E ///  E/// ( PLAY C# ON THE BEAT)



E          Ab7
I?M RIDING ALONG 

A                    E
SINGING THE SAME OLD COWBOY SONG

F#m7                             E
THAT?S BEEN SUNG A HUNDRED TIMES BEFORE




E                 Ab7
AIN?T GOT NOTHING BUT MY NAME 

A                      E
AND I?M THE ONLY MAN I KNOW TO BLAME

        F#m7        B7            E
BUT I?M LIVING, I?M HAPPY AND I?M FREE



A
JUST LISTEN TO THE WIND BLOW

       Abm7         Abm /  Gm7 /
LET IT BLOW, LET IT BLOW

F#m          E
SAND OVER MY TRAIL


A
I GOT MY SADDLE ON THE GROUND

             Abm7                 Abm /  Gm7 /
AND THAT OLD MOON HE CAN STILL BE FOUND

F#m                  B7
HIDING IN THE DESERT SKIES


(SOLO ON THE CHORUS) 

E                            Ab7
I LIKE THINGS IN LIFE LIKE A PRAIRIE BREEZE

A                         E
A BIG STOUT HORSE BETWEEN MY KNEES

F#m7                          E
JUST RIDING ALONG, JUST BEING ME



E                          Ab7
AND WHEN I DIE, LET ME DIE WITH A DREAM IN MY MIND

A                         E
A SMILE ON MY FACE AND NO TROUBLE BEHIND

       F#m7                 B7              E
AND NO CROSS ON MY GRAVE TO MARK MY RESTING PLACE



A
JUST LISTEN TO THE WIND BLOW

       Abm7         Abm /  Gm7 /
LET IT BLOW, LET IT BLOW

F#m          E
SAND OVER MY TRAIL


A
I GOT MY SADDLE ON THE GROUND

             Abm7                 Abm /  Gm7 /
AND THAT OLD MOON HE CAN STILL BE FOUND

F#m           B7
HIDING IN THE DESERT SKIES


A
WON?T YOU BURY ME WITH MY CHAPS ON

           Abm7               Abm /  Gm7 / F#m
AND MY SIX GUN STRAPPED TO MY SIDE

E                       F#m           B7     E
SO I CAN WATCH THE MOON HIDING IN THE DESERT SKIES

F#m           B7     E
HIDING IN THE DESERT SKIES (X3)