Verse 1: Em D Now he don't expect her to stay true to him Em D and she never says that she will Em D but he's got a first love that just might kill him Em D and she knows he's hooked on the thrill G D So she'll wait and worry then she'll wait some more G D for the fever that drives him to just run its course Bm D G she talks to that picture they took their last night together Chorus: D A G D A Em Says you can't be a cowboy forever, no you can't be a cowboy forever. Verse 2: Em D Em Sometimes he calls her he swears that the ground hurts, more than it did D yesterday. Em D Em But she knows his voice, and he still sounds determined, to do whatever it D takes. G D G So she'll wait and worry then she'll wait some more, for the fever that D drives him to just run its course Bm D G the whiskey he drinks said some things last spring that upset her. Chorus: D A G D A Em But he can't be a cowboy forever, no you can't be a cowboy forever. Instrumental: Verse 3: Em D Then one night he shows up, and he says what's for dinner Em D with that cocky grin on his face. Em D the way that she smiled and the way that she held him Em D told him he wasn't too late. Bm D G As she closed her eyes, and he slipped that ring on her finger. Chorus: D A G Said you can't be a cowboy forever, D A G No you can't be a cowboy forever, D A Em No you can't be a cowboy forever.