Aint Always The Cowboy Chords

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Sounds more like the record to me. Capo 2, then playing in G. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDxxQz0avzM.Was this info helpful?

Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	A
Capo:	2nd fret

Author elidmoore [pro] 212. Last edit on Oct 23, 2020

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G/B

G/C

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[Intro]
G  D  G/B C
 
[Verse 1]
    G
Her hands wrapped up in mine
 D
Tears rollin' out of her eyes
   G/B
No messin' with a made-up mind
    C
Sun settin' on goodbye
           G          D
Yeah, it's hard to believe
          G/B                  C      G/C
It wasn't me tryin' to leave this time
 
[Chorus]
                    G
It ain't always the cowboy
                        D
That ain't got a lot of hang around
             G/B
Ain't got no settle down in their boots
  C
Gone's just what they do
     G
That restless running
D
Searching for something
G/B                                     C
 Leaving love in the dust of a midnight Chevrolet
         G          D              C
It ain't always the cowboy that rides away
 
[Verse 2]
                G
I've never seen over from this side
            D
Never heard lonely get this quiet
       G/B
Still, I can't keep from smiling
       C
'Cause damn, that girl can fly
 
[Chorus]
                    G
It ain't always the cowboy
                        D
That ain't got a lot of hang around
             G/B
Ain't got no settle down in their boots
  C
Gone's just what they do
     G
That restless running
D
Searching for something
G/B                                     C
 Leaving love in the dust of a midnight Chevrolet
         G          D              G/B
It ain't always the cowboy that rides away
 
[Instrumental]
C  G  D
 
[Bridge]
             G/B                D
A tumbleweed heart chasin' that wind
       C
Goin' too far, wherever that is
 
[Chorus]
                    G
It ain't always the cowboy
                         D
That ain't got a lot of hang around
             G/B
Ain't got no settle down in their boots
  C
Gone's just what they do
     G
That restless running
D
Searching for something
G/B                                     C
 Leaving love in the dust of a midnight Chevrolet
         G          D               C      G/C
It ain't always the cowboy that rides away
       G     D
Rides away
                    G/B    C
It ain't always the cowboy
 
[Outro]
G  D  G/B  C  G5
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Aint Always The Cowboy – Jon Pardi

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alternative with a capo, but he plays it without a capo live, see all the videos

I have looked at all the videos of him singing the song live and he is doing without a capo, but I've got to say a big thank you for this because it matches up better with my voice. I also love the transitional chords, the G/B and G/C you use as well. Sounds a lot like the recorded version and adds a lot more to the melody. Besides who really knows what they did in the studio