Chris Ledoux
A cowboy was Born
Off of Horse Power
I think this is pretty close.
Any corrections welcome
Intro G C 2x
Verse 1:
G
She was holding her breath
C
As he attempted a prayer
Asus
And he was cussing the dust
D
Rising up in the air
GCAsus
Cause the old cattle trail well it weren??t anyway
DAsus
For a baby to draw its first breath
Verse 2:
G
And the unbroken west
C
Well it was no place to live
Asus
Cause it was hard to survive
D
And it was hell if you did
GCAsus
So he entered this world with a pair of clinched fist
DAsus
And the first and last tears he shed
Chorus 1
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And the long horns mowed him a welcome
AsusDC
As a new voice cried from the buckboard
CG
And the Irish they sang sad and lonely
CAsusDsus
Cause they knew a cowboy was born
Verse 3:
G
Well the prairie closed in
C
And a century past
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The settlers plowed under
D
The tall prairie grass
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And the cow towns died off in a world changing fast
DAsus
But the wind kept the spirit alive
Verse 4:
G
Cause a young boy in Kansas
C
He Caught a breeze one day
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And in a five second rush
D
he was fightin for eight
GCAsus
He saw it all so clear through the dirt on his face
DAsus
He knew hen was born to ride
Chorus2
AsusDG
And the long lost heir to the saddle
AsusDC
Finally found his way back home
CG
As he picked up his hat Well the crowed cheered
CAsusDsus
Cause they knew a cowboy was born
GAsusG
Yeah that day a cowboy was born
Solo G C G C
Bridge:
ADGs
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To the poets of the sage and thorn
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A proud legacy of a nation
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Thank god the cowboy was born
CAsusG
Yea thank god a cowboy was born
Outtro
G C 2x