Chris LeDoux

^D Seventeen, ^A cowboysâ dreams ^G ainât on fixinà ^D ¢ fences
Once heâs seen Îe ^A m ride in old Ch ^G eyenne ^A
D Ranch routine and his ^A old manâs schemes
^G This ainât where his ^D heart is
But you know his ^A daddy under ^G stands ^A
Verse 2
^D Noonday comes, ^A father and son ^G sit down and eat their ^D dinner
Beneath that ^A big Wyoming ^G sky ^A
His ^D daddy knows heâs gotta ^A let him go
The ^G boy canât be a ^D winner
If he donât ^A spread his wings and ^G fly ^A
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^Bm And in his ^A mind heâs riding ^G bulls down in Las ^D Vegas
^Bm Soon heâll be ^A on a train that ^G leads to Santa Fe
^D Sweet voice of ^A freedom ^G echoes down the ^D ages
Calls another ^A cowboy on his ^G way
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Verse 3
^D Fencinâs done and the ^A morning sun ^G finds him packed and ^D ready
Momma kissed his ^A cheek and then she went in ^G side ^A
D His old man, well he ^A shook his hand, said,
à ^G £Son, you ride Îe ^D m prettyä
Didnât see the ^A tears that his momma ^G cried ^A
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^Bm And in his ^A mind heâs riding ^G bulls down in Las ^D Vegas
^Bm Today heâs ^A on a train that ^G leads to Santa Fe
^D Sweet voice of ^A freedom ^G echoes down the ^D ages
Calls another ^A cowboy on his ^G way
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