Chords for Boys Don't Cry - I Wanna Be A Cowboy (1985)
Tempo:
145.75 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
F
Dm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm] .
[C] [G] .
[Bb] .
[F] [C] [Dm] .
I've got my [Am] .
[Dm] hat on.
[C].
I've got [G] my boots.
Dusty.
.
[Dm] I've got my saddle on [Am] .
[Dm] my horse.
[Am].
He's [G] called the trigger.
.
[Dm] Of course.
.
I [Gm] wanna be a cowboy.
[C] .
[F] And [C] you can be my cowgirl.
.
[Gm] I wanna be a [C] cowboy.
.
[Fm] And you [G] can be my [C] cowgirl.
.
[F] I wanna [G] be a cowboy.
.
[A] .
[Dm] I wanna be a cowboy.
Riding on the track.
I like it.
[C] [Dm] Following my man.
[C] [G] His name is Ted.
Can you believe [Dm] that?.
Ted, my man,.
fighting off the evil.
Can't they go for me?.
[Am] [Dm] The top of my hair.
makes [G] me feel quite dirty.
[Dm] Can't they go for me?.
I [Gm] wanna be a cowboy.
[C] And you can be my [F] cowgirl.
[G] [F] I [G] wanna be a cowboy.
[F] And you can [A] be my [B] cowgirl.
[C] [F] I wanna [G] be a [F] cowboy.
[G] [A] .
[F] [C] .
[Ab] I wanna [Gm] be a cowboy.
I wanna be a cowboy.
I'm like a hero.
.
Six guns [Ab] at my side.
[G] .
Two in front of [C] the dagger.
.
[D] Back away, back away, back away, back away.
[Dm] I'm out in the dirt and rising.
.
The sea of blood [E] is smooth.
.
I'm like a hero.
[C] Can you [G] believe that?.
[Dm] White men's eating [G] hot [Dm] dogs, isn't it?.
[E] [Dm] Hot dogs.
I wanna [G] be a [Dm] cowboy.
[C] .
[F] And you [G] can be [F] my cowgirl.
[C] .
[F] I [G] wanna be a cowboy.
.
And you can be my [C] cowgirl.
.
[F] I wanna [G] be a [F] cowboy.
[G] .
[A] .
[Dm] [C] [G] .
[Bb] .
[F] [C] .
[Dm] [C] .
[G] [Gm] .
[F] [G] [F] [C] [F] .
[Gm] [F] I [Em] [Gm] .
[A] wanna be a cowboy.
[G] I wanna be a cowboy.
If you die, don't [C] go.
[E] [Cm] .
[D] [C].
If [D] you die, [G] .
don't go.
Oh, you can't, you can't die.
[F] .
[G] My name's Ted.
.
One day [F] I'll be dead.
[G] Go, [F] go, go.
[Gm] .
[C] [G] .
[Bb] .
[F] [C] [Dm] .
I've got my [Am] .
[Dm] hat on.
[C].
I've got [G] my boots.
Dusty.
.
[Dm] I've got my saddle on [Am] .
[Dm] my horse.
[Am].
He's [G] called the trigger.
.
[Dm] Of course.
.
I [Gm] wanna be a cowboy.
[C] .
[F] And [C] you can be my cowgirl.
.
[Gm] I wanna be a [C] cowboy.
.
[Fm] And you [G] can be my [C] cowgirl.
.
[F] I wanna [G] be a cowboy.
.
[A] .
[Dm] I wanna be a cowboy.
Riding on the track.
I like it.
[C] [Dm] Following my man.
[C] [G] His name is Ted.
Can you believe [Dm] that?.
Ted, my man,.
fighting off the evil.
Can't they go for me?.
[Am] [Dm] The top of my hair.
makes [G] me feel quite dirty.
[Dm] Can't they go for me?.
I [Gm] wanna be a cowboy.
[C] And you can be my [F] cowgirl.
[G] [F] I [G] wanna be a cowboy.
[F] And you can [A] be my [B] cowgirl.
[C] [F] I wanna [G] be a [F] cowboy.
[G] [A] .
[F] [C] .
[Ab] I wanna [Gm] be a cowboy.
I wanna be a cowboy.
I'm like a hero.
.
Six guns [Ab] at my side.
[G] .
Two in front of [C] the dagger.
.
[D] Back away, back away, back away, back away.
[Dm] I'm out in the dirt and rising.
.
The sea of blood [E] is smooth.
.
I'm like a hero.
[C] Can you [G] believe that?.
[Dm] White men's eating [G] hot [Dm] dogs, isn't it?.
[E] [Dm] Hot dogs.
I wanna [G] be a [Dm] cowboy.
[C] .
[F] And you [G] can be [F] my cowgirl.
[C] .
[F] I [G] wanna be a cowboy.
.
And you can be my [C] cowgirl.
.
[F] I wanna [G] be a [F] cowboy.
[G] .
[A] .
[Dm] [C] [G] .
[Bb] .
[F] [C] .
[Dm] [C] .
[G] [Gm] .
[F] [G] [F] [C] [F] .
[Gm] [F] I [Em] [Gm] .
[A] wanna be a cowboy.
[G] I wanna be a cowboy.
If you die, don't [C] go.
[E] [Cm] .
[D] [C].
If [D] you die, [G] .
don't go.
Oh, you can't, you can't die.
[F] .
[G] My name's Ted.
.
One day [F] I'll be dead.
[G] Go, [F] go, go.
[Gm] .
Key:
G
C
F
Dm
Gm
G
C
F
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ .
_ I've got my _ _ [Am] _ _ .
_ [Dm] hat _ _ on.
[C].
I've got [G] my boots.
_ _ Dusty.
