Verse 1
 C 
Let me tell you buddy, there's a faster gun, 
                         D7         G7 
comin' over yonder, when tomorrow comes. 
 C                                      F 
Let me tell you buddy, and it won't be long, 
         C                            G          C 
'til you find yourself singing your last cowboy song. 
 
Chorus
        G                   F        C 
Yippee ki-yi-yay, when the round-up ends. 
        G                   F       G 
Yippee ki-yi-yay, and the campfire dims. 
        C                          F 
Yippee ki-yi-yay, he shouts and he sings, 
        C                G         C 
When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings. 
 
Verse 2
 C 
When they wrap my body in the bindling sheet, 
                             D7                  G7 
and they take my six-irons, pull the boots from my feet, 
 C                                        F 
Unsaddle my pony, she'll be itching to roam, 
        C                           G             C 
I'll be halfway to heaven, under horsepower of my own. 
 
Chorus
        G                   F        C 
Yippee ki-yi-yay, when the round-up ends. 
        G                   F       G 
Yippee ki-yi-yay, and the campfire dims. 
        C                          F 
Yippee ki-yi-yay, he shouts and he sings, 
        C                G         C 
When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings. 
 
Chorus
       G            F     C 
Yippee ki-yi-yay, (I'm glory bound). 
       G               F              G 
No more jingle jangle (I'll lay my guns down) 
       C                           F 
Yippee ki-yi-yay, he shouts and he sings, 
       C                 G         C 
When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings.