G D G The old Nashville cowboy was burdened with timeG Em G He was bent by his years and the fight with the wineG C G With a head full of music and an old nursery rhymeG D G A heart full of sadness and dark sunken eyesG D G He told me they've cheated he told me they stoleG Em G The strenght from his youth and the songs from his soulG C G They said he was family till he got too oldG And he called them miners, mother lode findersD G Digging so deep in search of more goldD G Oh where are the cowboys and the home on the rangeD G Does anyone know that they've killed Jesse JamesC G C Em C Now the good guys on TV seem bad ain't it strangeG D G And the old Nashville cowboys missed out on the change [Instrumental]G D G G Em G G C G G D GG D G The old cowboy's life now is gone with the pastG Em G Like whiskey he drank it all went out too fastG C G He didn't know how to make each swallow lastG D G And a head waitress won't be back to fill up his glassD G Oh where are the cowboys and the home on the rangeD G Does anyone know that they've killed Jesse JamesC G C Em C Is anyone listening or is everyone blindG D G And old Nashville cowboys will sing for a dimeG D G And hard times are cheap at the end of the line
Old Nashville Cowboys
Hank Williams
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