Don’t call him
a cowboy
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G D
1. So you came from New York city
and you want to see the sights,
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you heard all about those cowboys and that crazy Texas
night,
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G D
I see you've
got your eye on something leaning on the bar,
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A
D
but the toughest ride he's ever had was in his foreign car.
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So don't call him a cowboy until you've seen him ride,
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’cause a Stetson hat and them fancy boots
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don't tell
you what's inside, no !
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D Bm
And if he ain't good in the
saddle, Lord, you won't be satisfied,
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- A
D
so don't call him a
cowboy until you've seen him ride.
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D
G D
2. He's a Hollywood idea of the wild and woolly West,
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in his French designer blue jeans and his custom tailored
vest.
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You’re thinking
he's the real thing, but I think you oughta know,
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D
he can't even make it through a one night rodeo, no.
(orig. moves up half a note
to capo 4th here)
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+ CHORUS + Don't call him a cowboy until you've seen him ride.
(orig. = capo 3rd)
(Conway Twitty)