John Denver - The Cowboy And The Lady

capo ii

D G Em F#m Em D

D
in the airport lounge she sat
G
in a fancy feathered hat
Em G D
the grandest lady i had ever seen
D
outside the heavy rains
G
had grounded all the planes
Em D
so i asked her if she’d like some company

D
in my rhinestone studded suit
G
my cowboy hat and boots
Em G D
i must have been a sight for her to see
D
but she said , “pull up a chair”
G
as she fumbled with her hair
Em D
a more unlikely pair you’ll never see

D
i was mogen davis wine
G
she was chablis ’59
Em G D
but there we sat , the cowboy and the lady
D
she was evenings at the opera
G
and summers in paris
Em D
i was grand ole op’ry , nashville , tennessee

Bm A
the cowboy and the lady
G F#m
as different as could be
Bm A
but it seemed so right
G Em A ( pause )
that rainy night in tennessee

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and somewhere in between
G
her harvey’s bristol cream
Em G D
and the beer i drank and the easy company
D
we somehow came together
G
for a night of stormy weather
Em D
now there’s a little bit of class in this old cowboy
G F#m Em D
there’s a little bit of cowboy in the lady

solo : D G Em F#m Em D

Bm A
the cowboy and the lady
G F#m
as different as could be
Bm A
but it seemed so right
G Em A ( pause )
that rainy night in tennessee

interlude : D G Em G D

D
we somehow came together
G
for a night of stormy weather
Em D
now there’s a little bit of class in this old cowboy
G F#m ( pause )
there’s a little bit of cowboy in the lady

repeat and fade : D G Em G D