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        E                        A       E 
He was leather and dust. He was bent and busted. 
                 B          E 
Just a worn out broken down cowboy. 
                          A     E                B       E 
He was rodeo but that was years ago. And the rodeo is over. 
 
        B                    E 
She was young and soft every hat came off, 
   A           E        B 
in respect for all that beauty. 
                                   A           E 
She was a dancehall prize in every young man's eyes. 
                    B        E 
And in the heart of that old cowboy. 
 
Chorus
        A        E        B     E 
I wanna hold you close to me he said. 
        A       E     B 
I wanna feel my arms around you. 
       A         E       B      C#m 
And if you don't mind my asking you. 
          E          B        E 
Would you dance with this old cowboy. 
 
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                          A        E 
That cowboy fell in love head over heels in love. 
          A      E      B 
With that vision of the prairie. 
          E                   A       E 
Would you dance with me he so bravely asked her. 
               B        E 
His last dance just a memory. 
 
             B                      E 
And then she smiled a smile like to melt his heart. 
             A      E      B 
She said you almost had me worried. 
          E                                 A     E 
I've been waiting all night I thought you'd never ask me. 
                B            E 
I'm so glad you found the courage. 
 
Chorus
        A        E        B     E 
I wanna hold you close to me he said. 
        A       E     B 
I wanna feel my arms around you. 
       A         E       B      C#m 
And if you don't mind my asking you. 
          E          B           E 
Would you dance with this old cowboy.