Intro A D A D E7 Verse 1 A E7 A If the cowboy goes away D A Who will ride the lonely places D A Who will nurse the tortured ranges E7 Who will gather in the stray A E7 A If the cowboy disappears D A Who will protect the sweet grass prairie D A And the high wild sanctuary A E7 A If the cowboy goes away Chorus F#m E There are still some old vaqueros down in Mexico F#m E7 With tales of California so long ago Dm A7 The open range is gone like the buffalo Dm A7 They just sit and watch the sunset on those desert hills Dm A7 Dm That there are still vaqueros left boys it's a miracle Verse 2 A E7 A If the cowboy goes away D A Who will be out there ridin fences D A Who will still have common senses A E A If the cowboy goes away Bridge Dm C They say the cowboy will be one brief page of history Dm C Why anyone would say that is a mystery Dm A When heroes ride away there's a legacy Dm A But if somewhere on the borderline that story ends Dm A7 And all that we can say boys is remember when Verse 3 A E7 A If the cowboy goes away D A Who will ride the lonely places D A Who will nurse the tortured ranges E7 Who will gather in the stray A E7 A If the cowboy disappears D A Who will protect the sweet grass prairie D A And the high wild sanctuary A E7 A If the cowboy goes away
