God Must Be A Cowboy Chords

KeyG Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays575

God Must Be A Cowboy by Dan Seals is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords G, C, G7, A, A7, D, D7 and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			GOD MUST BE A COWBOY 
Recorded by Dan Seals 
 
st FRET; KEY: G#; PLAY: G 
G a campfire, some C coffee 
>From a G tin cup in my G7 hand 
C Sure warms the fingers when it's G cold ...{G7} 
G a-playin' an C old guitar 
A G friend I under-{G7} stand 
A7 Sure smoothes the wrinkles in my D soul ...{D7} 
 
A-{G} sleepin' in the C moonlight 
A G blanket for my G7 bed  
C Leaves a peaceful feelin' in my G mind ...{G7} 
G Wakin' up in the C mornin'  
   with an G eagle over-{Em} head 
Makes me G want to fly a-{D} way be-{D7} fore my G time  
 
CHORUS 
And I think G God must be a cow-{G7} boy at C heart 
He made D wide open D7 spaces from the G start ...{D7} 
He made G grass and trees and moun-{G7} tains  
   And a C horse to be a friend 
And D trails to lead old cow-{D7} boys home a-{G} gain ...{G7} 
 
C Night life and big cities 
Is al-{G} right for awhile G7 
C Sure makes you feel good when you're G there ...{G7} 
But the C country's so pretty 
It goes G on and on for Em miles 
A7 takes away my troubles and my D cares ...{D7} 
 
CHORUS 
 
And D trails to lead old cow-{D7} boys home a-{G} gain. 
    	

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