Song: I Want to be a Cowboy
Artist: The Vandals
Tab maker: Jake
Standard Tuning (eBGDAE)

This is my first tab. I think its pretty close. Hope this helps. I know thi is the only 
tab for this song but if there's anything that doesnt sound right let me know. You'll 
see a letter in parentheses that letter tells you what part it is. look at the 
bottom then you'll see what i mean.



 *indian cry thing* (A)
e |------------------------|
B |------------------------|
G |---------7-7\9-9--------|
D |---------------9--------|
A |---------------7--------|
E |------------------------|

 *indian cry thing again* (B)
e |---------------5--------|
B |---------------5--------|
G |---------7-7\9----------|
D |------------------------|
A |------------------------|
E |------------------------|

 *indian cry thing #3* (C)
e |------------------------|
B |------------------------|
G |---------9-7-6----------|
D |---------------7--------|
A |------------------------|
E |------------------------|

 *final indian cry thing* (D)
e |------------------------|
B |------------------------|
G |---------7-7\9-9--------|
D |---------------9--------|
A |---------------7--------|
E |------------------------|

*I Want to be a Cowboy*(E)
e |------------------------|
B |------------------------|
G |------------------------|
D |------------------------| x3
A |---------2---5----------|
E |-----0-3---3------------|

           (F)
e |------------------------|
B |------------------------|
G |-------------------9----|
D |-------------------9----|
A |---------2---5---7-7----|
E |-----0-3---3---3--------|


*slower first part* (G)
e |--------------------------|
B |--------------------------|
G |--------------------------|
D |-0~-0-3p2p0--5--0-3p2p0-5-|
A |--------------------------|
E |--------------------------|

*faster part before small guitar break* (H)
e |----------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------7~-|
D |-0-3p2p0-5-0-3p2p0-5-0-3p2p0-5-0-3p2p0-5-0-7~-|
A |-------------------------------------------5~-|
E |----------------------------------------------|


             (I)
e |---------------------------|
B |---------------------------|
G |-7-XX------7-XX-5-6--------|
D |-7-XX-7-XX-7-XX-5-6--------| x4
A |-5-XX-7-XX-5-XX-3-4--------|
E |------5-XX-----------------|

                     (J)
e |---------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------|
G |-9-XX------9-XX-7-8-9-XX------9-XX-9-8-|
D |-9-XX-9-XX-9-XX-7-8-9-XX-9-XX-9-XX-9-8-|
A |-7-XX-9-XX-7-XX-5-6-7-XX-9-XX-7-XX-7-6-|
E |------7-XX---------------7-XX----------|

               (K)
e |---------------------------|
B |---------------------------|
G |-7-XX------7-XX-5-6--------|
D |-7-XX-7-XX-7-XX-5-6--------| x2
A |-5-XX-7-XX-5-XX-3-4--------|
E |------5-XX-----------------|

                 (L)
e |-----------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------|
G |-7-XX-7-XX-7-XX-7-XX-5-XX-5-XX-5-XX-5-XX-|
D |-7-XX-7-XX-7-XX-7-XX-5-XX-5-XX-5-XX-5-XX-| x2
A |-5-XX-5-XX-5-XX-5-XX-3-XX-3-XX-3-XX-3-XX-|
E |-----------------------------------------|

                  (M)
e |-----------------------------------|
B |--9-9-9-9-9-9-10-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G |-----------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------|



ORDER TO PLAY IT IN

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
Then after you play through this part repeat I-L but replace L with M until the end :).
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