Key of B-flat (Played like key of A, with capo on first fret) Tabd from Youtube Video by jdp. Intro A Bm7 C#m7 C#m7 Bm7 A bm7 A (Slide up to C#m7) (The intro chords are played in various places in the song. I call the chords A bm7 and c#m7 with an open A string. Some might use chords calls: A E D, where E and D are played like a bard open C chord, with an open A string. Watch the video to see what I mean. Its pretty easy) A Bm Theres a long line of freedom, passed down in my name. E D A A)77 Like rum and rye whiskey, it runs through my veins. A bm The wayfaring soles of the sage and the sea, E D A The cowboys, sailors and me. (A Bm7 A) Well no jail and no woman can hold me for long. Theyll wake in the morning and Ill be gone. & some things in this world were meant to be free like cowboys, sailors and me. Chorus 1 F#m D F#m A Yeah but I ran off with a circus, chasing my insanity. F#m A E E-sus Theres ports and harbors and oceans that Ive never seen. F#m D Hey but Im out here doing what I love. A D So tonight when youre down on your knees, A A/G#-bass F#m E D E A Would you say a prayer for cowboys and sailors and sad guitar players like me. (A Bm7 C#m7 C#m7 Bm7 A) Now this path that Ive chosen, it never seems to end. And I know this highway like the back of my hand. So I trade my living for all these songs that I sing, Bout cowboys and sailors and me. Chorus 2 Yeah but I ran off with a circus, Im free as a lone tumbleweed.. And theres places and wide open spaces that Ive never seen. Hey but Im out here doing what I love. So tonight when youre down on your knees, Would you say a prayer for cowboys and sailors and sad guitar players like me. Cause I make my living, singing songs about women And cowboys, and sailors and me Cause I make my living, singing songs about.. (Ad lib and end). (Thanks to Jim Parker for tabs)