_ .
_ [Dm] _ _ I've _ _ got my saddle _ on _ [Am] _ .
[Dm] my horse.
_ _ _ _ [Am].
He's [G] called _ the trigger.
_ _ _ .
[Dm] Of course.
_ _ _ _ _ .
I [Gm] wanna be a cowboy.
_ _ [C] _ .
[F] And [C] you can be my cowgirl.
_ _ .
[Gm] I wanna be a [C] cowboy.
_ _ _ .
[Fm] And you [G] can be my [C] cowgirl.
_ _ .
[F] I wanna [G] be a cowboy.
_ _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Dm] I wanna be a cowboy.
Riding on the track.
I like it.
[C] _ _ [Dm] Following my man.
_ [C] _ [G] His name is Ted.
_ Can you believe [Dm] that?.
Ted, my man,.
fighting off the evil.
Can't they go for me?.
_ [Am] _ [Dm] The top of my hair.
_ _ makes [G] me feel quite dirty.
_ _ [Dm] Can't they _ _ go for me?.
_ _ I [Gm] wanna be a cowboy.
_ _ [C] _ And you can be my [F] cowgirl.
_ [G] _ [F] I [G] wanna be a cowboy.
_ _ _ [F] And you can [A] be my [B] cowgirl.
_ [C] _ [F] I wanna [G] be a [F] cowboy.
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] I wanna [Gm] be a cowboy.
I wanna be a cowboy.
I'm like a hero.
_ _ _ .
_ Six guns [Ab] at my side.
[G] _ _ _ .
_ Two in front of [C] the dagger.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ [D] Back away, back away, back away, back away.
[Dm] I'm out in the dirt and rising.
_ _ _ .
_ The sea of blood [E] is smooth.
_ .
I'm like a hero.
[C] Can you [G] believe that?.
[Dm] White men's eating [G] hot [Dm] dogs, isn't it?.
[E] [Dm] Hot dogs.
I wanna [G] be a [Dm] cowboy.
_ [C] _ .
_ [F] And you [G] can be [F] my cowgirl.
_ [C] _ .
[F] I [G] wanna be a cowboy.
_ _ .
_ And you can be my [C] cowgirl.
_ _ .
[F] I wanna [G] be a [F] cowboy.
_ [G] _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ .
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[F] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ .
_ [Gm] _ _ [F] I [Em] _ [Gm] _ _ .
[A] wanna be a cowboy.
_ _ [G] I wanna _ _ _ be _ _ _ _ a cowboy.
If you die, don't [C] go.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C].
If [D] you die, _ _ _ [G] _ .
don't go.
Oh, you can't, you can't die.
[F] _ .
[G] My name's Ted.
_ _ _ .
One day _ [F] I'll be dead.
[G] Go, [F] go, go.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ .
_ I've got my _ _ [Am] _ _ .
_ [Dm] hat _ _ on.
[C].
I've got [G] my boots.
_ _ Dusty.
_ .
_ [Dm] _ _ I've _ _ got my saddle _ on _ [Am] _ .
[Dm] my horse.
_ _ _ _ [Am].
He's [G] called _ the trigger.
_ _ _ .
[Dm] Of course.
_ _ _ _ _ .
I [Gm] wanna be a cowboy.
_ _ [C] _ .
[F] And [C] you can be my cowgirl.
_ _ .
[Gm] I wanna be a [C] cowboy.
_ _ _ .
[Fm] And you [G] can be my [C] cowgirl.
_ _ .
[F] I wanna [G] be a cowboy.
_ _ _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Dm] I wanna be a cowboy.
Riding on the track.
I like it.
[C] _ _ [Dm] Following my man.
_ [C] _ [G] His name is Ted.
_ Can you believe [Dm] that?.
Ted, my man,.
fighting off the evil.
Can't they go for me?.
_ [Am] _ [Dm] The top of my hair.
_ _ makes [G] me feel quite dirty.
_ _ [Dm] Can't they _ _ go for me?.
_ _ I [Gm] wanna be a cowboy.
_ _ [C] _ And you can be my [F] cowgirl.
_ [G] _ [F] I [G] wanna be a cowboy.
_ _ _ [F] And you can [A] be my [B] cowgirl.
_ [C] _ [F] I wanna [G] be a [F] cowboy.
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] I wanna [Gm] be a cowboy.
I wanna be a cowboy.
I'm like a hero.
_ _ _ .
_ Six guns [Ab] at my side.
[G] _ _ _ .
_ Two in front of [C] the dagger.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ [D] Back away, back away, back away, back away.
[Dm] I'm out in the dirt and rising.
_ _ _ .
_ The sea of blood [E] is smooth.
_ .
I'm like a hero.
[C] Can you [G] believe that?.
[Dm] White men's eating [G] hot [Dm] dogs, isn't it?.
[E] [Dm] Hot dogs.
I wanna [G] be a [Dm] cowboy.
_ [C] _ .
_ [F] And you [G] can be [F] my cowgirl.
_ [C] _ .
[F] I [G] wanna be a cowboy.
_ _ .
_ And you can be my [C] cowgirl.
_ _ .
[F] I wanna [G] be a [F] cowboy.
_ [G] _ .
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ .
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[F] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ .
_ [Gm] _ _ [F] I [Em] _ [Gm] _ _ .
[A] wanna be a cowboy.
_ _ [G] I wanna _ _ _ be _ _ _ _ a cowboy.
If you die, don't [C] go.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C].
If [D] you die, _ _ _ [G] _ .
don't go.
Oh, you can't, you can't die.
[F] _ .
[G] My name's Ted.
_ _ _ .
One day _ [F] I'll be dead.
[G] Go, [F] go, go.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .