[Primeira Parte]

  G      D/F#      Em         C      D       G
I coulda been most anything I put my mind to be
      A7                     C             G   D
But a cowboy's life was the only life for me
       G            B7                C               Am
It's a strong man's occupation ridin' herd and livin' free
    Em               A7
But strong men often fail
      Em             A7
Where shrewd men can prevail
       C        C/B        Am     Am7/G         D
I'm an old man now with nothin' left to say
    C  C/B Am  Am/G  D                 G
But oh god how I     worked my youth away

[Segunda Parte]

          G  D/F#    Em               C       D    G
Well you may not recognize my face, I used to be a star
  A7          C                   G    D
A cowboy hero known both near and far
  G              B7               C            Am
I perched upon a silver mount and sang with my guitar
        Em        A7                Em            A7
But the studio of course, owned my saddle and my horse
         C       C/B    Am   Am7/G       D
But that six-gun on the wall belongs to me
C  C/B Am  Am7/G  D           G
Oh god I   can't  live a memory

[Terceira Parte]

             G       D/F#       Em         C       D     G
You know I'd like to put my finger on that trigger once again
    A7                 C                G    D
And point that gun at all the prideful men
        G               B7              C               Am
All the voyeurs and the lawyers who can pull a fountain pen
    Em                 A7
And put you where they choose
         Em                 A7
With the language that they use
      C         G/B      Am   Am7/G         D
And enslave you till you work your youth away
C  C/B Am   Am7/G  Am7               D
Oh god how  I      worked my youth away

[Ponte]

        G     Em         G     D
Whoopee ty  yioh whoopee ty yi ay
G         Em       A7            D
One man's work is another man's play
C  C/B Am  Am7/G  D                 G
Oh god how I      worked my youth away

[Quarta Parte]

          G       D/F#     Em          C      D        G
You see I always liked the notion of a cowboy fighting crime
     A7             C           G      D
This photograph was taken in my prime
         G               B7               C                 Am
I could beat those desperados but there's no sense fightin' time
        Em            A7
But the singin' was a ball
              Em         A7
Cause I’m not musical at all
   C       C/B     Am      Am7/G  D
I moved my lips to someone else's voice

( G  D/F#  Em  C  D )
( G  A7  C  G  D )

[Primeira Parte]

  G      D/F#      Em         C   D          G
I coulda been most anything I put my mind to be
      A7                     C             G   D
But a cowboy's life was the only life for me
       G            B7                C               Am
It's a strong man's occupation ridin' herd and livin' free
    Em               A7
But strong men often fail
      Em             A7
Where shrewd men can prevail
       C        C/B        Am     Am7/G         D
I'm an old man now with nothin' left to say
    C  C/B Am  Am/G  D                 G
But oh god how I     worked my youth away