Intro: C G Am G F
Verse
C G
Ol' tuck was a cowboy i knew years ago,
Am G F
Could put a stretch in a story like a forty foot rope.
C G
Young an' wide-eyed, i believed every word,
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As he rambled through the canyons an' stampeded herds.
G
Swore there were still comanches in them breaks to the south:
F
He'd seen good hands ride in there an' never rode out.
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Pre
C G
He had a horse he called dollar that twice saved his life.
Am G F
He lost him to jim shoulders playing' poker one night.
C G
When i turned eighteen, i packed up an' left home:
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Tuck was pretty old back then an' by now he's long gone.
Am G
But i've heard it said that ol' cowboys don't die:
F
They get put out to pasture way up the sky.
Am G
So if god's got a heaven for old cowboy legends,
F
I hope the grass is greener on the other side,
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An' he's got good horses to ride.
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Verse
C G
Now the folks back home would tell you tuck was just crazy an' old.
Am G F
But i still believe in conquistador gold.
C G
An' those memories look like a mirage in the distance,
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Starin' out from this prison of urban existence.
G
So i saddle up an' i go back now an' then,
F
To remember who i was an' just forget where i am.
Solo
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pre-chorus
C G
Now the concrete an' steel, they spread out like a plague.
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Consumin' the rivers, the mountains, and the plains.
C G
Then one of these days, it'll all be gone.
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But somewhere, that spirit will always live on.
Verse
Am G
'cause i've heard it said that ol' cowboys don't die:
F
They get put out to pasture way up the sky.
Am G
So if god's got a heaven for old cowboy legends,
F
I hope the grass is greener on the other side,
Am G F G
An' he's got good horses to ride.
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Yeah, he's got good horses to ride.
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A few good horses to ride.
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A few good horses to ride.
Outro
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