [C] and Roy,
[D] singing [G] those [D] campfire [C] songs, oh [D] I should have been [G] a cowboy.
[D] _
_ [C] I _ [G] might have had a [D]
sidekick [C] with a funny [D] name, [G] running wild through the hills [C] chasing [D] Jesse
[G] James, [D] ending up on [C] the [D] brink of danger, [G] riding [D] shotgun [C] for the Texas [D] Ranger, [G] no less young
man [C] [D] haven't you been told, [G] _
[D] California's full of whiskey, [G] women and gold, sleeping out [D] all
night [C] beneath the [D] desert [G] stars, with a [D] dream in my eye and [C] a prayer in my _ _ heart.
I should have [G] been a cowboy, [D] _ _ [C] _ [D] I should have [G] learned to road [D] _ [C] ride, _ [D] _ _ [G]
wearing [D] my six [C] shooter
riding [G] my pony on a cattle [D] _ [C] drive, _ [D] stealing [G] a young [D] girl's heart, [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G]
just [D] like Gene [C] and Roy,
[D] singing [G] those campfire [D] [C] songs, [D] oh I should have been [G] a cowboy.
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
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_ _ _ _ [Em] I should have [G] been a [D] cowboy, _ [C] _ [D] I should have [G] learned to road [D] ride, [G] _ _ _ I'd be wearing [D] my six
[C] shooter riding [D] my pony [G] on a cattle [D] _ [C] drive, _ [G] stealing a young [D] girl's heart, [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G]
just [D] like Gene
[C] and Roy, [D] [G] singing those [D] campfire [C] songs, [G] oh I should have been a cowboy.
[D] _ _ [C] _ [G] Yeah, I should have been a cowboy, [D] _ _ [C] _ [D] I should have [G] been a cowboy.
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
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[D] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] [G] I bet you never [D] heard old [C]
[D] Marcia Dillon [G] say, [D] Miss [C] Kitty have you [D] ever thought of running
[G] away, _ [D] settling [C]
down would [D] you marry [G] me, [D] if I asked [C] you twice [D] and begged you pretty [G] please.
[D] She'd [C] have said [D] yes in a New [G] York [D] minute, they never [C] tried to [D] not, [G] what was the [D] minute,
he just stole [C] a kiss as [D] he rode [G] away, he never hung [C] his hat up at Kitty's place.
_ I [G] should have been a cowboy, [D] _
_ [C] _ [D] I should have learned [G] to road [D]
ride, [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] wearing [D] my six [C] shooter
riding [D] my pony [G] on a cattle drive, [C] _ _ [D] stealing [G] a young girl's heart, [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] just [D] like Gene [C] and Roy,
[D] singing [G] those [D] campfire [C] songs, oh [D] I should have been [G] a cowboy.
[D] _
_ [C] I _ [G] might have had a [D]
sidekick [C] with a funny [D] name, [G] running wild through the hills [C] chasing [D] Jesse
[G] James, [D] ending up on [C] the [D] brink of danger, [G] riding [D] shotgun [C] for the Texas [D] Ranger, [G] no less young
man [C] [D] haven't you been told, [G] _
[D] California's full of whiskey, [G] women and gold, sleeping out [D] all
night [C] beneath the [D] desert [G] stars, with a [D] dream in my eye and [C] a prayer in my _ _ heart.
I should have [G] been a cowboy, [D] _ _ [C] _ [D] I should have [G] learned to road [D] _ [C] ride, _ [D] _ _ [G]
wearing [D] my six [C] shooter
riding [G] my pony on a cattle [D] _ [C] drive, _ [D] stealing [G] a young [D] girl's heart, [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G]
just [D] like Gene [C] and Roy,
[D] singing [G] those campfire [D] [C] songs, [D] oh I should have been [G] a cowboy.
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_ _ _ _ [Em] I should have [G] been a [D] cowboy, _ [C] _ [D] I should have [G] learned to road [D] ride, [G] _ _ _ I'd be wearing [D] my six
[C] shooter riding [D] my pony [G] on a cattle [D] _ [C] drive, _ [G] stealing a young [D] girl's heart, [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G]
just [D] like Gene
[C] and Roy, [D] [G] singing those [D] campfire [C] songs, [G] oh I should have been a cowboy.
[D] _ _ [C] _ [G] Yeah, I should have been a cowboy, [D] _ _ [C] _ [D] I should have [G] been a cowboy.
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