Verse
D# Cm G# A# D#
I coulda been most anything I put my mind to be,
F G# D# A#
But a cowboy's life was the only life for me.
D# Cm G# A# D#
It's a strong man's occupation ridin' herd and livin' free,
Cm F
But strong men often fail
Cm F
Where shrewd men can prevail,
G# Fm A#
I'm an old man now with nothin' left to say,
G# Fm A# D#
But oh god how I worked my youth away.
[Verse 2]
Cm G# A# D#
Well you may not recognize my face, I used to be a star,
F G# D# A#
F cowboy hero known both near and far.
D# Cm G# A# D#
I perched upon a silver mount and sang with my guitar,
Cm F Cm F
But the studio of course, owned my saddle and my horse,
G# Fm A#
But that six-gun on the wall belongs to me,
G# Fm A# D#
Oh god I can't live a memory.
[Verse 3]
D# Cm G# A# D#
You know I'd like to put my finger on that trigger once again,
F G# D# A#
And point that gun at all the prideful men.
D# Cm G# A# D#
All the voyeurs and the lawyers who can pull a fountain pen,
Cm F
And put you where they choose,
Cm F
With the language that they use,
G# Fm A#
And enslave you till you work your youth away,
G# Fm G# A#
Oh god how I worked my youth away.
[Bridge]
D# Cm D# A#
Whoopee ty yioh whoopee ty yi ay,
D# Cm F A#
One man's work is another man's play
G# Fm A# D#
Oh god how I worked my youth away.
[Verse 4]
D# Cm G# A# D#
You see I always liked the notion of a cowboy fighting crime,
F G# D# A#
This photograph was taken in my prime,
D# Cm G# A# D#
I could beat those desperados but there's no sense fightin' time,
Cm F
But the singin' was a ball
Cm F
Cause I’m not musical at all,
G# Fm A#
I moved my lips to someone else's voice.
[Interlude]
D# Cm G# A# D# F G# D# A#
[verse 1 repeat]
D# Cm G# A# D#
I coulda been most anything I put my mind to be,
F G# D# A#
But a cowboy's life was the only life for me.
D# Cm G# A# D#
It's a strong man's occupation ridin' herd and livin' free,
Cm F
But strong men often fail
Cm F
Where shrewd men can prevail,
G# Fm A#
I'm an old man now with nothin' left to say,
G# Fm A# D#
But oh god how I worked my youth away.
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