D D/F# G D Pushin' horns weren't easy like the movies said it was A7sus4 A7 And I don't recall no dance hall girls or hotel rooms with rugs D D/F# G D You worked hot and tired and nasty rode you pony's head too low A7 G There were all the nights you couldn't sleep, cause it was too damn cold D A7 D Dsus Dsus2 D And you'd sing, Strawberry Roan and Little Joe Verse 2 D D/F# G D Like the time we hit the river and the rains began to fall A7sus4 A7 And the water was rising so damn fast we thought it'd drown us all D D/F# G D We lost a lot of steers that day and four or five good mounts A7 G But when all the boys rode into camp we knew that's what counts D A7 D Dsus Dsus2 D And we sang, Yippie Ti Yi Yay and Amazing Grace Bm A G D Or the night they broke behind us and then they took us by surprise Bm A A7sus4 A7 I whistled out the Bonner I seen the terror in his eyes D D/F# G And he rode for all his horse would ride and I know he done his best D A7 G But he crossed over Jordan ridin' Dunny to his death D A7 D Dsus Dsus2 D And we sang, Bringin' in the Sheaves and the Rugged Cross Instrumental Solo Verse 3 D D/F# G D So when you see that cowboy he's not ragged by his choice [ch]Asus7[/ch] A7 He never meant to bow them legs or put that gravel in his voice D D/F# G D He's just chasin' what he really loves and what's burning in his soul A7 G Wishin' to God that he'd been born and hundred years ago D A7 D Dsus Dsus2 D Still singin', Strawberry Roan and Little Joe
