Michael Martin Murphey - Cowboy pride

^GFriend I'm writing you this ^Cletter And it's a long time over^Gdue

You're thinking just mind your own ^D7business I wouldn't blame you if you ^Gdo

You know our range is gettin' ^Csmaller Hear you're all busted up ^Ginside

But it ain't the broncos that'll ^D7kill you It's just that damned old cowboy ^Gpride

Cowboy pride can always ^Cget a man ^Amthrough But ^D7cowboy pride will make a ^Gfool of you

Good women are ^D7hard to find I'm talkin' about the ^Gfaithful kind

I hear you're running with that ^Cwaitress And she's under age and ^Gwild

You know your wife's the best there ^D7is son Would you move in with that ^Gchild

She stuck with you through the ^Chard times Think of all the nights she ^Gcried

Will she be another ^D7victim Of that same old cowboy ^Gpride

Guess it's time to close my ^Cletter It's just somethin' that I had to ^Gdo

You know I made the same ^D7mistake once Before she fell in love with ^Cyou

So go home to your wife and ^Cfamily It's time to put the past ^Gaside

So you don't end up like ^D7me now Nothin' left but cowboy ^Gpride

Cowboy pride can always ^Cget a man ^Amthrough But ^D7cowboy pride will make a ^Gfool of you

Good women are ^D7hard to find I'm talkin' about the ^Gfaithful kind

Don't end up like ^D7me now With nothin' left but cowboy ^Gpride