Chords for The Outlaws - Once An Outlaw (Hughie Thomasson's last work)
Tempo:
75.025 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
D#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D] [A]
He's been known [E] to lose more than he wins.
He [D] falls down just to get [A] back up again.
Then he smiles, his [E] face weathered and leathered and loud.
You can [D] tell he's learned to laugh through a lot of [E] hard times.
[A] He's been by without shelter, a drifter and a dreamer.
[D] He gets stoned on a roll of your own.
[A] What you get is what you [D#] see here.
Once [A] a cowboy, always [E] a cowboy.
[F#] Between the blue [F#m] sky and the golden ground,
He [D] wears his freedom on the ground.
Let the whole world [A] know a man can change.
That [E] don't mean a thing, once [D] a cowboy.
Yeah, always [A] a cowboy.
[D] [A]
She tries to tell him [E] he's running out of time.
[D] But that ain't what you'd see if you were [A] looking through his eyes.
[D]
[A] He's still chasing sunsets, [E] still trying to find
[D] Something better than what [E] he left behind.
[A] She tries to love him, but somehow she understands
[D] That it was over [A] the moment it began.
Once a cowboy, always [E] a cowboy.
[F#m] Between the blue sky and the golden ground,
He [D] wears his freedom on the ground.
Let the whole [A] world know a man can change.
That [E] don't mean a thing, [D] once a cowboy.
[E] Yeah, always [A] a cowboy.
[E]
[D] [A]
[E]
[D] [E]
[A] We've been known [E] to lose more than we win.
We [D] fall down just to get back up [A] again.
[E] Once [A] a cowboy, [E] always a cowboy.
[F#m] Between the blue sky and the golden ground,
He [D] wears his freedom on the ground.
Let the whole [A] world know a man can change.
That [E] don't mean a thing, [D] once a cowboy.
[F#m] Yeah, [D] always [A] a cowboy.
[E]
[F#m] [D]
[A] [E]
[D] [Em] [A]
[E]
[F#m] [D]
[A] [E]
[D] [C#m] [A]
We've been known [E] to lose more than we win.
We've [D] been gone, but now we're back again.
He's been known [E] to lose more than he wins.
He [D] falls down just to get [A] back up again.
Then he smiles, his [E] face weathered and leathered and loud.
You can [D] tell he's learned to laugh through a lot of [E] hard times.
[A] He's been by without shelter, a drifter and a dreamer.
[D] He gets stoned on a roll of your own.
[A] What you get is what you [D#] see here.
Once [A] a cowboy, always [E] a cowboy.
[F#] Between the blue [F#m] sky and the golden ground,
He [D] wears his freedom on the ground.
Let the whole world [A] know a man can change.
That [E] don't mean a thing, once [D] a cowboy.
Yeah, always [A] a cowboy.
[D] [A]
She tries to tell him [E] he's running out of time.
[D] But that ain't what you'd see if you were [A] looking through his eyes.
[D]
[A] He's still chasing sunsets, [E] still trying to find
[D] Something better than what [E] he left behind.
[A] She tries to love him, but somehow she understands
[D] That it was over [A] the moment it began.
Once a cowboy, always [E] a cowboy.
[F#m] Between the blue sky and the golden ground,
He [D] wears his freedom on the ground.
Let the whole [A] world know a man can change.
That [E] don't mean a thing, [D] once a cowboy.
[E] Yeah, always [A] a cowboy.
[E]
[D] [A]
[E]
[D] [E]
[A] We've been known [E] to lose more than we win.
We [D] fall down just to get back up [A] again.
[E] Once [A] a cowboy, [E] always a cowboy.
[F#m] Between the blue sky and the golden ground,
He [D] wears his freedom on the ground.
Let the whole [A] world know a man can change.
That [E] don't mean a thing, [D] once a cowboy.
[F#m] Yeah, [D] always [A] a cowboy.
