I’d Rather Be A Cowboy

Intro -x2-: D   G  D 

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Jesse went away last summer couple of month ago
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After all our time together, it was hard to see her go
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She called me right up when she arrived, asked me one more time to come
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Livn on an L.A. freeway, aint my kind of havin fun
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I think Id rather be a cowboy
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I think Id rather ride the range
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I think Id rather be a cowboy
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Than to lay me down in love and ladys chains

Interlude -x2-: D G D

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When we were just beginning, it was such an easy way
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Layin back up in the mountains, singin songs for sunny days
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But she got tired of picking daisies and cookin my meals for me
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She can live the life she wants to, yes, and its all right with me
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I think Id rather be cowboy
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I think Id rather ride the range
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I think Id rather be a cowboy
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Than to lay me down in love and ladys chains


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Id rather live on the side of a mountain
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Than wander through canyons of concrete and steel
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Id rather laugh with the rain and sunshine
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An lay down my sundown in some starry field
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Oh, but I miss her in the mornin, when I awake alone
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And the absence of her laughter is a cold and empty sound
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But her memory always makes me smile and I want you to know
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I love her, yes I love her just enough to let her go
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I think Id rather be a cowboy
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I think Id rather ride the range
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I think Id rather be a cowboy
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Than to lay me down in love and ladys chains