Capo: 2nd fret

INTRO: (Can be played like this or just play the D chord)

D D
E -2-2-2-2-1-0—|-2-2-2-2——-|
B -3-3-3-3—–3-|-3-3-3-3-1-0—|
G -2-2-2-2——-|-2-2-2-2—–2-|
D -0-0-0-0——-|-0-0-0-0——-| – Play 6x’s
A -x-x-x-x——-|-x-x-x-x——-|
E -x-x-x-x——-|-x-x-x-x——-|

VERSE:
D
He got his hands in the dirt and some boots on his feet
D
First one to work and last one to leave
D
Plenty to say but he don’t say much
D
He’s got calluses on his hands but women love his soft touch

G
Oooohhhh
G
Some gold buckles he don’t show
G
He’s been through enough to know that

D
If it goes up then it’s gonna come down
D
And what goes around comes around

PRE-CHORUS:
A Bm
Yeah, a real man’s gonna look you in the eye
G D
Admit it when he’s wrong ’cause the truth, it don’t lie
A Bm
He ain’t too strong to cry or too proud to pray
G D E
Give the shirt off his back and nah, he ain’t afraid to rumble

D -1b-1b-1b-
B ———-
G ———-
D ———-
A ———-
E ———-

CHORUS:
D
A cowboy’s always humble

E -1-1-0————|
B ——-3-0-3-3–3-|
G ——————|
D ——————|
A ——————|
E ——————|

D
A cowboy’s always humble

E -1-1-0—————-|
B ——-3-0-3-3–0-3-3-|
G ———————-|
D ———————-|
A ———————-|
E ———————-|

D
(A cowboy’s always)

VERSE:
D
Quick on the draw but he don’t wastе a shot
D
Won’t ask for nothin’ but he’ll sure give a lot
D
Hе’s a Chris LeDoux kinda guy, work all day, love all night
D
Find a girl, hold her tight
D
Raise some kids and raise ’em right

G
Oooohhhh
G
Some gold buckles he don’t show
G
He’s been through enough to know that

D
Only a fool gonna ride too tall
D
Because pride comes before a fall

PRE-CHORUS:
A Bm
Yeah, a real man’s gonna look you in the eye
G D
Admit it when he’s wrong ’cause the truth, it don’t lie
A Bm
He ain’t too strong to cry or too proud to pray
G D E
Give the shirt off his back and nah, he ain’t afraid to rumble

D -1b-1b-1b-
B ———-
G ———-
D ———-
A ———-
E ———-

CHORUS:
D
A cowboy’s always humble

E -1-1-0————|
B ——-3-0-3-3–3-|
G ——————|
D ——————|
A ——————|
E ——————|

D
A cowboy’s always humble

E -1-1-0—————-|
B ——-3-0-3-3–0-3-3-|
G ———————-|
D ———————-|
A ———————-|
E ———————-|

D
(A cowboy’s always)

INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO:
D D D D

BREAK:
D
Saddle up
D
Boys, it’s time to man up
D
Come on, saddle up
D
Boys, it’s time to man up

PRE-CHORUS:
A Bm
Yeah, a real man’s gonna look you in the eye
G D
Admit it when he’s wrong ’cause the truth, it don’t lie
A Bm
He ain’t too strong to cry or too proud to pray
G D E
Give the shirt off his back and nah, he ain’t afraid to rumble

D -1b-1b-1b-
B ———-
G ———-
D ———-
A ———-
E ———-

OUTRO:
D
A cowboy’s always humble

D D
E -2-2-2-2-1-0—|-2-2-2-2——-|
B -3-3-3-3—–3-|-3-3-3-3-1-0—|
G -2-2-2-2——-|-2-2-2-2—–2-|
D -0-0-0-0——-|-0-0-0-0——-| – Play 2x’s – Then until end
A -x-x-x-x——-|-x-x-x-x——-|
E -x-x-x-x——-|-x-x-x-x——-|

D
A cowboy’s always humble, yeah
D D
A cowboy’s always humble