C
I own this horse and saddle
F             C
And that old Cadillac
C
This broken down horse trailer
  D                            G
And the clothes that are on my back
  F                     C
I know that it ain't a hell of a lot
                        G
But it's all that I can show
F            C                G          C
For 17 years making my living ridin' the rodeo

C
My wife left me five years ago
F                     C
In one of those rodeo towns
C
I can't say that I blame her much
         D                G
She just wanted to settle down
   F                   C
Oh God how I miss that woman
                      G
It hurt so to see her go
   F                    C
If I was smart I woulda stuck by her
        G              C
But I'm hooked on this rodeo


[Chorus]

               F             C
Now I'm just a Lonesome Cowboy
                          G
I'm a little bit over the hill
          F                      C
I shoulda quit this thing a long time ago
    D               G
But I guess I never will
     C
So I keep on movin from show to show
F                  C
Hopin to change my luck
F                          C
My good ol days are just a memory
G                        C
But I just can't give it up

[Verse]

D
There was a time I used to do alright
    G                          D
And bring home my share of the dough

But now I'm losin out to the younger boys
        E                A
I guess I must be gettin slow
G                        D
If there's one thing you learn from this
                          A
You gotta make it on your own
      G                             D
Cause when your on top you've got a million friends
              A                     D
But when your down buddy you're all alone


[Chorus]

               G        D
Now I'm just a Lonesome Cowboy
                          A
I'm a little bit over the hill
          G                      D
I shoulda quit this thing a long time ago
    E               A
But I guess I never will
     D
So I keep on movin from show to show
G                  D
Hopin to change my luck
   G                        D
My good old days are just a memory
A                        D
But I just can't give it up
G                          D
My good ole days are all a memory
A                         D
but I just cain't give it up.