#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 10:48:42, -0500 From: MR KEN L REYNOLDS Subject: d/denver_john/id_rather_be_a_cowboy.pro album: Farewell Andromeda song: I'd Rather Be A Cowboy (Ladies Chain) artist: John Denver transcribed: Ken Reynolds Enjoy the following selection I^Òd Rather Be A Cowboy (Ladies Chains) John Denver (klr) [D] - [G] - [D] x2 [D] Jesse went away last summer, a [G] couple of months [D] ago After all our time together, it was [G] hard to see her [D] go She called me right up when she arrived, asked me [G] one more time to [D] come Livin^Ò on an L.A. freeway, ain^Òt my [G] kind of havin^Ò [D] fun [G] I think I^Òd rather be a [D] cowboy [G] I think I^Òd rather ride the [D] range [G] I think I^Òd rather be a [D] cowboy Than to [A] lay me down in [Asus] love and lady^Òs [D] chains [D] - [G] - [D] x2 [D] When we were just beginning, it was [G] such and easy [D] way Layin^Ò back up in the mountains, singin^Ò [G] songs for sunny [D] days But she got tired of pickin^Ò daisies and [G] cookin^Ò my meals for [D] me She can live the life she wants to, yes, and [G] it^Òs all right with [D] me [G] I think I^Òd rather be a [D] cowboy [G] I think I^Òd rather ride the [D] range [G] I think I^Òd rather be a [D] cowboy Than to [A] lay me down in [Asus] love and lady^Òs [D] chains [A] I^Òd rather [Asus] live on the [G] side of a [D] mountain Than [A] wander through [Asus] canyons of [G] concrete and [D] steel [A] I^Òd rather [Asus] laugh with the [G] rain and sun [D] shine And [C] lay down my [G] sundown in [E7] some starry [A] field [Asus] [A] [Asus] [D] Oh, but I miss her in the mornin^Ò, [G] when I awake [D] alone And the absence of her laughter is a [G] cold and empty [D] sound But her memory always makes me smile [G] and I want you to [D] know I love her, yes I love her [G] just enough to let her [D] go [G] I think I^Òd rather be a [D] cowboy [G] I think I^Òd rather ride the [D] range [G] I think I^Òd rather be a [D] cowboy Than to [A] lay me down in [Asus] love and lady^Òs [D] chains [G] I think I^Òd rather be a [D] cowboy [G] I think I^Òd rather ride the [D] range [G] I think I^Òd rather be a [D] cowboy Than to [A] lay me down in [Asus] love and lady^Òs [D] chains I hope you have fun with that one. I have a wide variety of popular artist and venues for audio tape trading. Contact me at < ltwu46B@prodigy.com > and I will e-mail my list to you. Ken Reynolds