| (Bm)  | (Bm)  | (G)  | (G)  |
| (Bm) (A/C#) (D) (F#m) | (G)  | (Bm) (A/C#) (D) (F#m) | (G)  |

[Verse]
Bm      A/C#   D                     F#m      G
He left gravel flyin', tears fallin' from her eyes
     Bm     A/C#      D                     F#m      G
When he got home that evenin', he didn't a- pologize
          Bm   A/C#   D                   F#m   G
He left a rose on the table, she let that be e- nough
G/E       A      D        D/C# Bm    F#m    G
She loved him e- nough to know how a cowboy loves
                A      D
It's just how a cowboy loves

    Bm       A/C#         D                     F#m     G
She tried to ride it out, but she couldn't keep hangin' on
    Bm      A/C#        D             F#m       G
Now he sees her around, but she's ne- ver alone
   Bm        A/C#          D                 F#m     G
He keeps the storms clouds hidden behind the wall of pride
           A           D      D/C#           Bm    F#m    G
Laughs out loud, spits on the ground, that's how a cowboy cries
                A      D
It's just how a cowboy cries

[Chorus]
Bm               F#m
Unwritten rules, unspoken words
      G                 F#m                Em            A
Never show your hand or hang your head, no matter how it hurts
Bm                                F#m
Sometimes you get thrown, but you get back on and ride
       G     A      D      A Bm           F#m    G
That's how a cowboy lives, that's how a cowboy dies

    Bm       A/C#          D          F#m    G
Now he makes his mistakes, they weigh on his soul
    Bm    A/C#  D                        F#m    G
His altar is an open sky, a church where no one goes
   Bm        A/C#        D                   F#m      G
He knows God understands him, 'cause he made him that way
        A     D         D/C#          Bm    F#m    G
Silent- ly he makes his peace, that's how a cowboy prays
                A      Bm
It's just how a cowboy prays

[Instrumental]
(Bm) (Em) | (F#m)  | (G) (F#m) | (Em) (A) |

[Chorus]

Bm                                F#m
Sometimes you get thrown, but you get back on and ride
       G     A      D      A Bm
That's how a cowboy lives,
             F#m    G
That's how a cowboy dies
             A      D     D/C# Bm
That's how a cowboy lives