Spoken (with intro tab in background):
When he was 5 years old his mom took him down to the round corral, to
watch his dad work the young horse they called Smokey
Man, did that horse buck
But his old dad just sat up there and rode him like there was nothin?o
it, Right then, the boy gained a whole new respect for the man
And from that day on, he knew that when he grew up he wanted to be a
cowboy
Verse 1
DAGD
Seventeen, cowboys?reams ain?on fixin?ences
AGA
Once he?seen ?m ride in old Cheyenne
DA
Ranch routine and his old man?schemes
GD
This ain?where his heart is
AGA
But you know his daddy understands
Verse 2
DAGD
Noonday comes, father and son sit down and eat their dinner
AGA
Beneath that big Wyoming sky
DA
His daddy knows he?gotta let him go
GD
The boy can?be a winner
AGA
If he don?spread his wings and fly
Chorus
BmAGD
And in his mind he?riding bulls down in Las Vegas
BmAG
Soon he? be on a train that leads to Santa Fe
DAGD
Sweet voice of freedom echoes down the ages
AG
Calls another cowboy on his way
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Verse 3
DAGD
Fencin?done and the morning sun finds him packed and ready
AGA
Momma kissed his cheek and then she went inside
DA
His old man, well he shook his hand, said,
GD
?n, you ride ?m pretty? AGA
Didn?see the tears that his momma cried
Chorus
BmAGD
And in his mind he?riding bulls down in Las Vegas
BmAG
Today he?on a train that leads to Santa Fe
DAGD
Sweet voice of freedom echoes down the ages
AG
Calls another cowboy on his way
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