Cowboys Forever
Written by Wynn Varble, John Martin & Dean Dillon
Recorded by Garth Brooks

(Capo on 1)

Intro.:  6/8|(Am) / / / / (G/B)|(C) / / / / / |(Am) / / / / (G)|(C) / / (G) /

They were (C)carved from the (Bm)canyons, (Am)raised on the plains
Made for (C)stampedes and (Bm)Cowtown sa-(Am)loons
They (C)choked on the (Bm)trail dust, slept (Am)out in the rain
Led (F)hard lives that (G)ended too (C)soon

(Pre-Chorus)
(C/E) (G)That (Am)one generation (G) (F) that (Em)transformed a nation
(G) As (E) de-(F)scendants of (C/E)those chosen (Dm)few (G) (Am)

(Chorus)
(Bm)Wefre (C)cow-(Bm)boys, (Am)cowboys for-(G)ever
(F)Wefll stand to-(C/E)gather as long as (Dm)we live and (G)breathe (Am)
(Bm)Wefre (C)cow-(Bm)boys, (Am)cowboys for-(G)ever
(F)Wefve always (C/E)been, itfs what (Dm)wefll always (G)be (G/D)
(G) Cowboys for-(Am)ever

Solo:   / / / / (G/B)|(C) / / / / / |(Am) / / / / (G)|(C) / / (G) /

Now theyfre (C)cops in the (Bm)city, their (Am)lives on the line
Theyfre (C)truck drivers (Bm)hauling that (Am)freight (G)
Theyfre (C)young soldiers (Bm)leaving their (Am)loved ones behind
Theyfre (F)all those who (G)pull their own (C)weight

(Pre-Chorus)
(C/E) (G)That (Am)one generation (G) (F) that (Em)transformed a nation
(G) (E)As  the de-(F)cements, we (C/E)all salute (Dm)here (G) (Am)

(Chorus)
'Cause (Bm)wefre (C)cow-(Bm)boys, (Am)cowboys for-(G)ever
(F)Wefll ride to-(C/E)gather as long as (Dm)we live and (G)breathe (Am)
(Bm)Wefre (C)cow-(Bm)boys, (Am)cowboys for-(G)ever
(F)Wefve always (C/E)been, itfs what (Dm)wefll always (G)be (G/D)
(G) Wefre cowboys for-(Am)ever

Solo:   / / / (C)(G/D)|(Em) / / / (C)(G/D)|(F) / / (C/E) / / |(A)(B/F#)

(A/E)Wefre (D)cow-(C#m)boys, (Bm)cowboys for-(A)ever
(G)Wefll ride to-(D/F#)gather as long as (Em)we (F#)live (G)and (A)breathe (Bm)
(C#m)Wefre (D)cow-(C#m)boys, (Bm)cowboys for-(A)ever
(G)Wefve always (D/F#)been, itfs what (Em)wefll (F#)al-(G)ways (A)be --- (A)(A/F#)(A/E)(A) ---
Wefre cowboys for-(Bm)ever

Outro.:   / / / / (A/C#)|(D) / / / / / |(Bm) / / / / (A)|(D) / / (A)(A/F#)(A/E)|
        |(Bm)/ / / / (A/C#)|(D) / / / / / |(Bm) / / / / (A)|(D) / / (A)(A/F#)(A/E)| x repeat to fade