Ralph McTell - When i was a cowboy

I was a ^Fcow^Gboy, out in the ^Fall^Gey. Me and my ^Fsix-^Ggun keep ^Amlaw on the ^Dprair^Gie. I remember my ^Ffirst horse ^Gwell. He was lean but a ^Ffast ^Gone. We traveled miles ^Ftoget^Gher ^Amuntil he got ^Fsto^Glen.

And the ^Dsheriff said, "Get early to bed and ^Aalways ^Amkeep your ^Chat screwed on ^Greal tight, n' case you get into a ^Emfight." Well, that's ^Cone of the ^Dtricks that you ^Gmust ^Cemploy if you ^Dwanna be a cow^Gboy,

I traveled ^Ffar from ^Ghome, even jumped ^Ffreight ^Gtrains. Threw stones in the ^Foc^Gean, slept ^Amout in the ^Fcold ^Grain. It was down in some ^Fsouthern ^Gtown and the music was ^Fplay^Gin' and the people were ^Ftalkin' so ^Gloud. They heard no ^Amwords I was ^Fsay^Gin'.

And the ^Dsheriff said, "Get early to bed and ^Aalways ^Amkeep your ^Chat screwed on ^Greal tight, n' case you get into a ^Emfight." Well, that's ^Cone of the ^Dtricks that you ^Gmust ^Cemploy if you ^Dwanna be a cow^Gboy,

I dreamed of a ^Fmoun^Gtain, with one lonesome ^Frid^Ger. He was ragged and ^Ftat^Gtered and he ^Amcarried a ^Fsa^Gber. And all through the ^Fcan^Gyon, you could hear his bones ^Fra^Gttle. He was dead on a ^Fdy^Ging horse and he was ^Amtied to the ^Fsa^Gddle.

And the ^Dsheriff said, "Get early to bed and ^Aalways ^Amkeep your ^Chat screwed on ^Greal tight, n' case you get into a ^Emfight." Well, that's ^Cone of the ^Dtricks that you ^Gmust ^Cemploy if you ^Dwanna be a cow^Gboy,

I was a ^Fcow^Gboy out on the ^Fprai^Grie. Life is much ^Feas^Gier now back ^Amhome in the ^Fal^Gley.

And the ^Dsheriff said, "Get early to bed and ^Aalways ^Amkeep your ^Chat screwed on ^Greal tight, n' case you get into a ^Emfight." Well, that's ^Cone of the ^Dtricks that you ^Gmust ^Cemploy if you ^Dwanna be a cow^Gboy,