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
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Boys Don't Cry - I Wanna Be A Cowboy  (1985) chords
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[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] .
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
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To learn Boys Dont Cry - I Wanna Be A Cowboy chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Dm, C, F, C, F, G, Dm, G and C. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 72 BPM before aiming for the song's 146 BPM. Given the song's key of Eb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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