Chords for The Cowboy Life

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The cowboy life [C] is a dreary, dreary life [Am] Some say it's free [Dm] from care _
[F] Rounding up the cattle [C] from morning till night [D] In the middle [A] of the prairie so bare
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_ [A] _ _ _ [Dm] Half past four, [C] that noisy cook will roar, [Am] Hey boys, it's the break [Dm] in a day
_ _ [F] Slowly we rise [C] with sleepy feeling eyes [Dm] As the short [A] summer night [Dm] passed away
_ The cowboy life [C] is a dreary, dreary life [Am] From dawn till the setting [Dm] sun
_ _ Then [F] his day's work [C] it is not done [Dm] For there's still [A] his night guard to [Dm] go on
_ The wolves and the owls [C] with their terrifying howls [Am] Disturb us in our midnight [Dm] dream
_ When we're [F] laying our slickers [C] on a cold rainy night [Dm] Way over [A] on the [Dm] Pecos stream
_ The cowboy life [C] is a dreary, dreary life [Am] All out in the [Dm] midnight rain
_ _ [F] _ Punching cattle [C] from morning till night [Dm] Way out [A] on the Texas [Dm] plains _ _ _ _ _ _
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Spring sets in, [C] our troubles all begin [Am] The weather being fierce [Dm] and [A] cold _
We're [F] almost froze [C] from the water on our clothes [Dm] And the cattle we [A] can [Dm] scarcely hold _
Now the cowboy life [C] is a mighty dreary life [Am] All out in the sleet [Dm] and snow _ _
[F] Winter time comes, [C] he begins to think [Dm] Where did [A] his summer [Dm] wages go? _
I once loved to roam, [C] now I stay at home [Am] All you punchers take [Dm] my advice _
[F] Sell your bridle and saddle, [C] quit your roving and travel [Dm] Tie on [A] to a pretty [Dm] little wife _
You can talk about your farms [C] and your big city charms [Am] You can talk about your silver [Dm] and gold _
But the [F] cowboy life [C] is a dreary, dreary life [Dm] When you're driving [A] through the heat [Dm] and the cold _
Now the cowboy life [C] is a dreary, dreary life [Am] All out in the heat [Dm] and cold _
[F] While the rich man is sleeping [C] on his velvet couch [Dm] Dreaming [A] of his silver [D] and gold
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