D (xx0232@1)      Dsus2 (xx0230@1)       Gwas (320003@1)a cowboy i knew in south texas
his face was burnt deep by the sun
part history, part sage, part mexican
he was there poncho villa was young

    D (xx0232@1)       Dsus2 (xx0230@1)       Gand (320003@1)he'd tell you a tale of the old days
when the country was wild all around
sit out under the stars of the milky way
and listen while the coyotes howl
they go:

     D (xx0232@1)      Dsus2 (xx0230@1)       G (320003@1)    wooyip   whooyip       woo

Bm (x24432@1)    G (320003@1)       Em (022000@1)   Anow (x02220@1)the longhorns are gone
and the drovers are gone
the commanchees are gone
and the outlaws are gone

Bm (x24432@1)    G (320003@1)       Em (022000@1)   Agernomino's (x02220@1)gone
and sandbass is gone
and the lion is gone
and the redwolf is gone