Chords for When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings - Official Lyric Video - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Tempo:
144.25 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Am
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I should have seen this coming.
[C]
Can't [F] be top dog forever.
[C] Let me tell you, buddy, there's a faster gun
Coming over yonder [A] when tomorrow [G] comes
Let [C] me tell you, buddy, and it won't be [F] long
[C] Till you find yourself singing [G] your last cowboy [C] song
[G] [Am] [G] Yippee-ki-yi-yi-yi-yi [F] when the [C] roundup ends
[G] Yippee-ki-yi-yi-yi-yi [F] in the [G] campfire dims
[F] [G] [C] Yippee-ki-yi-yi-yi-yi he shouts and [F] he sings
When [C] a cowboy [G] trades his spurs [C] for wings
[F]
[C] When they wrap my body in the bindling sheet
And they take my six-ounce [D] puller boots from [G] my feet
[C]
Unsaddle my pony, she'll be a chinter [F] on
[C] I'll be halfway to heaven [G] under horse power of [C] my own
[G] Yippee-ki-yi-yi-yi [F]-yi when the roundup [C] ends
[G] Yippee-ki-yi-yi-yi-yi [F] in the [G] campfire dims
[C] Yippee-ki-yi-yi-yi-yi he shouts [G] and [F] he sings
[C] When a cowboy trades [G] his spurs [C] for [Am] wings
[G] Yippee-ki -yi-yi-yi-yi [Dm] I'm [F] [Am] glory bound
No [G] more jingle -jangle [F] I'll lay my [G] guns down
[C] There's just gotta be a place up ahead where men ain't [F] low down and pokers played fair
[C]
If there weren't, [Em] what are all the [G] songs [C] about?
I'll see y'all [F] there and we can sing together [C] and shake our heads over all the [F] meanness in the used to be
[C] [G]
[C]
[C]
Can't [F] be top dog forever.
[C] Let me tell you, buddy, there's a faster gun
Coming over yonder [A] when tomorrow [G] comes
Let [C] me tell you, buddy, and it won't be [F] long
[C] Till you find yourself singing [G] your last cowboy [C] song
[G] [Am] [G] Yippee-ki-yi-yi-yi-yi [F] when the [C] roundup ends
[G] Yippee-ki-yi-yi-yi-yi [F] in the [G] campfire dims
[F] [G] [C] Yippee-ki-yi-yi-yi-yi he shouts and [F] he sings
When [C] a cowboy [G] trades his spurs [C] for wings
[F]
[C] When they wrap my body in the bindling sheet
And they take my six-ounce [D] puller boots from [G] my feet
[C]
Unsaddle my pony, she'll be a chinter [F] on
[C] I'll be halfway to heaven [G] under horse power of [C] my own
[G] Yippee-ki-yi-yi-yi [F]-yi when the roundup [C] ends
[G] Yippee-ki-yi-yi-yi-yi [F] in the [G] campfire dims
[C] Yippee-ki-yi-yi-yi-yi he shouts [G] and [F] he sings
[C] When a cowboy trades [G] his spurs [C] for [Am] wings
[G] Yippee-ki -yi-yi-yi-yi [Dm] I'm [F] [Am] glory bound
No [G] more jingle -jangle [F] I'll lay my [G] guns down
[C] There's just gotta be a place up ahead where men ain't [F] low down and pokers played fair
[C]
If there weren't, [Em] what are all the [G] songs [C] about?
I'll see y'all [F] there and we can sing together [C] and shake our heads over all the [F] meanness in the used to be
[C] [G]
[C]
Key:
C
G
F
Am
A
C
G
F
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I should have seen this coming.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ Can't [F] be top dog forever.
_ [C] Let me tell you, buddy, _ there's a faster gun _
Coming over yonder [A] when tomorrow [G] _ comes
_ Let [C] me tell you, buddy, _ and it won't be [F] _ _ long
_ [C] Till you find yourself singing [G] your last cowboy [C] song
_ _ [G] _ [Am] [G] Yippee-ki-yi-yi-yi-yi [F] when the _ [C] roundup ends
[G] Yippee-ki-yi-yi-yi-yi [F] in the _ [G] campfire _ dims
[F] _ [G] _ [C] Yippee-ki-yi-yi-yi-yi he shouts and [F] he sings
_ _ When [C] a cowboy _ [G] trades his spurs [C] for wings
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[C] When they wrap my body in the _ bindling sheet
And they take my six-ounce [D] puller boots from [G] my feet
_ _ _ [C] _ _
Unsaddle my pony, she'll be a chinter [F] on
_ _ _ [C] I'll be halfway to heaven [G] under horse power of [C] my own
_ _ _ [G] Yippee-ki-yi-yi-yi [F]-yi when the roundup [C] ends
_ [G] Yippee-ki-yi-yi-yi-yi [F] in the _ [G] campfire _ dims
_ _ [C] Yippee-ki-yi-yi-yi-yi he shouts [G] and [F] he _ sings
_ [C] When a cowboy _ trades [G] his spurs [C] for [Am] wings
[G] Yippee-ki _ -yi-yi-yi-yi [Dm] I'm [F] _ [Am] glory bound
No [G] more jingle _ -jangle [F] I'll lay my [G] guns down
_ _ _ _ [C] _ There's just gotta be a place up ahead where men ain't [F] low down and pokers played fair
[C] _ _
If there weren't, [Em] what are all the [G] songs [C] about?
_ I'll see y'all [F] there and we can sing together [C] and shake our heads over all the [F] meanness in the used to be _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I should have seen this coming.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ Can't [F] be top dog forever.
_ [C] Let me tell you, buddy, _ there's a faster gun _
Coming over yonder [A] when tomorrow [G] _ comes
_ Let [C] me tell you, buddy, _ and it won't be [F] _ _ long
_ [C] Till you find yourself singing [G] your last cowboy [C] song
_ _ [G] _ [Am] [G] Yippee-ki-yi-yi-yi-yi [F] when the _ [C] roundup ends
[G] Yippee-ki-yi-yi-yi-yi [F] in the _ [G] campfire _ dims
[F] _ [G] _ [C] Yippee-ki-yi-yi-yi-yi he shouts and [F] he sings
_ _ When [C] a cowboy _ [G] trades his spurs [C] for wings
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[C] When they wrap my body in the _ bindling sheet
And they take my six-ounce [D] puller boots from [G] my feet
_ _ _ [C] _ _
Unsaddle my pony, she'll be a chinter [F] on
_ _ _ [C] I'll be halfway to heaven [G] under horse power of [C] my own
_ _ _ [G] Yippee-ki-yi-yi-yi [F]-yi when the roundup [C] ends
_ [G] Yippee-ki-yi-yi-yi-yi [F] in the _ [G] campfire _ dims
_ _ [C] Yippee-ki-yi-yi-yi-yi he shouts [G] and [F] he _ sings
_ [C] When a cowboy _ trades [G] his spurs [C] for [Am] wings
[G] Yippee-ki _ -yi-yi-yi-yi [Dm] I'm [F] _ [Am] glory bound
No [G] more jingle _ -jangle [F] I'll lay my [G] guns down
_ _ _ _ [C] _ There's just gotta be a place up ahead where men ain't [F] low down and pokers played fair
[C] _ _
If there weren't, [Em] what are all the [G] songs [C] about?
_ I'll see y'all [F] there and we can sing together [C] and shake our heads over all the [F] meanness in the used to be _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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