John Ed Sang Cowpoke Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays651

John Ed Sang Cowpoke by Chris LeDoux is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, C, F and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			PLAY THIS TUNE WITH A SINGLE STRUM AT EACH INDICATED CHORD EXCEPT WHERE 
NOTED. 
 
When the Amrodeo was Cover, we?d Fall go to the Croom. 
We?d Amdrink some beer reClax awhile and Fsing some cowboy Gtunes. 
That Amold guitar we Cpassed around, it was Fbattered, scratched, and 
Cbroke. 
But FLord it sounded Cmighty Amfine, when FBegin free strumJohn Ed 
sang 
       "CowAmpoke". 
 
Coo or Croon while playing in free strum C    F Am x 2 
 
AmBen he?d think of Csome old tune, and he?d Freally wail aCway. 
AmDunder?d play the Cspoons and sing unFtil the break of Gday. 
AmClyde he?d tell a Cpoem or two and old FRich he?d crack a Cjoke. 
But Fdamn it nearly Cmake you Amcry when F/Begin free strum

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante