Motorcycle Cowboy Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays437

Motorcycle Cowboy by Merle Haggard is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, 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 
I married me a hippy ran away with a stringy haired blonde, 
       G                                                 D   
Lord I married me a hippy ran away with a stringy haired blonde. 
    A                                                 D 
Now were both gold and happy fishin on our own golden pond. 
 
D 
Hey I love my biker baby she loves her guitar pickin pal, 
       G                                               D 
Lord I love my harley mama she loves her guitar pickin pal. 
        A                                    D 
I'm her motorcycle cowboy she's my long tall gal. 
 
D 
When the party's over it's really over for good, 
                 G                                  D  
I said when that party is over it's really over for good. 
      A                                            D 
Honey everything changes wouldn't change back if I could. 
 
D 
Yeah aint got no driveway park my hog out on the lawn, 
     G                                              D 
Aint got no driveway park my big old hog out on the lawn. 
      A                                   D 
Now I aint got much money got a long tall blonde. 
 
D 
I'm her motorcycle cowboy she's my stringy haired blonde, 
  G                                                 D 
I married me a hippy ran away with a stringy haired blonde. 
    A                                                 D 
Now were both gold and happy fishin on our own golden pond. 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

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

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante