Band/Artist: The Marshall Tucker Band
Song Title: Last Of The Singing Cowboys
Album Title: Running Like The Wind (1979)



Chords used:

        Amaj7 (x02120@1)    Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)      Bme|--------0----------2----------2-----------| (x24432@1)B|--------2----------2----------3-----------|
G|--------1----------2----------4-----------|
D|--------2----------0----------4-----------|
A|------------------------------2-----------|
E|------------------------------------------|



(Intro) 

Amaj7   Dmaj7   Amaj7   Dmaj7



(Verse 1)

Amaj7 (x02120@1)            Dmaj7In (xx0222@1)the corner of a dark barroom

Amaj7 (x02120@1)           Dmaj7Sat (xx0222@1)an old cowboy singing western tunes

Amaj7 (x02120@1)               Dmaj7Singing (xx0222@1)songs that he learned as a child

Amaj7 (x02120@1)           Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)              Amaj7Dmaj7
All about the West back when it was wild

Amaj7 (x02120@1)              Dmaj7He (xx0222@1)said he came from down Texas way

    Amaj7 (x02120@1)                Dmaj7The (xx0222@1)cowboys were tough the women the same way

Amaj7 (x02120@1)           Dmaj7Said (xx0222@1)he was a star back in '31

     Amaj7When (x02120@1)Hollywood liked him

         Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)              Amaj7Dmaj7 
For some songs that he had done



(Chorus)

Amaj7 (x02120@1)              Dmaj7 (xx0222@1) Amaj7 (x02120@1)Dmaj7He's (xx0222@1)the last of the singing cowboys

Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)           Amaj7Singing (x02120@1)songs of desperation and joy

         Bm (x24432@1)            Amaj7Dmaj7       Amaj7Yippie-I-Oh......Yippie-I-Ay.......Yippie-I-Ay (x02120@1)


(Verse 2)

Amaj7 (x02120@1)                 Dmaj7He (xx0222@1)took a break just to chug him down some beer

Amaj7
C'mon folks now holler out 

    Dmaj7The (xx0222@1)songs you'd like to hear

   Amaj7 (x02120@1)          Dmaj7And (xx0222@1)if I know one I know a million or two

Amaj7
I'm not just up here playing for me

       Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)         Amaj7Dmaj7
This is all done for you

Amaj7 (x02120@1)                     Dmaj7And (xx0222@1)then he bragged of the stetson hat that he wore

Amaj7 (x02120@1)                     Dmaj7Said (xx0222@1)it was the finest made since the war

Amaj7 (x02120@1)                      Dmaj7And (xx0222@1)I won this silver buckle ridin' on a cow

Amaj7 (x02120@1)                Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)                 Amaj7As (x02120@1)he laughed he said I bet you're wonderin' how



(Chorus)

 Amaj7 (x02120@1)                   Dmaj7 (xx0222@1) Amaj7'Cause (x02120@1)I'm the last of the singing cowboys

Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)          Amaj7Singing (x02120@1)songs of desperation and joy

         Bm (x24432@1)            Amaj7Dmaj7      Amaj7Dmaj7
Yippie-I-Oh......Yippie-I-Ay.......Yippie-I-Ay



(Instrumental break) 

Amaj7  Dmaj7   Amaj7  Dmaj7



(Verse 3)

Amaj7 (x02120@1)                Dmaj7And (xx0222@1)after three hours or maybe more

Amaj7 (x02120@1)                    Dmaj7A (xx0222@1)lady grabbed his arm and showed him to the door

Amaj7 (x02120@1)                 Dmaj7The (xx0222@1)bartender said he's blind you see

Amaj7
Don't tell him the only audience 

  Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)           Amaj7 (x02120@1)He had was you and me



(Chorus)

 Amaj7 (x02120@1)                    Dmaj7 (xx0222@1) Amaj7'Cause (x02120@1)he's the last of the singing cowboys

Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)          Amaj7Singing (x02120@1)songs of desperation and joy

         Bm (x24432@1)            Amaj7Dmaj7      Amaj7Dmaj7 
Yippie-I-Oh......Yippie-I-Ay.......Yippie-I-Ay

        Amaj7Yippie-I-Ay (x02120@1)