Verse 1:
Em (022000@1) DNow (xx0232@1)he don't expect her to stay true to him
Em (022000@1) Dand (xx0232@1)she never says that she will
Em (022000@1) Dbut (xx0232@1)he's got a first love that just might kill him
Em (022000@1) Dand (xx0232@1)she knows he's hooked on the thrill
G (320003@1) DSo (xx0232@1)she'll wait and worry then she'll wait some more
G (320003@1) Dfor (xx0232@1)the fever that drives him to just run its course
Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) Gshe (320003@1)talks to that picture they took their last night together
Chorus:
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) EmSays (022000@1)you can't be a cowboy forever, no you can't be a cowboy forever.
Verse 2:
Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1)
Sometimes he calls her he swears that the ground hurts, more than it did
Dyesterday. (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) Em (022000@1)
But she knows his voice, and he still sounds determined, to do whatever it
Dtakes. (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) GSo (320003@1)she'll wait and worry then she'll wait some more, for the fever that
Ddrives (xx0232@1)him to just run its course
Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) Gthe (320003@1)whiskey he drinks said some things last spring that upset her.
Chorus:
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) EmBut (022000@1)he can't be a cowboy forever, no you can't be a cowboy forever.
Instrumental:
Verse 3:
Em (022000@1) DThen (xx0232@1)one night he shows up, and he says what's for dinner
Em (022000@1) Dwith (xx0232@1)that cocky grin on his face.
Em (022000@1) Dthe (xx0232@1)way that she smiled and the way that she held him
Em (022000@1) Dtold (xx0232@1)him he wasn't too late.
Bm (x24432@1) D (xx0232@1) GAs (320003@1)she closed her eyes, and he slipped that ring on her finger.
Chorus:
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) GSaid (320003@1)you can't be a cowboy forever,
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) GNo (320003@1)you can't be a cowboy forever,
D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) EmNo (022000@1)you can't be a cowboy forever.
