G G G G [Verse 1] F G F G I was a cowboy, out in the alley. F G Am D G Me and my six-gun keep law on the prairie. F G F G I remember my first horse well. He was lean but a fast one. F G Am F G We traveled miles together until he got stolen. [Chorus] D And the sheriff said, "Get early to bed A Am C G and always keep your hat screwed on real tight, Em n' case you get into a fight." C D G C Well, that's one of the tricks that you must employ D G if you wanna be a cowboy, [Verse 2] F G F G I traveled far from home, even jumped freight trains. F G Am F G Threw stones in the ocean, slept out in the cold rain. F G F G It was down in some southern town and the music was playin' F G Am F G and the people were talkin' so loud. They heard no words I was sayin'. [Chorus] D And the sheriff said, "Get early to bed A Am C G and always keep your hat screwed on real tight, Em n' case you get into a fight." C D G C Well, that's one of the tricks that you must employ D G if you wanna be a cowboy, [Verse 3] F G F G I dreamed of a mountain, with one lonesome rider. F G Am F G He was ragged and tattered and he carried a saber. F G F G And all through the canyon, you could hear his bones rattle. F G Am F G He was dead on a dying horse and he was tied to the saddle. [Chorus] D And the sheriff said, "Get early to bed A Am C G and always keep your hat screwed on real tight, Em n' case you get into a fight." C D G C Well, that's one of the tricks that you must employ D G if you wanna be a cowboy, [Verse 4] F G F G I was a cowboy out on the prairie. F G Am F G Life is much easier now back home in the alley. [Chorus] D And the sheriff said, "Get early to bed A Am C G and always keep your hat screwed on real tight, Em n' case you get into a fight." C D G C Well, that's one of the tricks that you must employ D G if you wanna be a cowboy,