What Cowboys Do Chords

KeyD Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays352

What Cowboys Do by Matt Caldwell is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords D, Bm, G and A. 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
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D        Bm 
Cowboy, sittin' at the bar. 
G                       A 
Nursin' your beer and a broken heart. 
D               Bm 
Take your time, that's alright. 
    G                                  A 
But we don't want to watch you sit and cry all night. 
G             A 
Every man has got his pride. 
G                      A 
Let me remind ya, it's Friday night. 

          D                   Bm 
There's a girl in the corner, all by herself. 
G                      A                      D 
Brown hair, blue eyes, sundress, and cowboy boots. 
D                            Bm 
You know she wants to dance, get up and take a chance. 
G                            A                        D  Bm  G  A  
She's right there waitin' on you, to do what cowboys do. 

D             Bm 
Don't wait to make up your mind. 
G                                     A 
A girl like that won't be around 'til closin' time. 
   D        Bm 
So cowboy, take you a shot. 
      G                   A 
'Fore somebody else goes, takes your spot. 

          D                   Bm 
With that girl in the corner, all by herself. 
G                      A                      D 
Brown hair, blue eyes, sundress, and cowboy boots. 
D                            Bm 
You know she wants to dance, get up and take a chance. 
G                            A                        D  Bm  G  A  
She's right there waitin' on you, to do what cowboys do. 

Bridge: D  Bm  G  A 

          D                   Bm 
There's a girl in the corner, all by herself. 
G                      A                      D 
Brown hair, blue eyes, sundress, and cowboy boots. 
D                            Bm 
You know she wants to dance, get up and take a chance. 
G                            A                        D  Bm  G  A  
She's right there waitin' on you, to do what cowboys do. 


Do what cowboys do. 

What cowboys do. 
    	

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