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  7. Date: 3/5/97; 10:20:41 PM
  8. From: BNAJ66A@prodigy.com (MR BRENT J HUFFMAN)
  9. Subject: Song Submission
  10.  
  11. "The Cowboy Rides Away"
  12.       By George Strait
  13. Album: Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind
  14. Written by Sonny Throckmorton & Casey Kelly
  15.  
  16. Intro: G C D G
  17.  
  18. 1st Verse:
  19. G                                                          C
  20. I knew the stakes were high right from the start,
  21. D                                                 G       D
  22. When she dealt the cards I dealt my heart,
  23. G                                                 C
  24. Now I just found a game that I can't play,
  25. D                                            G
  26. This is where the cowboy rides away.
  27.  
  28. 1st Chorus:
  29. G                                                     C
  30. And my heart is sinking like the setting sun,
  31. D                                         G       D
  32. Setting all the things I wish I'd done.
  33. G                                            C
  34. It's time to say goodbye to yesterday,
  35. D                                            G
  36. This is where the cowboy rides away.
  37.  
  38. Instrumental Break: G C D G
  39.  
  40. 2nd Verse:
  41. G                                                       C
  42. We've been in and out of love and in between,
  43. D                                                          G        
  44. D
  45. And now we've played the final showdown scene.
  46. G                                                          C
  47. And as the credits roll a sad song starts to play,
  48. D                                            G
  49. This is where the cowboy rides away.
  50.  
  51. 2nd Chorus:
  52. G                                                     C
  53. And my heart is sinking like the setting sun,
  54. D                                         G       D
  55. Setting all the things I wish I'd done.
  56. G                                                        C
  57. Oh the last goodbye's the hardest one to say,
  58. D                                            G
  59. This is where the cowboy rides away.
  60.  
  61. G                                                        C
  62. Oh the last goodbye's the hardest one to say,
  63. D                                            G
  64. This is where the cowboy rides away.
  65.  
  66.  
  67. Questions or Comments?
  68.        Eric Huffman 
  69. BNAJ66A@prodigy.com