Intro: B5 F#5 (3x)

    D5        G5     D5      D5        G5     D5
1.  Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay,   Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay
                  G5  A5              D5
    I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande
                   G5    A5              D5
    And I sing the songs in the cowboy band

Chorus:
           B5                     F#5
    I know all the songs that the cowboys know
              B5                   F#5
    About the big corral where the dogies go
           B5                     F#5
    'Cuz I learned 'em all on the radio


2.  Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay,   Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay
    He's an old cowhand from the Rio Grande
    And he plays the fiddle in the cowboy band

Fiddle solo like chorus ( B5 F#5 )

3.  Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay,   Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay
    He's an old cowhand from the Rio Grande
    And he calls the dance in the cowboy band

Caller's Biss: ( B5 F#5 )
    Dosie-do all around your pard
    Swing that gal 'til she gits "tarred"                  (tired)
    Allemande left in your own backyard.


4.  Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay,   Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay
    He's an old cowhand from the Rio Grande
    And he plays guitar in the cowboy band

Guitar solo like chorus ( B5 F#5 )

5.  Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay,   Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay
    He's an old cowhand from the Rio Grande
    And he plays the bass in the cowboy band

Bass solo like chorus ( B5 F#5 )

6.  Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay,   Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay

Fiddle, guitar, bass instrumental like chorus ( B5 F#5 )

7.  Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay,   Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay

    Ooooooeeeeoooooeeeeeeoooooaaaaaeeeeoooooo.... (yodeling)

    Ooooooeeeeoooooeeeeeeoooooaaaaaeeeeoooooo.... (yodeling)

    Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay,   Yipee-yi-O-kie-yay