Intro:CC
I was mindin' my business and holdin' the fort
F
And I still remember how you sallied forth
C
And my mind, it was busy, warnin' my heart
FBbC
But, hell, you ain't a cowboy if you ain't been bucked off
The story's familiar, the oldest tale in the west
F
I fell into love then the bird left the nest
C
Well I guess that there's reasons we let our hard hearts go soft
FBbC
And you ain't a cowboy if you ain't been bucked off
FC
There's all kinds of horses will leave you grabbin' the breeze
FC
Busted up and broken up with scars you can't see
FmC
But if you ain't been bucked off and been throwed a few times
FmC
It don't count for nothin' when you make that last ride
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C
Well the years have passed quickly and ain't nothin's the same
F
Only I don't feel different and you've hardly changed
C
Well I guess what I'm sayin' is I'll give one last nod
FBbC
'Cause you ain't a cowboy if you ain't been bucked off
FBbC
Nahh you ain't a cowboy, if you ain't been bucked off