I'm An Old Cowhand Chords

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I'm An Old Cowhand by Frank Sinatra is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Bm7, Em7, G/B, A7, Edim, G, Bm, F#m and A7/13-. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			D      Bm7    Em7  G/B A7         Edim   D    G  D 
I'm an old cowhand        from the Rio Grande 
D      Bm7        Em7  G/B A7        Edim         D    G   D 
But my legs ain't bowed      and my cheeks ain't tanned 
       Bm              F#m 
I'm a cowboy who never saw a cow  
       Bm                     F#m 
Never roped a steer, 'cause I don't know how 
      Bm                    F#m 
And I sure ain't fixin' to start in now 
D  Em7 G/B  A7/13- D Bm7  D  Em7 G/B A7/13- D 
Yippieyiyokiyay,   yippieyiyokiyay 
D      Bm7    Em7  G/B A7         Edim   D    G D 
I'm an old cowhand       from the Rio Grande 
D      Bm7       Em7  G/B A7         Edim       D    G D 
And I learned to ride       'fore I learned to stand 
      Bm                F#m 
I'm a ridin' fool who is up to date  
       Bm                  F#m 
I know every trail in the Lone Star state 
         Bm                  F#m 
'Cause I ride the range in a Ford V8 
D  Em7 G/B  A7/13- D Bm7  D  Em7 G/B A7/13- D 
Yippieyiyokiyay,   yippieyiyokiyay 
D      Bm7    Em7  G/B A7         Edim   D    G  D 
I'm an old cowhand        from the Rio Grande 
D      Bm7    Em7  G/B A7        Edim      D   G  D 
And I came to town       just to hear the band 
       Bm                     F#m 
I know all the songs that the cowboys know 
          Bm                   F#m 
'Bout the big corral where the dogies go 
          Bm                     F#m 
'Cause I learned them all on the rad-ee-o 
D  Em7 G/B  A7/13- D Bm7  D  Em7 G/B A7/13- D 
Yippieyiyokiyay,   yippieyiyokiyay 
    	

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100 BPM Andante