Emmylou Harris Even Cowgirls Get the Blues written by Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell acoustic guitar Albert Lee electric guitar Hank Devito steel guitar Glen D Hardin piano Emory Gordy bass John Ware drums Mickey Raphael harmonica Dolly Parton harmony Linda Rondstadt harmony Eb Ab She's a rounder I can tell you that Eb Bb She can sing 'em all night too Eb Ab She'll raise hell about the sleep she lost Eb Bb Eb Even cowgirls get the blues Eb Ab Especially cowgirls they're the gypsy kind Eb Bb And need their reins laid on 'em loose Eb Ab She's lived to see the world turned upside down Eb Bb Eb Hitchin' rides out of the blue Eb Ab Even cowgirls get the blues sometimes Eb Bound to don't know what to do sometimes Ab Get this feeling like she's too far gone Bb Eb The only way she's ever been SOLO Eb Ab Lonely nights are out there on the road Eb Bb Motel ceiling stares you down Eb Ab There must be safer ways to pay your dues Eb Bb Eb Even cowgirls get the blues Eb Ab Even cowgirls get the blues sometimes Eb Bound to don't know what to do sometimes Ab Get this feeling like she's too far gone Bb Eb The only way she's ever been Eb Ab Even cowgirls get the blues sometimes Eb Bound to don't know what to do sometimes Ab Get this feeling like the restless wind Bb Eb The only way she's ever been From Emmylou Harris "Blue Kentucky Girl" LP Warner Brothers Records 1979 Copyright Visa Music(ASCAP)