Intro: C
C
I was mindin' my business and holdin' the fort
F
And I still remember how you sallied forth
C
And my mind, it was busy, warnin' my heart
F Bb C
But, hell, you ain't a cowboy if you ain't been bucked off
The story's familiar, the oldest tale in the west
F
I fell into love then the bird left the nest
C
Well I guess that there's reasons we let our hard hearts go soft
F Bb C
And you ain't a cowboy if you ain't been bucked off
F C
There's all kinds of horses will leave you grabbin' the breeze
F C
Busted up and broken up with scars you can't see
Fm C
But if you ain't been bucked off and been throwed a few times
Fm C
It don't count for nothin' when you make that last ride
Fm Gm Fm C (3x)
Fm Gm Fm G
In acoustic version:
e|-3--3-3-3-1--1-1-1-0--0-0-0----------|
B|-3--3-3-3-------------------3--3-3-3-|
G|-0-----------------------------------|
D|-0-----------------------------------|
A|-2-----------------------------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------|
C
Well the years have passed quickly and ain't nothin's the same
F
Only I don't feel different and you've hardly changed
C
Well I guess what I'm sayin' is I'll give one last nod
F Bb C
'Cause you ain't a cowboy if you ain't been bucked off
F Bb C
Nahh you ain't a cowboy, if you ain't been bucked off