Verse 1: ------------ A D E The stage is set tonight down in Nashville D A F#m It's been a long, hard ride into town A D E And thanks to some cowboys and heros D E A My chance to sing has finally come around Verse 2: ------------ A D E The first song I ever sang was haggard D A F#m Momma sang to me I saw the Light A D E I'd turn my radio up louder D E A To hear Johnny Cash walk the line Verse 3: ------------ B E F# Waylon sang a song about Texas E B Abm Willie's "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" B E F# Bocephus sings a song about dixie. E F# B Lefty taught us all how to sing. Chorus 1: -------------- B F# E Hats off to hard riding cowboys F# B Riding some where tonight B F# E Hats off to hard riding cowboys E F# B Wanted, dead or alive Verse 4: ------------ B E F# Charlie ran the devil out of Georgia E B Abm Skynyrd sang sweet home Alabam B E F# The Ahlman brothers taught us how to ramble E F# B And to Tucker boys showed us how to jam. Repeat Chorus 1 Verse 5: ------------ C# F# Ab The stage is set tonight up in Heaven F# C# Bbm Rebas band is there with Patsy Cline C# F# Ab And all around are cowboys and cowgirls F# Ab C# And thanks to them the music's still alive Chorus 2: -------------- C# Ab F# Hats off to hard riding cowboys Ab C# Flying somewhere tonight C# Ab F# Hats off to hard fighting cowboys F# Ab C# Wanted, dead or alive Verse 3+4 and Chorus 1 -- play like using a capo on 2nd fret Verse 5 and Chorus 2 -- play like using capo on 4th fret
