Tracy Byrd
"Saltwater Cowboy"
Different Things, 2006
Songwriters: Cyril Rawson/Phil O'Donnell/Ron Harbin
Tabbed by Dan Pera


This is tuned down 1/2 step. Please see my capo tab of this song
if you would rather play it that way. 


This is the little lead played throughout the song.

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G----6-s7-------
D---------7-----
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D                  G                                D
I'm looking like a lobster wearing flip flops and a Stetson
                              A                      D
Guess that's why they call it fishing instead of catching 
                    G               D
Cause I ain't had a single bite all day
                                 A              D
But I caught a buzz and ain't no limit to Tanqueray

D                      G                 D
Ain't quite sure how I wound up way down here
                              A                        D
It's a long haul to ropes and sails from roping steers
                        G                          D
Ain't gonna worry about that, just gonna have some fun
                             A                D
Got a be one fish down there dumber than I am drunk 


Chorus:
              G
It ain't that far from Waco to Galveston
             D                                                G
I'm what you get when you mix a Prairie dog with an old beach bum
                         A
Cow chips, BS, and ships ahoy
                D  G 
I'm a saltwater cowboy 

D                             G                     D
There's a tiki party down the beach about a mile or two
                                     A                   D
Where they're singing with Jimmy and toasting to Chris LeDoux
                              G                     D
And if it weren't for Captain Morgan steering this ship
                                     A              D
I might untie that rope and back her on up outta this 


              G
It ain't that far from Waco to Galveston
             D                                                G
I'm what you get when you mix a Prairie dog with an old beach bum
                         A
Cow chips, BS, and ships ahoy
                D  G 
I'm a saltwater cowboy 

        D               G                           D   
If this bottle goes overboard, you'd better wish me luck
                                   A                     D
Cause I'm afraid of sharks but I'm terrified of sobering up 


              G
It ain't that far from Waco to Galveston
             D                                                G
I'm what you get when you mix a Prairie dog with an old beach bum
                         A
Cow chips, BS, and ships ahoy
                D  G 
I'm a saltwater cowboy