Chords for A Cowboy's Special Christmas
Tempo:
72.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
D
E
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] Sitting in the [Em] bunkhouse feeling sorry for myself
[E] Christmas Eve can be a lonely time [A]
I [G] started thinking about [A] Jim's widowed wife
And those kids without their [B] dad tonight He [E] worked this ranch, was a real good [A] friend
of mine [D]
Three weeks' growth on my [Em] job
Old red faded Mackinaw [G] I hitched a [E] team then I went to [A] cut a tree
[G] I don't know if [A] it was all the snow [Bm] Or because I [G] had a place to go
[E] I started [A] feeling kind of [D] Christmas-y [G]
Grabbed some canned goods from the [F#m] store
Left an I.O..U. on Cookies Door [G] Unwrapped the [A] lines and I drove that [Bm] team away [D] [G] The harness [A] bells rang out for [Bm] miles They ran out [G] on their porch all [E] smiles Said I look [A] like Santa [D] on his sleigh We read the Christmas story from [Em] the Bible And we sang [G] The kids took [E] turns sitting on [A] my knee We [G] made paper [A] chains and popcorn strings [Bm] Heard the [G] coyotes caroling [E] While mom [A] crocheted a star to top [D] the tree [G] For the little girl a rope knot doll [F#m] I fashioned on the fly [G] My pocket knife [A] I wrapped up for the [Bm] boy [D] [G] I gave their mom [A] a Christmas foil [Bm] And they gave me [G] a Christmas home [E] That filled this [A] cowboy's empty heart with [D] joy [D] And to think I [A] nearly spent this night [Em] All wrapped up in myself [G] While headed home [E] I felt a [A] teardrop fall I [G] took off my hat [A] in the cold night [F#m] air Offered up a simple [B] cowboy [E] prayer And thanked God for [A] the greatest gift [D] of all Three weeks' growth on my [Em] jaw My old rat faded back and over I [G] hitched the team and I went [A] to cut a tree I [G] don't know if [A] it was all the [Bm] snow Or because I [G] had a place to [E] go I started [A] feeling kind of [D] Christmas-y [G] [D]
[E] Christmas Eve can be a lonely time [A]
I [G] started thinking about [A] Jim's widowed wife
And those kids without their [B] dad tonight He [E] worked this ranch, was a real good [A] friend
of mine [D]
Three weeks' growth on my [Em] job
Old red faded Mackinaw [G] I hitched a [E] team then I went to [A] cut a tree
[G] I don't know if [A] it was all the snow [Bm] Or because I [G] had a place to go
[E] I started [A] feeling kind of [D] Christmas-y [G]
Grabbed some canned goods from the [F#m] store
Left an I.O..U. on Cookies Door [G] Unwrapped the [A] lines and I drove that [Bm] team away [D] [G] The harness [A] bells rang out for [Bm] miles They ran out [G] on their porch all [E] smiles Said I look [A] like Santa [D] on his sleigh We read the Christmas story from [Em] the Bible And we sang [G] The kids took [E] turns sitting on [A] my knee We [G] made paper [A] chains and popcorn strings [Bm] Heard the [G] coyotes caroling [E] While mom [A] crocheted a star to top [D] the tree [G] For the little girl a rope knot doll [F#m] I fashioned on the fly [G] My pocket knife [A] I wrapped up for the [Bm] boy [D] [G] I gave their mom [A] a Christmas foil [Bm] And they gave me [G] a Christmas home [E] That filled this [A] cowboy's empty heart with [D] joy [D] And to think I [A] nearly spent this night [Em] All wrapped up in myself [G] While headed home [E] I felt a [A] teardrop fall I [G] took off my hat [A] in the cold night [F#m] air Offered up a simple [B] cowboy [E] prayer And thanked God for [A] the greatest gift [D] of all Three weeks' growth on my [Em] jaw My old rat faded back and over I [G] hitched the team and I went [A] to cut a tree I [G] don't know if [A] it was all the [Bm] snow Or because I [G] had a place to [E] go I started [A] feeling kind of [D] Christmas-y [G] [D]
Key:
A
G
D
E
Bm
A
G
