G
See that cowboy at the bar
    C                   D
The one at the end with all the scars
       C                                     D
He got stomped by the meanest bronc in Santa Fe
          G
But if he looks a little down and out
C                        D
It ain't that bronc he's thinking about
          C                   D               G
It's that girl that broke his heart along the way


[Chorus]
       C            D
When a cowboy falls he falls hard
G         G/F#     Em
Sometimes he falls way too far
    C                                 D
But you can bet that when he hits the ground
      C               D
He'll get back up and play the part
G    G/F#   Em
Even with a broken heart
      C                                  D
He'll hold the reins and hide the pain inside
C               D                 G
Love's always a cowboy's toughest ride


[Verse 2]
           G
Girl, just listen to me now
  C                    D
I should know what I'm talking about
           C                        D
Everything I learned I learned from you
       G
I have rode broncs from hell
    C                       D
And it hurt me every time I fell
        C            D                  G
But not half as much pain as you put me through


[Chorus]
       C            D
When a cowboy falls he falls hard
          G/F#     Em
Sometimes he falls way too far
    C                                 D
But you can bet that when he hits the ground
      C               D
He'll get back up and play the part
G    G/F#   Em
Even with a broken heart
      C                                  D
He'll hold the reins and hide the pain inside
C               D                 G
Love's always a cowboy's toughest ride