Seventeen Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[A]Whe[D]n h[G]e w[D]as five years old hi[A]s mom
took him [G]down to the round corral
To watch his dad work the young horse they
called [D]Smokey man did that [G]horse [A]buck[G]
But his old dad just sat up [Bm]there and rode
him like there was nothin' [G]to [D]it
Right then [A]the boy [G]gained a whole
new respect for the man
And from that day on he knew that when
he grew [D]up [A]he wanted to be a cowboy
[G][Em][G]

[Verse 2]
[D]Sev[A]enteen cowboy[D]s' dreams
[G]ain't on fixin' fen[D]ces
Once he's seen 'em
ride in [A]old [G]Cheyenne
[D]Ranch routine and his old[A]
man's [D]schemes[G]
This ain't where his heart [D]is but you know
[A]his daddy under[G]stands[D][A][G][D]
Noonday [A]comes father and [G]son sit
down and eat their [D]dinner
Beneath that [A]big Wyoming [G]sky
[D]His daddy knows he's gotta let him[A][D][A]
[G]go the boy can't be a win[D]ner
[A]If he don't spread his [D]wings [G]and fly[A]
[Bm]And in his mind [A]he's riding bull[G]
s down in Las [A]Vegas[Bm]
Soon he'll be [A]on a train
that [G]leads to Santa Fe
[D]Sweet voice of fre[A]edom ech[D]oes[G] down the ages call[D]s another cowboy

[Interlude 1]
on his way
[G][D][A][G][D][A]
[G][D][A][G][D][A]
[G][Em][G][D]
[A]Fencin's done and the morn[D]ing sun

[Verse 3]
[G]
finds him packed and ready
[D]Momma kissed his[A] cheek and then she
[G]went inside[D]
His old man well he shook [A]his hand
[G]said son you ride 'em pretty
[D]Didn't see the[A] tears that his
[G]momma cried[Bm]
And in his [A]mind he's riding...

[Outro 1]
[G][A][Bm][A][G][D][A]
[D][G][D][A][G][D]
[A][G][D][A][G][D]
[A][G][D][A][G][D]
[C]