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There's a great American hero, we all look up to 
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When the times are hard and the chips are down, 
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He knows just what to do 
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Now a cowboy's got a set of rules that he lives by day to day 
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If you ask for his advice, he'll more than likely say 
 

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If it's a fence, mend it.  If it's a dollar bill, spend it 
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Before if burns a hole down in them jeans 
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It it's a load, truck it.  If it's a punch, duck it. 
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If she's a lady, treat her like a queen 
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That's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it 
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It's in the way he lives his life and the songs he sings 
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That's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it 
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He's got a simple solution to just about anything 
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If it's a job, do it.  Put your back in to it. 
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'Cause a little bit of dirt's gonna wash off in the rain 
 

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If it's a horse, ride it.  If it hurts, hide it. 
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Dust yourself off and get back on again. 
               C5                     G5 
That's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it 
            D5                                     G5 
It's in the way he lives his life and the songs he sings 
               C5                     G5 
That's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it 
            D5                               G5 
He's got a simple solution to just about anything 
                                         C5 
An old cowboy and a young buckaroo were workin', ridin' fence 
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The old hand was testin' the kid - on his skill and common sense 
         G5 
He said "Son, if you seen three men in a pickup truck, 
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dressed alike from boot to hat, 
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could you tell which one was the real cowboy, 
                    G5 
just from where he sat?" 
 
The kid scratched his head awhile and then he said 
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"Well, there ain't no way to know". 
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The old hand grinned and then he said 
                                 G5 
"Kid, you've still got a ways to go. 
 
The real cowboy's the one in the middle. 
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He ain't there just by fate. 
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'Cause first he don't have to drive, and then 
                               G5 
he don't have to mess with the gate" 
               C5                     G5 
That's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it 
            D5                                      G5 
It's in the way he lives his life and the songs he sings 
               C5                     G5 
That's cowboy logic, every cowboy's got it 
            D5                               G5 
He's got a simple solution to just about anything 
            D5                               G5 
He's got a simple solution to just about anything