I'll bet you've G never D heard ole C Marshall D Dillon say G
Miss D Kitty have you C ever thought D of running away G
Se D ttling down C , would you D marry me G
If D I asked you C twice and begged you D pretty please G
She'd h D ave said ye C s in a New Yo D rk minute G
They D never tied the kno C t
D His heart wasn't G in it
H D e just stole a C kiss as he ro D de away
G He never hu D ng his h C at up at Kitty's place
Chorus:
I should've been a G cowboy D C
D I should've learned to G rope and D ride C D
Wearing G my six-shoo D ter, ri C ding by p D ony on a cattle dri G ve D C
D Stealing a y G oung girl's D heart C D
G Just like D Gene and R C oy
D Singing those G campfire s D ongs
C Oh I sh D ould've been a c G owboy D C
Verse 2:
I might of G had a side D kick with a C funny n D ame
Running w G ild through the D hills cha C sing Jesse D James
G Ending D up on the C brink of D danger
G Riding shotg D un for the C Texas R D angers
Go w G est young D man, haven' C t you been D told
Cali G fornia's fu D ll of whisk C y, women a D nd gold
Sleeping G out all ni D ght beneath the C desert D stars
A d G ream in my D eye and a C prayer in my D heart
Chorus:
I should've been a G cowboy D C
D I should've learned to G rope and D ride C D
Wearing G my six-shoo D ter, ri C ding by p D ony on a cattle dri G ve D C
D Stealing a y G oung girl's D heart C D
G Just like D Gene and R C oy
D Singing those G campfire D songs
C Oh I sh D ould've been a c G owboy D C