Cosmic Cowboy — Michael Martin Murphey
Chords and lyrics for Cosmic Cowboy by Michael Martin Murphey (key of E).
Intro
[E] [A] [F#m]
[B] [A] [G#m] [F#m] [E]
Verse 1
[E]Burial grounds and merry-go-rounds
Are [A]all the same to [F#m]me;
[B]Horses on posts and [A]kids and ghosts
Are [G#m]spirits we [F#m]ought to set [E]free
Them [E]city slicker pickers got a lot of
[A]Slicker licks than you and [F#m]me
But [B]riding the range and [A]acting strange
Is [G#m]where I [F#m]want to [E]be at
Chorus
[E]I just want to be a Cosmic [A]Cowboy;[F#m]
[B]I just want to [A]ride and [G#m]rope and [E]hoot
[E]I just want to be a Cosmic [A]Cowboy;
A [B]supernatural [A]country [G#m]rockin' [E]galoot
Verse 2
[E]Lone Star sippin’ and skinny dippin'
And [A]steel guitars and [F#m]stars
Are [B]just as good as [A]Hollywood and them [G#m][F#m]boogie-woogie [E]bars
Gonna [E]buy me a vest and head out West
My [A]little Woman and my [F#m]Self;
When they [B]come to town they're gonna [A]gather round
And [G#m]marvel at my [F#m]Little Baby’s [E]health
Chorus
[E]I'm just gonna be a Cosmic [A]Cowboy (what I [F#m]wanna do}
[B]I'm just gonna [A]ride and [G#m]rope and [E]shoot
[E]I just want to be a Cosmic [A]Cowboy;[F#m]
A [B]supernatural [A]country [G#m]rockin' [E]galoot
Instrumental
[E] [A] [F#m]
[B] [A] [G#m] [F#m] [E]
[E] [A] [F#m]
[B] [A] [G#m] [F#m] [E]
Verse 3
Now [E]big raccoons and harvest moons keep [A]rollin' through my [F#m]mind
[B]Home on the range where the [A]antelope play
Is [G#m]very [F#m]hard to [E]find
Don't [E]bury me on the lone prairie; I'd [A]rather play there [F#m]live
I'm [B]doin' my best to [A]keep my little [G#m]pony in [F#m][E]overdrive
Chorus
[E]I just wanna be a Cosmic [A]Cowboy; (Oh, that's [F#m]what I wanna be)
[B]I just wanna [A]ride and [G#m]rope and [E]hoot
[E]I just want to be a Cosmic [A]Cowboy;[F#m]
A [B]supernatural [A]country [G#m]rockin' [E]galoot
Outro
And [B]up is not the [A]way I'm [G#m]gonna [E]shoot
[B] [A] [G#m] [E]
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