D                              G
As a young man, I thought I was tough
      D                     A
Lived up to my last name of Ruff
      D                        G  F#  Em
Now I can’t take a breath deep enough
      Bm         A          G
To shut off this bottle and ride
        D            A          D
But I ain’t lost the cowboy inside


[Verse 2]
 D                                 G
I live where it’s still called The West
      D                   A
I can carry my Colt in my vest
  D                     G  F#  Em
Don’t put my aim to the test
 Bm           A            G
Consider that threat as implied
     D           A        D
I ain’t lost the cowboy inside


[Chorus 1]
     G            A         D
I can’t drink the coffee or smoke anymore
      G                       Bm
And I can’t get around like I did
     G               A         D            Bm
But I think like I’m thirty, forget that I’m old
       Em                       A
And In some ways, I’m more of a kid


[Verse 3]
  D                        G
I can’t shake the habit it seems
    D                A
Of saddling up in my dream
         Bm              A          G
Where I breathe like I’m still seventeen
   D         A       G
I wake up at seventy-nine
         D           A        D
But I ain’t lost the cowboy inside


[Chorus 2]
   G              A          D
I can’t drink the whiskey or smoke anymore
         G                    Bm
And I can’t get around like I did
        G            A       D               Bm
But I think like I’m thirty, forget that I’m old
       G                        A
And In most ways, I’m more of a kid


[Verse 4]
         D                           G
It’s a shame, and it’s sad, and it’s wrong
            D                             A
To hear yourself talked about like you’re gone
       D                          G  F#  Em
But I assure you I’m still hanging on
         Bm           A            G
I’ve got years full of memories to ride
    D            A
I ain’t lost the cowboy


[Tag]
         Bm             G
Don’t write me off yet, boy,
   D            A        D
I still got the cowboy inside.