Chords for " I'm an Old Cowhand " Dan Hicks and The Hot Licks
Tempo:
118.45 bpm
Chords used:
Em
D
Bm
F#
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [A] [D]
[Em] [A] [Bm] I'm an old [Em] cow hen, [Fm] [F#m] from the [A] Rio [D] Grande
But my legs [G] ain't bold, [Fm] [F#m] and my [Bm] cheeks ain't [D] tan
[Bm] I'm a cowboy who [G] [F#] never saw a cow
[Bm] Never roped a steer, [F#] cause I don't know how
[Bm] And I sure [Gm] ain't [F#] fixin' to startin' now
[Em] Yippee [F#m]-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen,
[Em] yippee [A]-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen
I'm an [Em] old cow [A] hen, [F#m] [Em] from the Rio [D] Grande
And I learned [Em] to ride, [C#] [F#m] for I learned [D] to stand
[A#] I'm a ridin' fool [F#] who is up to date
And [B] I know every [Gm] trail [F#] in the Lone Star State
[Bm] Because I ride the [G] rein, [F#] my Ford [Em] V8
[A] Yippee-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen,
[Em] yippee [F#m]-ki-yay, old [Bm] cow hen
[E] [G] [G#] [A]
[Bm] [D] [Bm]
[Em] [G] [G#] [F#m]
[Bm] [D]
[A#] [Bm] [G] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[Em] [A] [D]
[Em] [F#m] [G] I'm an old [Em] cow hen, [G#] [F#m] from [Em] the Rio [D] Grande
[Bm] And I come [E] to [G] town, [A] just to hear [D] the band
I [G] know all the songs [F#] that the cowboys know
[B] About the big [D] corral [F#] where the doggies go
[G] Because I learned them all [F#] on the radio
[Em] [A] Yippee-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen,
[Em] [F#m] yippee-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen
[Em] Yippee-ki [F#m]-yay, old cow hen
[D]
[Em] [A] [Bm] I'm an old [Em] cow hen, [Fm] [F#m] from the [A] Rio [D] Grande
But my legs [G] ain't bold, [Fm] [F#m] and my [Bm] cheeks ain't [D] tan
[Bm] I'm a cowboy who [G] [F#] never saw a cow
[Bm] Never roped a steer, [F#] cause I don't know how
[Bm] And I sure [Gm] ain't [F#] fixin' to startin' now
[Em] Yippee [F#m]-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen,
[Em] yippee [A]-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen
I'm an [Em] old cow [A] hen, [F#m] [Em] from the Rio [D] Grande
And I learned [Em] to ride, [C#] [F#m] for I learned [D] to stand
[A#] I'm a ridin' fool [F#] who is up to date
And [B] I know every [Gm] trail [F#] in the Lone Star State
[Bm] Because I ride the [G] rein, [F#] my Ford [Em] V8
[A] Yippee-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen,
[Em] yippee [F#m]-ki-yay, old [Bm] cow hen
[E] [G] [G#] [A]
[Bm] [D] [Bm]
[Em] [G] [G#] [F#m]
[Bm] [D]
[A#] [Bm] [G] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[Em] [A] [D]
[Em] [F#m] [G] I'm an old [Em] cow hen, [G#] [F#m] from [Em] the Rio [D] Grande
[Bm] And I come [E] to [G] town, [A] just to hear [D] the band
I [G] know all the songs [F#] that the cowboys know
[B] About the big [D] corral [F#] where the doggies go
[G] Because I learned them all [F#] on the radio
[Em] [A] Yippee-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen,
[Em] [F#m] yippee-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen
[Em] Yippee-ki [F#m]-yay, old cow hen
[D]
Key:
Em
D
Bm
F#
F#m
Em
D
Bm
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ I'm an old [Em] cow hen, [Fm] _ [F#m] _ from the [A] Rio [D] Grande
_ _ But my legs [G] ain't bold, _ [Fm] _ [F#m] _ and my [Bm] cheeks ain't [D] tan
_ _ [Bm] _ I'm a cowboy who [G] [F#] never saw a cow
[Bm] Never roped a steer, [F#] cause I don't know how
[Bm] And I sure [Gm] ain't [F#] fixin' to startin' now
[Em] Yippee [F#m]-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen, _
_ [Em] yippee [A]-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen
I'm an [Em] old cow [A] hen, [F#m] _ _ [Em] from the Rio [D] Grande
_ _ _ And I learned [Em] to ride, _ [C#] _ [F#m] _ for I learned [D] to stand _ _ _
[A#] I'm a ridin' fool [F#] who is up to date
And [B] I know every [Gm] trail [F#] in the Lone Star State
[Bm] Because I ride the [G] rein, [F#] my Ford _ [Em] V8
[A] Yippee-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen, _
_ [Em] yippee [F#m]-ki-yay, old [Bm] cow hen _
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ [G#] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ [G#] _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ I'm an old [Em] cow hen, _ [G#] _ [F#m] _ from [Em] the Rio [D] Grande
_ [Bm] _ _ And I come [E] to [G] town, _ [A] _ just to hear [D] the band
_ _ I [G] know all the songs [F#] that the cowboys know
[B] About the big [D] corral [F#] where the doggies go
[G] Because I learned them all [F#] on the radio
[Em] _ [A] Yippee-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen, _
_ [Em] _ [F#m] yippee-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen
_ [Em] _ _ Yippee-ki [F#m]-yay, old _ cow hen
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ I'm an old [Em] cow hen, [Fm] _ [F#m] _ from the [A] Rio [D] Grande
_ _ But my legs [G] ain't bold, _ [Fm] _ [F#m] _ and my [Bm] cheeks ain't [D] tan
_ _ [Bm] _ I'm a cowboy who [G] [F#] never saw a cow
[Bm] Never roped a steer, [F#] cause I don't know how
[Bm] And I sure [Gm] ain't [F#] fixin' to startin' now
[Em] Yippee [F#m]-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen, _
_ [Em] yippee [A]-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen
I'm an [Em] old cow [A] hen, [F#m] _ _ [Em] from the Rio [D] Grande
_ _ _ And I learned [Em] to ride, _ [C#] _ [F#m] _ for I learned [D] to stand _ _ _
[A#] I'm a ridin' fool [F#] who is up to date
And [B] I know every [Gm] trail [F#] in the Lone Star State
[Bm] Because I ride the [G] rein, [F#] my Ford _ [Em] V8
[A] Yippee-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen, _
_ [Em] yippee [F#m]-ki-yay, old [Bm] cow hen _
_ [E] _ _ [G] _ [G#] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ [G#] _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[A#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [G] _ I'm an old [Em] cow hen, _ [G#] _ [F#m] _ from [Em] the Rio [D] Grande
_ [Bm] _ _ And I come [E] to [G] town, _ [A] _ just to hear [D] the band
_ _ I [G] know all the songs [F#] that the cowboys know
[B] About the big [D] corral [F#] where the doggies go
[G] Because I learned them all [F#] on the radio
[Em] _ [A] Yippee-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen, _
_ [Em] _ [F#m] yippee-ki-yay, old [D] cow hen
_ [Em] _ _ Yippee-ki [F#m]-yay, old _ cow hen
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _