Chords for Steve Goodman - Roving Cowboy
Tempo:
99.45 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[Dm] [D]
He used to be [Em] a roving cowboy, [A] he used to be a [D]
[G] rodeo cow hand.
He tried to rob [D] the Kansas railway, [A] along with [D] two other friends [G] of mine.
I said, for God's [D] sake, please don't do that.
[F#m] They put it off for [Bm] quite some time, [G]
until the 4th of [D] January.
[F#m]
Such a cold and a [Bm] bitter time, [G]
snow was drifting on the line.
[D] Mind confused is [Em] sometimes altered, [A] that's what a friend of [D] mine who knows once told me.
Don't tell a madman [G] with a shotgun, [A] that he is not [D] supposed to shoot [G] no one.
Foolishly heeding [D] my own counsel, [F#m] too easily tired [Bm] of the fight.
[G] They'd done the deed and [D] was successful, [F#m]
and returned that [Bm] very night.
[G]
Looking the same around me, I,
[D] having recently [Em] found Jesus.
[A] I tried to speak to them, this [D]
French dude, of the eternal [Bm] [Em]
consequences.
[A] And about those hell [D] fires that wait [G] below, they soon fell into the [D] sweet companions,
[F#m] who helped them spend their [Bm] evil ways.
[G]
Until the thought of [D] precious [F#m] Jesus, drove me to a [Bm] holy rage.
[G]
And I knew they must be saved.
[D] Now who comes riding [Em] across the prairie, [A] seeking shelter [D] from the wild [G] heathen.
Why it's the sheriff [D] and his deputy, [A] seeking information [D] about those three [C] [G] rodeo trucks.
And I didn't know that [D] they'd be sneaking, or [F#m] that they'd come out with [Bm] guns ablaze.
[G] And that all three was [D] to be murdered.
[F#m]
This was never [Bm] my intention, [G]
this I swear I did not know, when I told the posse where to go.
[A] He used to be [Bm] a roving cowboy, [E] he used to be [A] a roving old [D] cowhen.
He tried to rob the [A] Kansas railway, [E]
along with two [A] other friends [D] of mine.
I said we got sex, [A] do not do [C#m] that, they put it off for [F#m] quite some time.
[D] Until the fourth of [A]
January, [C#m] such a cold and a [F#m] bitter time.
[D] Snow was dripping on the line.
[Bm] [D]
[Dm]
[D]
[Dm] [D]
He used to be [Em] a roving cowboy, [A] he used to be a [D]
[G] rodeo cow hand.
He tried to rob [D] the Kansas railway, [A] along with [D] two other friends [G] of mine.
I said, for God's [D] sake, please don't do that.
[F#m] They put it off for [Bm] quite some time, [G]
until the 4th of [D] January.
[F#m]
Such a cold and a [Bm] bitter time, [G]
snow was drifting on the line.
[D] Mind confused is [Em] sometimes altered, [A] that's what a friend of [D] mine who knows once told me.
Don't tell a madman [G] with a shotgun, [A] that he is not [D] supposed to shoot [G] no one.
Foolishly heeding [D] my own counsel, [F#m] too easily tired [Bm] of the fight.
[G] They'd done the deed and [D] was successful, [F#m]
and returned that [Bm] very night.
[G]
Looking the same around me, I,
[D] having recently [Em] found Jesus.
[A] I tried to speak to them, this [D]
French dude, of the eternal [Bm] [Em]
consequences.
[A] And about those hell [D] fires that wait [G] below, they soon fell into the [D] sweet companions,
[F#m] who helped them spend their [Bm] evil ways.
[G]
Until the thought of [D] precious [F#m] Jesus, drove me to a [Bm] holy rage.
[G]
And I knew they must be saved.
[D] Now who comes riding [Em] across the prairie, [A] seeking shelter [D] from the wild [G] heathen.
Why it's the sheriff [D] and his deputy, [A] seeking information [D] about those three [C] [G] rodeo trucks.
And I didn't know that [D] they'd be sneaking, or [F#m] that they'd come out with [Bm] guns ablaze.
[G] And that all three was [D] to be murdered.
[F#m]
This was never [Bm] my intention, [G]
this I swear I did not know, when I told the posse where to go.
[A] He used to be [Bm] a roving cowboy, [E] he used to be [A] a roving old [D] cowhen.
He tried to rob the [A] Kansas railway, [E]
along with two [A] other friends [D] of mine.
I said we got sex, [A] do not do [C#m] that, they put it off for [F#m] quite some time.
[D] Until the fourth of [A]
January, [C#m] such a cold and a [F#m] bitter time.
[D] Snow was dripping on the line.
[Bm] [D]
[Dm]
[D]
Key:
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G
A
Bm
F#m
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A
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ He used to be [Em] a roving cowboy, [A] _ he used to be a [D]
[G] rodeo cow hand.
