(Intro) e|--------------------------------2-| B|--------------------------------3-| G|--------------------------------2-| D|------0-3-2-0-------------------0-| A|-0-h2---------0-h2-0-3-2-0-0-h2-x-| E|--------------------------------x-| (Verse 1) D D7 From the hills to Kaycee, Wyoming G D Where life's wooly and wild D Came an Air Force brat D7 In a cowboy hat E7 A And that Copenhagen smile D And from bucking broncs D7 To honky tonks G Em He always sang a cowboy's song D We were much too young B7 Having too much fun E7 A D As we all sang along D G D (And we sang) Life's a highway G There's only one way D You're gonna get through it G When she starts to twist D E Be more like Chris E7 Pull your hat down tight A7 And just LeDoux it D When that whistle blows D7 And that crowd explodes G Em And them pickup men are at your side D A7 D They tell you good ride cowboy, good ride (Instrumental) e|--------------------------------2--------0| B|--------------------------------3--------0| G|--------------------------------2--------1| D|------0-3-2-0-------------------0-0------2| A|-0-h2---------0-h2-0-3-2-0-0-h2-x----4-3-2| E|--------------------------------x--------0| (Verse 2) E E7 From gold buckles to gold records A E Well once again he was spinning 'round E Took the whole world on E E7 And he turned us on F#7 B To that Western Underground E And from "Bareback Jack" E7 To "This Cowboy's Hat" A F#m The songs were stronger than his pain E He would not slow down C#7 From town to town F#7 B E Like children running through the rain (Chorus) A E (And we sang) Life's a highway A There's only one way E You're gonna get through it A When she starts to twist E F# Be more like Chris F#7 Pull your hat down tight B7 And just LeDoux it E When that whistle blows E7 And that crowd explodes A F#m And them pickup men are at your side E B7 E They tell you good ride cowboy, good ride E E7 I bet he crossed that river Jordan A F#m With St. Peter on the other side E B7 E A Singing good ride cowboy, good ride E B7 E Good ride cowboy, good ride