Should've Been A Cowboy Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][D][C][D]
[G][D][C][D]
[G][D][C][D]
[G][D][C][D]

[Verse 1]
I bet you've [G]never [D]heard
ol' [C]Marshal [D]Dillon [G]say
[D]Miss Kitty, have you [C]ever
thought [D]of runnin' a[G]way?
[D]Settlin' dow[C]n, would you mar[D]ry me
[G]If I a[D]sked you twic[C]e
and begged [D]you, pretty please?
[G]She[D]'d have said, "Ye[C]s",
in [D]a New York m[G]inute
[D]They never tied the [C]knot,
[D]his heart wasn't [G]in it
[D]He just stole a [C]kiss as he [D]rode away
[G]He never [D]hung his hat[C] up
at Kitty's place

[Chorus 1]
I should've been a [G]cowboy[D]
[C]I sho[D]uld've learned
to [G]rope and [D]ride[C][D]
[G]Wearin' my [D]six-shooter, [C]ridin' my [D]pony
on a [G]cattle [D]drive[C]
[D]Stealin' the [G]young girls' [D]hearts[C][D]
[G]Just like [D]Gene and [C]Roy
[D]Singin' those [G]campfire [D]songs
[C]Woah, I sho[D]uld've been a cow[G]boy
[D][C]

[Verse 2]
I might of [G]had a [D]sidekick
with a [C]funny [D]name
Runnin' [G]wild through the [D]hills
chas[C]in' Jesse [D]James
[G]Ending [D]up on the [C]brink of [D]danger
[G]Ridin' [D]shotgun for the [C]Texas [D]Rangers
Go [G]west young [D]man,
haven't [C]you been [D]told?
Cali[G]fornia's full [D]of whiskey, [C]women and [D]gold
Sleepin' [G]out all [D]night
beneath the [C]desert [D]stars
With a [G]dream in my [D]eye
and a [C]prayer in my heart

[Chorus 2]
I should've been a [G]cowboy[D]
[C]I sho[D]uld've learned
to [G]rope and [D]ride[C][D]
[G]Wearin' my [D]six-shooter, [C]ridin' my [D]pony
on a [G]cattle [D]drive[C]
[D]Stealin' the [G]young girls' [D]hearts[C][D]
[G]Just like [D]Gene and [C]Roy
[D]Singin' those [G]campfire [D]songs
[C]Woah, I sho[D]uld've been a cow[G]boy[D][C]

[Solo 1]
[G][D][C][D]
[G][D][C][D]
[G][D][C][D]
[G][D][C][C][C]

[Chorus 3]
I should've been a [G]cowboy[D]
[C]I sho[D]uld've learned
to [G]rope and [D]ride[C][D]
I'd be [G]wearin' my [D]six-shooter, [C]ridin' my [D]pony
on a [G]cattle [D]drive[C]
[D]Stealin' the [G]young girls' [D]hearts[C][D]
[G]Just like [D]Gene and [C]Roy
[D]Singin' those [G]campfire [D]songs
[C]Woah, I sho[D]uld've been a cow[G]boy[D]
[C]Yeah, I sho[D]uld've been a

[Outro 1]
[G](cow[D]boy) [C]I sho[D]uld've been
a [G]cowboy[D][C][D]
[G][D][C][D]
[G][D][C][D]
[Repeat and fade]