[E]
[F#m] [D]
[A] [E]
[D] [Em] [A]
[E]
[F#m] [D]
[A] [E]
[D] [C#m] [A]
We've been known [E] to lose more than we win.
We've [D] been gone, but now we're back again.
Key:
A
D
E
F#m
D#
A
D
E
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
He's been known [E] to lose more than he wins.
He [D] falls down just to get [A] back up again. _ _ _
Then he smiles, his [E] face weathered and leathered and loud.
You can [D] tell he's learned to laugh through a lot of [E] hard times. _
[A] He's been by without shelter, a drifter and a dreamer.
[D] He gets stoned on a roll of your own.
[A] What you get is what you [D#] see here.
Once [A] a cowboy, always [E] a cowboy. _
[F#] Between the blue [F#m] sky and the golden ground,
He [D] wears his freedom on the ground.
Let the whole world [A] know a man can change.
That [E] don't mean a thing, once [D] a cowboy.
_ _ Yeah, always [A] a cowboy.
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
She tries to tell him [E] he's running out of time.
[D] But that ain't what you'd see if you were [A] looking through his eyes.
_ [D]
[A] He's still chasing sunsets, [E] still trying to find _
[D] Something better than what [E] he left behind. _ _
[A] She tries to love him, but somehow she understands
[D] That it was over [A] the moment it began.
Once a cowboy, always [E] a cowboy. _
[F#m] Between the blue sky and the golden ground,
He [D] wears his freedom on the ground.
Let the whole [A] world know a man can change.
That [E] don't mean a thing, [D] once a cowboy.
_ _ [E] Yeah, always [A] a cowboy.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] We've been known [E] to lose more than we win.
We [D] fall down just to get back up [A] again.
_ [E] Once [A] a cowboy, _ _ [E] always a cowboy. _
[F#m] Between the blue sky and the golden ground,
He [D] wears his freedom on the ground.
Let the whole [A] world know a man can change.
That [E] don't mean a thing, [D] once a cowboy.
_ _ [F#m] Yeah, [D] always [A] a cowboy.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [A] _ _
We've been known [E] to lose more than we win.
We've [D] been gone, but now we're back again. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
He's been known [E] to lose more than he wins.
He [D] falls down just to get [A] back up again. _ _ _
Then he smiles, his [E] face weathered and leathered and loud.
You can [D] tell he's learned to laugh through a lot of [E] hard times. _
[A] He's been by without shelter, a drifter and a dreamer.
[D] He gets stoned on a roll of your own.
[A] What you get is what you [D#] see here.
Once [A] a cowboy, always [E] a cowboy. _
[F#] Between the blue [F#m] sky and the golden ground,
He [D] wears his freedom on the ground.
Let the whole world [A] know a man can change.
That [E] don't mean a thing, once [D] a cowboy.
_ _ Yeah, always [A] a cowboy.
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
She tries to tell him [E] he's running out of time.
[D] But that ain't what you'd see if you were [A] looking through his eyes.
_ [D]
[A] He's still chasing sunsets, [E] still trying to find _
[D] Something better than what [E] he left behind. _ _
[A] She tries to love him, but somehow she understands
[D] That it was over [A] the moment it began.
Once a cowboy, always [E] a cowboy. _
[F#m] Between the blue sky and the golden ground,
He [D] wears his freedom on the ground.
Let the whole [A] world know a man can change.
That [E] don't mean a thing, [D] once a cowboy.
_ _ [E] Yeah, always [A] a cowboy.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] We've been known [E] to lose more than we win.
We [D] fall down just to get back up [A] again.
_ [E] Once [A] a cowboy, _ _ [E] always a cowboy. _
[F#m] Between the blue sky and the golden ground,
He [D] wears his freedom on the ground.
Let the whole [A] world know a man can change.
That [E] don't mean a thing, [D] once a cowboy.
_ _ [F#m] Yeah, [D] always [A] a cowboy.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [A] _ _
We've been known [E] to lose more than we win.
We've [D] been gone, but now we're back again. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _