A Cowboy was Born Chris LeDoux
Chris Ledoux
A cowboy was Born
Off of Horse Power
I think this is pretty close.
Any corrections welcome
Intro G C 2x
Verse 1:
[G]She was holding her breath
[C]As he attempted a prayer
[Asus]And he was cussing the dust
[D]Rising up in the air
[G]Cause the old cattle trail well [C]it werenâ??[Asus]t anyway
[D]For a baby to draw its first [Asus]breath
Verse 2:
[G]And the unbroken west
[C]Well it was no place to live
[Asus]Cause it was hard to survive
[D] And it was hell if you did
[G]So he entered this world with a pair o[C]f clinched [Asus]fist
[D]And the first and last tears he [Asus]shed
Chorus 1
[Asus]And the long horns [D]mowed him a [G]welcome
[Asus]As a new voice c[D]ried from the [C]buckboard
[C]And the Irish they sang sad and [G]lonely
[C]Cause they knew a [Asus]cowboy was [Dsus]born
Verse 3:
[G]Well the prairie closed in
[C]And a century past
[Asus] The settlers plowed under
[D]The tall prairie grass
[G]And the cow towns died off in a world[C] changing [Asus]fast
[D] But the wind kept the spirit a[Asus]live
Verse 4:
[G]Cause a young boy in Kansas
[C]He Caught a breeze one day
[Asus]And in a five second rush
[D]he was fightin for eight
[G]He saw it all so clear through the dirt [C]on his [Asus]face
[D]He knew hen was born to [Asus]ride
Chorus2
[Asus]And the long lost [D]heir to the [G]saddle
[Asus]Finally found [D]his way back [C]home
[C]As he picked up his hat [G]Well the crowed cheered
[C]Cause they knew a cowboy[Asus] was b[Dsus]orn
[G]Yeah that day a [Asus]cowboy was [G]born
Solo G C G C
Bridge:
[Asus] [D] [G]
[Asus]To the poets of the [D]sage and [C]thorn
[C]A proud legacy[Asus] of a [Dsus]nation
[C]Thank god the [Asus]cowboy was b[D]orn
[C]Yea thank god a [Asus]cowboy was [G]born
Outtro
G C 2x
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