He tried to rob [D] the Kansas _ railway, [A] _ _ along with [D] two other friends [G] of mine.
_ I said, for God's [D] sake, please don't do that.
[F#m] They put it off for [Bm] quite some _ time, [G] _
until the 4th of [D] _ January.
_ [F#m] _
Such a cold and a [Bm] bitter time, _ _ [G] _
snow was drifting on the line. _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ Mind confused is [Em] sometimes _ altered, [A] that's what a friend of [D] mine who knows once told me.
Don't tell a madman [G] with a shotgun, _ [A] that he is not [D] supposed to shoot [G] no _ one. _
Foolishly heeding [D] my own _ counsel, [F#m] too easily tired [Bm] of the fight.
_ [G] They'd done the deed and [D] was successful, _ [F#m] _
and returned that [Bm] very night.
_ [G] _
Looking the same around me, I, _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ having recently [Em] found Jesus.
_ [A] I tried to speak to them, this [D]
French dude, _ of the eternal [Bm] _ [Em]
consequences.
_ [A] And about those hell [D] fires that wait [G] below, _ _ they soon fell into the [D] sweet companions,
_ [F#m] who helped them spend their [Bm] evil _ ways.
[G] _
Until the thought of [D] precious _ _ _ [F#m] Jesus, drove me to a [Bm] holy rage.
_ [G] _
And I knew they must be _ saved. _ _
_ _ [D] Now who comes riding [Em] across the prairie, [A] _ seeking shelter [D] from the wild [G] heathen.
Why it's the sheriff [D] and his deputy, _ [A] seeking information [D] about those three _ [C] [G] rodeo trucks.
And I didn't know that [D] they'd be _ sneaking, or [F#m] that they'd come out with [Bm] guns _ ablaze.
[G] And that all three was [D] to be _ murdered.
_ [F#m]
This was never [Bm] my intention, _ _ [G] _
this I swear I did not know, _ when I told the posse where to go.
_ _ [A] He used to be [Bm] a roving _ cowboy, [E] he used to be [A] a roving old [D] _ cowhen.
He tried to rob the [A] Kansas _ railway, [E] _
along with two [A] other friends [D] of mine.
_ _ I said we got sex, [A] do not do [C#m] that, they put it off for [F#m] quite some _ time.
[D] Until the fourth of [A] _
January, _ [C#m] _ such a cold and a [F#m] bitter time.
_ [D] Snow was dripping on the line.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ He used to be [Em] a roving cowboy, [A] _ he used to be a [D]
[G] rodeo cow hand.
He tried to rob [D] the Kansas _ railway, [A] _ _ along with [D] two other friends [G] of mine.
_ I said, for God's [D] sake, please don't do that.
[F#m] They put it off for [Bm] quite some _ time, [G] _
until the 4th of [D] _ January.
_ [F#m] _
Such a cold and a [Bm] bitter time, _ _ [G] _
snow was drifting on the line. _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ Mind confused is [Em] sometimes _ altered, [A] that's what a friend of [D] mine who knows once told me.
Don't tell a madman [G] with a shotgun, _ [A] that he is not [D] supposed to shoot [G] no _ one. _
Foolishly heeding [D] my own _ counsel, [F#m] too easily tired [Bm] of the fight.
_ [G] They'd done the deed and [D] was successful, _ [F#m] _
and returned that [Bm] very night.
_ [G] _
Looking the same around me, I, _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ having recently [Em] found Jesus.
_ [A] I tried to speak to them, this [D]
French dude, _ of the eternal [Bm] _ [Em]
consequences.
_ [A] And about those hell [D] fires that wait [G] below, _ _ they soon fell into the [D] sweet companions,
_ [F#m] who helped them spend their [Bm] evil _ ways.
[G] _
Until the thought of [D] precious _ _ _ [F#m] Jesus, drove me to a [Bm] holy rage.
_ [G] _
And I knew they must be _ saved. _ _
_ _ [D] Now who comes riding [Em] across the prairie, [A] _ seeking shelter [D] from the wild [G] heathen.
Why it's the sheriff [D] and his deputy, _ [A] seeking information [D] about those three _ [C] [G] rodeo trucks.
And I didn't know that [D] they'd be _ sneaking, or [F#m] that they'd come out with [Bm] guns _ ablaze.
[G] And that all three was [D] to be _ murdered.
_ [F#m]
This was never [Bm] my intention, _ _ [G] _
this I swear I did not know, _ when I told the posse where to go.
_ _ [A] He used to be [Bm] a roving _ cowboy, [E] he used to be [A] a roving old [D] _ cowhen.
He tried to rob the [A] Kansas _ railway, [E] _
along with two [A] other friends [D] of mine.
_ _ I said we got sex, [A] do not do [C#m] that, they put it off for [F#m] quite some _ time.
[D] Until the fourth of [A] _
January, _ [C#m] _ such a cold and a [F#m] bitter time.
_ [D] Snow was dripping on the line.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _