They Couldnt Understand My Cowboy Songs Chords

by Chris LeDoux
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Relatively easy song, the fingerpicking lines and other subtleties can be picked up from the recording. I've done my best to time the chords with where the changes are relative to the words.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C
Capo: no capo
Author ATRasmussen [a] 226. Last edit on Apr 30, 2023

Chords

C
F
G
Dm

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[Intro]
C F G C
 
[Verse 1]
   C
I left home with a suitcase
    Dm
My songs and my guitar
G                                F            C
Headed down to nashville, gonna try and be a star
      C                                     Dm
The nashville folks, they made me feel like I was right at home
           G                           C
but they couldnt understand my cowboy songs
 
           C
they said son you've got potential
          Dm
and we'd like to see you stay
            G                                      F                      C
but you've got to change your style cause cowboys songs don't sell these days
    C                               Dm
I tried my hand at cheating heart, and cryin' in my beer
        G                            F         G    C
Then I think about home and wonder, what am I doin here?
 
[Chorus]
          F              G                   C           F
But I'd really like to thank y'all for your hospitality
                   G                     C                F
you know I really mean it, you've been mighty good to me
                G                C                    F
But this old country boy ain't where he's supposed to be
         C              G                               F    C
And this Wyoming cowboy, don't belong in Nashville tennesee
 
[Verse 2]
              C                              Dm
Well there's just too many miles and styles between us I suppose
     G                                  F               C
The kind of songs I'm singin' won't fit in down here I know
    C                             Dm
I kind of got the feeling it was time to move along
     G                              C
When Ed Bruce sang The Last Cowboy Song
 
         C                                  Dm
So I'm going back to the country where the west is still alive
         G                               F                  C
Where cowboys ride the prairie and the mountains touch the sky
      C                         Dm
I'll pack up my old guitar and I'll be on my way
      G                           C
But before I go I'd just like to say
 
[Chorus]
          F              G                   C           F
Well I'd really like to thank y'all for your hospitality
                   G                     C                F
you know I really mean it, you've been mighty good to me
                G                C                    F
But this old country boy ain't where he's supposed to be
         C              G                             C
And this Wyoming cowboy, don't belong in Nashville tennesee
          C              G                                N.C.
Well this Wyoming cowboy, don't belong in Nashville Tennessee
 
[Outro]
C F C
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They Couldnt Understand My Cowboy Songs – Chris LeDoux
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