Last Of The Singing Cowboys

xBand/Artist: The Marshall Tucker Band
Song Title: Last Of The Singing Cowboys
Album Title: Running Like The Wind (1979)



Chords used:

        Amaj7      Dmaj7        Bm
e|--------0----------2----------2-----------|
B|--------2----------2----------3-----------|
G|--------1----------2----------4-----------|
D|--------2----------0----------4-----------|
A|------------------------------2-----------|
E|------------------------------------------|



(Intro) 

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(Verse 1)

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In the corner of a dark barroom

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Sat an old cowboy singing western tunes

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Singing songs that he learned as a child

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All about the West back when it was wild

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He said he came from down Texas way

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The cowboys were tough the women the same way

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Said he was a star back in '31

     Amaj7
When Hollywood liked him

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For some songs that he had done



(Chorus)

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He's the last of the singing cowboys

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Singing songs of desperation and joy

         Bm              Amaj7 Dmaj7       Amaj7
Yippie-I-Oh......Yippie-I-Ay.......Yippie-I-Ay



(Verse 2)

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He took a break just to chug him down some beer

Amaj7
C'mon folks now holler out 

    Dmaj7
The songs you'd like to hear

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And if I know one I know a million or two

Amaj7
I'm not just up here playing for me

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This is all done for you

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And then he bragged of the stetson hat that he wore

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Said it was the finest made since the war

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And I won this silver buckle ridin' on a cow

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As he laughed he said I bet you're wonderin' how



(Chorus)

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'Cause I'm the last of the singing cowboys

Dmaj7            Amaj7
Singing songs of desperation and joy

         Bm              Amaj7 Dmaj7      Amaj7 Dmaj7
Yippie-I-Oh......Yippie-I-Ay.......Yippie-I-Ay



(Instrumental break) 

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(Verse 3)

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And after three hours or maybe more

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A lady grabbed his arm and showed him to the door

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The bartender said he's blind you see

Amaj7
Don't tell him the only audience 

  Dmaj7             Amaj7 
He had was you and me



(Chorus)

 Amaj7                      Dmaj7   Amaj7
'Cause he's the last of the singing cowboys

Dmaj7            Amaj7
Singing songs of desperation and joy

         Bm              Amaj7 Dmaj7      Amaj7 Dmaj7 
Yippie-I-Oh......Yippie-I-Ay.......Yippie-I-Ay

        Amaj7
Yippie-I-Ay