D
_ [D] Sitting _ in the [Em] bunkhouse feeling sorry for myself
[E] Christmas Eve can be a lonely time [A]
I [G] started thinking about [A] Jim's widowed wife
And those kids without their [B] dad tonight He [E] worked this ranch, was a real good [A] friend
of mine _ [D] _ _ _ _
Three weeks' growth on my [Em] job
Old red faded Mackinaw [G] I hitched a [E] team then I went to [A] cut a tree
_ _ [G] I don't know if [A] it was all the snow [Bm] Or because I [G] had a place to go
[E] I started [A] feeling kind of [D] Christmas-y _ _ [G]
Grabbed some canned goods from the [F#m] store
Left an I.O..U. on Cookies Door [G] Unwrapped the [A] lines and I drove that [Bm] team away [D] _ [G] The harness [A] bells rang out for [Bm] miles They ran out [G] on their porch all [E] smiles Said I look [A] like Santa [D] on his sleigh _ We read the Christmas story from [Em] the Bible And we sang [G] The kids took [E] turns sitting on [A] my knee _ We [G] made paper [A] chains and popcorn strings [Bm] Heard the [G] coyotes caroling [E] While mom [A] crocheted a star to top [D] the tree _ _ [G] For the little girl a rope knot doll [F#m] I fashioned on the fly [G] My pocket knife [A] I wrapped up for the [Bm] boy _ [D] _ [G] I gave their mom [A] a Christmas foil [Bm] And they gave me [G] a Christmas home [E] That filled this [A] cowboy's empty heart with [D] joy _ _ [D] And to think I [A] nearly spent this night [Em] All wrapped up in myself [G] While headed home [E] I felt a [A] teardrop fall I [G] took off my hat [A] in the cold night [F#m] air Offered up a simple [B] cowboy [E] prayer And thanked God for [A] the greatest gift [D] of all _ _ Three weeks' growth on my [Em] jaw My old rat faded back and over I [G] hitched the team and I went [A] to cut a tree I [G] don't know if [A] it was all the [Bm] snow Or because I [G] had a place to [E] go I started [A] feeling kind of [D] Christmas-y _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[E] Christmas Eve can be a lonely time [A]
I [G] started thinking about [A] Jim's widowed wife
And those kids without their [B] dad tonight He [E] worked this ranch, was a real good [A] friend
of mine _ [D] _ _ _ _
Three weeks' growth on my [Em] job
Old red faded Mackinaw [G] I hitched a [E] team then I went to [A] cut a tree
_ _ [G] I don't know if [A] it was all the snow [Bm] Or because I [G] had a place to go
[E] I started [A] feeling kind of [D] Christmas-y _ _ [G]
Grabbed some canned goods from the [F#m] store
Left an I.O..U. on Cookies Door [G] Unwrapped the [A] lines and I drove that [Bm] team away [D] _ [G] The harness [A] bells rang out for [Bm] miles They ran out [G] on their porch all [E] smiles Said I look [A] like Santa [D] on his sleigh _ We read the Christmas story from [Em] the Bible And we sang [G] The kids took [E] turns sitting on [A] my knee _ We [G] made paper [A] chains and popcorn strings [Bm] Heard the [G] coyotes caroling [E] While mom [A] crocheted a star to top [D] the tree _ _ [G] For the little girl a rope knot doll [F#m] I fashioned on the fly [G] My pocket knife [A] I wrapped up for the [Bm] boy _ [D] _ [G] I gave their mom [A] a Christmas foil [Bm] And they gave me [G] a Christmas home [E] That filled this [A] cowboy's empty heart with [D] joy _ _ [D] And to think I [A] nearly spent this night [Em] All wrapped up in myself [G] While headed home [E] I felt a [A] teardrop fall I [G] took off my hat [A] in the cold night [F#m] air Offered up a simple [B] cowboy [E] prayer And thanked God for [A] the greatest gift [D] of all _ _ Three weeks' growth on my [Em] jaw My old rat faded back and over I [G] hitched the team and I went [A] to cut a tree I [G] don't know if [A] it was all the [Bm] snow Or because I [G] had a place to [E] go I started [A] feeling kind of [D] Christmas-y _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _