Cowboy Logic — Michael Martin Murphey
Chords and lyrics for Cowboy Logic by Michael Martin Murphey (key of F).
Verse 1
There's a [F]great American hero, [Bb]we all look up to
When the [C7]times are hard and the chips are down,
he knows just what to [F]do
Now a [F]cowboy's got a set of rules that he [Bb]lives by day to day
If you [C7]ask for his advice, he'll more than likely[F] say
If it's a fence, mend it. If it's a [Bb]dollar bill, spend it
[C7]Before if burns a hole down in them [F]jeans[C7]
It it's a [F]load, truck it. If it's a [Bb]punch, duck it.
If she's a [C7]lady, treat her like a [F]queen
That's cowboy [Bb]logic, every cowboy's [F]got it
It's in the [C7]way he lives his life and the songs he [F]sings
That's cowboy [Bb]logic, every cowboy's [F]got it
He's got a [C7]simple solution to just about [F][F][F#]anything[G]
If it's a [G]job, do it. [C]Put your back in to it.
'Cause a [D7]little bit of dirt's gonna wash off in the [G]rain[D7]
If it's a [G]horse, ride it. If it [C]hurts, hide it.
[D7]Dust yourself off and get back on [G]again.
That's cowboy [C]logic, every cowboy's [G]got it
It's in the [D7]way he lives his life and the songs he [G]sings
That's cowboy [C]logic, every cowboy's [G]got it
He's got a [D7]simple solution to just about [G]anything
An old cowboy and a young buckaroo were [C]workin', ridin' fence
The [D7]old hand was testin' the kid - on his skill and common [G]
sense
He said [G]"Son, if you seen three men in a pickup truck,
dressed [C]alike from boot to hat,
could you [D7]tell which one was the real cowboy,
just from where he [G]sat?"
The kid scratched his head awhile and then he said
"Well, there ain't [C]no way to know".
The [D7]old hand grinned and then he said
"Kid, you've still got a ways to [G]go.
The real cowboy's the one in the middle.
He ain't[C] there just by fate.
'Cause [D7]first he don't have to drive, and then
he don't have to mess with the [G]gate"
That's cowboy [C]logic, every cowboy's [G]got it
It's in the [D7]way he lives his life and the songs he [G]sings
That's cowboy [C]logic, every cowboy's [G]got it
He's got a [D7]simple solution to just about [G]anything
He's got a [D7]simple solution to just about [G]anything
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